[UK-CONTEST] Software Poll

[Bob Henderson]

It doesn't make sense to confuse auto start after x characters with ESM. 
They are different things entirely.  I find the idea of auto start anathema 
and ESM a delight.

I used CT for years prior to migration to Writelog and I love ESM.  I have 
never used TR, as by the time I became aware of it I had already decided I 
would move to the Windows environment.

I look forward to release of WT V4 with ESM.

Bob, 5B4AGN, P3F


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Lawley" <g4buo at compuserve.com>
To: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Software Poll


> GM3SEK wrote:
>> The advantage of type-ahead is that it makes a start on sending a
>> response, and reduces the risk of the station calling again in that
>> period of dead silence while you're still typing.
>
> - don't let this give the impression that Win-Test can't do it. With WT,
> like CT, the operator is in charge not the software, so you get to
> choose when to start sending, by hitting the insert key, rather than
> have the software (so long as it assumes you're in run mode) start to
> send after the 4th character.
>
> As others have said, whether you like or loathe ESM depends on whether
> you started with CT or TR. I used to think of it as a left coast / right
> coast thing but then I found this from Bob N6TV who although on the left
> coast prefers K1EA's approach with CT:
>
> "I'd prefer to have the Enter key always do the same thing.  Human
> Engineering textbooks say it is generally best to have one function per
> key, where possible, for ease of use (and ease of learning).  Problems
> occur if the computer is in one mode & the operator is in another. :-)"
>
> Dave G4BUO
>
>
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