[TRLog] Key words in the Manual.
Kenneth E. Harker
kharker@cs.utexas.edu
Thu, 9 Nov 2000 14:09:05 -0600
On Thu, Nov 09, 2000 at 11:04:33AM -0800, Alan C Zack wrote:
>
> What is the version of your manual please? I have TR-LOG version 6.17
> (11-25-97) marked on my disc and version 6.16 (10 Nov 97) printed on the
> cover page of my manual.
You can always get the latest version of the manual on the TR LOG web page:
http://www.qth.com/tr/manual.html
> My manual doesn't list commands under alt- or ctl-.
> I am a CT user since it very first came out but it doesn't seem to
> support the JIDX, so I plan to use TRLOG for the first time this week
> end in the JIDX contest. In starting the program how do I tell it I
> want to start it in JIDX? It starts in CQ WW on it's own. I can do a
> C:LOG>EDIT LOGCFG.DAT and change CONTEST = CQ WW to CONTEST = JA
> INTERNATIONAL DX but this seems to be a back door way of doing it
> compared to CT asking you on opening up to select a contest, mode, etc.
> Also when you open CT it asks you to give a name to the bin file you
> will be making. How do I tell TRLOG what my contest name will be?
> Maybe I need a new manual if there is a better one out there. I have
> had my TRLOG program for many years but have not used it until now due
> to questions like this. Guess I got spoiled with CT and using it comes
> very natural to me but I need to expand my knowledge base to include
> TRLOG.
> Thanks and 73
>
> "D. R. Evans" wrote:
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> > On 8 Nov 00, at 22:05, Fam. Christensen wrote:
> >
> > > Hi folks.
> > >
> > > Have only had TR since September, so started with 6.52.
> > >
> > > The manual is BIG, but apparently missing simple key words, so one can
> > > look up, get to the page and find out how to do.
> > >
> > >
> > > 1.
> > >
> > > I should switch off the monitor for my CW weekend.
> > > Looked for
> > > Monitor off/on
> > > CW monitor off/on
> > > Sound off/on.
> > >
> > > In CTRL J i found
> > >
> > > cw tone = 700 Hz - so changed that to 0 and no CW monitor any more
> > > in that contest.
> > >
> > > It only took 1 hour !!!!!!
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Ah, but this is not a good way to use the index. In fact, I should put
> > something like the following somewhere early in the next version of the
> > manual.
> >
> > "If you want to find a function quickly, the quickest way to do it is to
> > look in the index under the various alt- and ctrl- commands. Each one of
> > those entries gives a short description of the command. Remembering this
> > can save you a lot of frustration when you want to locate a command and
> > can't find the "obvious" word in the index."
> >
> > In the example you quote, I found the alt-= command listed as "alt-= Toggle
> > sidetone" in (literally) less than five seconds.
> >
> > Doc N7DR
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