[Mldxcc] 3D2C video clip

[Alan Maenchen]

Bob, N6TV takes issue with my sarcasm.  See below.  He is correct that the
problems K6SRZ was having are most likely not caused by WinTest.
I didn't know it may be possible to minimize a program by accidentally
touching your touch-pad.  I tried it on this netbook which was used for
logging (but not the one shown in the video), and can't make it do that,
but I suppose that depends on the specific machine and how it's
configured.  Something to think about for the future.

Personally, WinTest worked OK for me. However, I still won't buy it until
it supports CQP and CWO. that's just my personal view.

Bobs' suggestion for using "real" full sized keyboards for an operation
like this is right on.

73,  Alan  AD6E/3D2






Bob Wilson, N6TV
3:38 PM (6 minutes ago)

Reply
to Alan, Alan
On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Alan Maenchen <ad6e at arrl.net> wrote:

> Well, I certainly can't prove it's a WT problem.


Right, and there's no way that WT will "minimize itself" with no operator
action and no RFI in the keyboard.


> In SRZs' case the program seemed to minimize itself while typing a call.


Watch the video closely, full screen, in high def (1080) mode, around 0:41.
 His right palm is hovering, flat over the keyboard *and* the touch pad for
no reason, while his left hand is tuning the radio.  He's not typing
anything.


> I have no idea how that can happen even with an active touch-pad.


If you tap the right place on a touch pad, it will minimize the active
window.  This is why touch pads suck!  They are too touchy!  Touch pads are
easily disabled using the Windows Control Panel, or the custom
configuration software that comes with the laptop.


> Not wise or practical to disengage the touch-pad since we had no mouse.


You should always have a mouse or trackball.  Lenovo/IBM Thinkpads have a
Trackpoint joystick built in to the keyboard.  But serious contesters bring
full lightweight external keyboards instead of using laptop keyboards,
which are too fatiguing and frustrating, especially since they all have
tiny function keys.


> This event happened several times for SRZ, but don't think it happened to
> me personally. I saw it on at least two different machines.


Did they all have touchpads?

*"The corners of the pad act as sensitive tap zones, and selecting them
runs specific shortcuts. For example, a touchpad shortcut can maximize or
minimize the current window."*

*Source*:
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/disable-touchpad-shortcuts-52642.html

Personally I suspect the OS rather than WT, but I've not run into this
> issue with other loggers or other programs.


It's not the OS, or the logger.  It's the touch pad shortcuts, nothing more.

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> I'll post a note with some clarification.
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Please be sure to copy everyone you sent the original too; it was a long
list.

73,
Bob, N6TV








On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Alan Maenchen <ad6e at arrl.net> wrote:

> http://youtu.be/4bShoMz6suk
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> K6SRZ tries to make sense out of the chaos.
> .... and shows a rare moment of frustration with WinTest..   ;-)
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