[TRLog] Idea

[George Fremin III - K5TR]

On Tue, Jul 25, 2000 at 12:21:04AM +0000, Rick Bullon wrote:

> My idea is if there is no restart.bin file or log.dat file in the Log 
> directory, then TRlog would come up with a menu of the contests you choose 
> your contest and TRlog sets up you config file.


It does work like you describe.

You can also typ TR NEW and it will even do it if you have 
a logcfg.dat file in that directory already.


> Your config file that has your Name Call and the settings you like to use 
> for every contest would be in a file under a different name and TR log would 
> read this file and use the info to build a config file for the contest. This 
> file could be used for the same contest next year or deleted and let TRlog 
> redo it each year.

Some of this does exist - you can setup a STD.CFG file with all those
things that rarely change - like your paddle ports, radio information,
your grid (for beam headings) and many more things.


>   New users say that TRlog has a steep learning curve. I thing once setup 
> TRlog is easy to use it is the setting up and having to learn a few Dos 
> commands that is the problem. If TRlog was as easy to set up for each 
> contest as it is to setup when you first get it then more people would use 
> it

I am not sure I understand - since TR acts the same everytime I use
it just as if I was using it for the first time - I get the menu of 
contests etc.

> Remember the menu that came up when you ran TRlog the first time? What I am 
> suggesting is a menu program like that which would run every time you set it 
> up for a new contest.


It does do this - and it should for you - maybe there is something 
about the way you have something setup that is causing 
it to act diffrentlly for you.

If I can help let me know.

-- 

George Fremin III                 
Johnson City, Texas             "Experiment trumps theory." 
K5TR (ex.WB5VZL)                            -- Dave Leeson W6NL
geoiii@kkn.net                             
830-868-2510                      
http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr                   


--
FAQ on WWW:               http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/trlog
Submissions:              trlog@contesting.com
Administrative requests:  trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems:                 owner-trlog@contesting.com
Feature Wishlist:	  http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html