[TRLog] ESC key blues

[Guy Olinger, K2AV]

Not a matter of changing it, just allowing an OPTION to change it for
those of us who go mad with it. I for one, would exercise the option.

Puhleeeze, Tree. Would money help?

73, Guy.


On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 07:41:42 -0500, "Kevin Arber" <karber@smart.net>
wrote:

>
>I am NOT in favor of changing this function.  Escape works well for me and
>I do most of my contesting in the S&P mode.  I do not have a problem with
>the way escape works for any of the functions.
>73, Kevin, W3DAD
>
>----------
>> From: CPreddy@aol.com
>> To: trlog@contesting.com
>> Subject: [TRLog] ESC key blues
>> Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 8:18 PM
>> 
>> 
>> After using TR 6.35 this weekend I was reminded of some recent
>discussion on
>> this reflector concerning the means to exit S&P mode. The biggest
>problem I
>> had was with the ESC key causing unwanted return to CQ mode. I am now
>strongly
>> in favor of disabling ESC for this purpose or letting it be a config
>option.
>> For us pop-guns in contests like ARRL_DX S&P is not a sub-mode of CQ to
>be
>> ESC'ed from, it is the only viable mode. I found myself developing a
>> conditioned reflex to slam ESC when something went awry, which it did
>about
>> once an hour. The most common failure came when I used F2 to send the
>exchange
>> instead of ENTER to also log the contact, usually because I was not
>completely
>> sure of the info. Sometimes a subsequent ENTER simply logged the
>contact,
>> while other times it also started to send the exchange again. I was
>never able
>> to understand the logic for this circumstance. A couple of desperate
>jabs at
>> ESC and the next guy was likely to get a CQ instead of my call. Ouch.
>Jab-jab
>> again. Ouch again; sore index finger. Since TAB gets you into S&P, it is
>> logical to have Shift-TAB get you out. I would love to have another key
>> labeled. "Gee, this freq sounds clear. I think I'll try a CQ right now
>and see
>> what happens" to drop you into CQ mode and start CQ with one stroke. Of
>course
>> it might be hard to fit the label on a template..
>> 
>> An unrelated issue concerning the smileys for new multipliers: Great new
>> feature, but it sure would be nice to have a way to refresh the screen
>after
>> new mults are worked. Mis-keys aside, the program worked flawlessly and
>was a
>> joy to use. I more than doubled my score from last year. OK, maybe
>sunspots
>> had a little something to do with it…
>> 
>> 73 
>> Carl, KU2N
>> 
>> 
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Guy L. Olinger
k2av@qsl.net
Apex, NC, USA

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