[Mldxcc] [NCCC] 3D2C video clip

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on one of my tablets you can make the  object in question larger or  
smaller by using a  sort of "pinching " motion on the screen.  Is this  what you 
mean..?  tom N6AJR
 
 
In a message dated 10/9/2012 4:08:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
ad6e at arrl.net writes:

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_ 
(mailto: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_ (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.
 

I'll post a note with some  clarification.





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_ 
(mailto:ad6e at arrl.net) > wrote:

_http://youtu.be/4bShoMz6suk_ (http://youtu.be/4bShoMz6suk) 

K6SRZ tries to make  sense out of the chaos.
.... and shows a rare moment of frustration with  WinTest..   ;-)


73,   Alan   AD6E/3D2










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