[RTTY] software

[Tom Osborne]

That would be so cool!!

Maybe some of the N1MM programmers are reading this :-)  73
Tom W7WHY


>
> 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