[RTTY] software

[KE1JF-Tom]

One of the best ideas I've heard !!!

Tom, KE1JF

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From: "Kok Chen" <chen at mac.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:23 PM
To: "RTTY Reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] software

>
> I had an interesting thought over this Roundup weekend.
>
> cocoaModem has an option in its contest interface to convert all CR/LF 
> into space characters.  But it really is not what you always want either 
> (it will still jump a line up occasionally, and you also know when it is 
> coming).  But the appearance is not what the transmitting station intended 
> (especially those that line up their multi line exchanges with extra 
> spaces and dots!).
>
> So this idea occurred to me: don't capture a callsign during a mouse down 
> button action (cocoaModem uses the right mouse button for callsign and 
> exchange captures).  Instead, capture the callsign only at the time that 
> you release the mouse button.
>
> While the button is depressed, freeze the screen (buffer any additional 
> input away).  You can then steer the mouse cursor to where you want on a 
> static screen (with the button held down) and release the mouse button 
> when the cursor is on the callsign.
>
> One of the keyboard control keys can also be used to freeze the screen. 
> But it is probably a faster GUI (using a single hand) to hold the screen 
> while the mouse button is down and selecting the callsign when you release 
> the mouse button.  This should reduce some of the "jumping-line stress 
> syndrome."  As far as ergonomics, I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes 
> natural after a short while.
>
> Should be a trivial change in any software.
>
> 73
> Chen, W7AY
>
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