WK6I wrote:
>So if all that is really stored in the .ini how could you recover positions
>and sizes from older logs? :)
I did some more experimenting, and found that what led me to my conclusion is a
bug or omission in Writelog’s Recover Layout command or the File…Save command.
Here are the circumstances:
1. For years I operated WL maximized with all windows docked, except Check
Call, which was undocked and positioned above the Entry windows.
2. Recently I decided to reduce the size of the main log window and undock
all the other windows, positioning them below and to the side of the log
window. I saved my 2019 IARU log with that format.
3. When I open my 2018 IARU log, however, the main window is not
maximized. It’s the size I used for the 2019 IARU contest.
4. Which windows are open, whether or not they’re docked and (on closer
inspection) their positions match what was in the 2018 IARU log.
5. The smaller main window led me to believe that window sizes are not
recovered from the .wl file, though the other window parameters are recovered.
6. However, if I maximize the main window, the screen looks exactly as it
did in the 2018 IARU contest – window dock/undock status, size and position
included.
My conclusion now is that WL does not recover the maximized/minimized status of
the main log window. It may also ignore that parameter for sub-windows, but I
haven’t tested that.
73, Dick WC1M
From: Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 1:20 PM
To: Dick Green WC1M <wc1m73@gmail.com>
Cc: Writelog Reflector <writelog@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] save configuration
On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 12:36 PM Dick Green WC1M <wc1m73@gmail.com
<mailto:wc1m73@gmail.com> > wrote:
While the window statuses (which one are open, docked/undocked) are in the .wl
file, the position and sizes of the windows are in the ini file.
hi Dick - I appreciate that everyone is posting what they believe happens. But
in the Tools menu there is a Recover Window Layout that you can do, and you can
recover from any other .wl file. So if all that is really stored in the .ini
how could you recover positions and sizes from older logs? :)
By the way, that's become one of my favorite WL commands! I sat down yesterday
in the multi-user space that I contest in, started a new log, and the Entry
window was missing! So your supposition about the previous contest for new logs
may be right.
To be fair, the docs do say: "Tools Recover Window Layout - When you do a File
Save, WriteLog saves its current window layout in the .WL file. Use this
command to recover just the window layout."
Hopefully someone who knows the nuts and bolts will weigh in. Cheers!
73 jeff wk6i
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