[WriteLog] Re: issues--HOME key

[Eric Scace K3NA]

Hi Jim --

   There are many times when I am not ready to log the QSO at the time the exchange or TU message is sent.  I might still be
correcting data, for example.  So I definitely do NOT want these memories to complete the logging of the QSO.

   That said, you can achieve exactly what you want by using the Setup/Enter Sends Exchange/QRZ menu option.  When you have
completed the data entry for the QSO, just hit Enter to cause the "TU QRZ" message to be sent AND to log the QSO.

-- Eric K3NA

-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jim Smith
Sent: 2003 December 17 02:50
To: writelog at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Re: issues--HOME key


Gee, if WL could be made mode aware then the same keystroke which sends
your exchange (S&P) or TU QRZ? (Run) could also log the Q.  I've lost
lots of Qs by forgetting to hit ENTER after the Q is done.  Doesn't seem
to be any way around the problem if program doesn't know what mode
you're in.  With a mode aware program this operator error doesn't happen
and you save a keystroke on every Q.  Let's see, 1800 Qs means you would
save 1800 thumps of the ENTER key.

How about a key to toggle between S&P and Run modes?

Sure would be nice if this could be done.

73 de Jim Smith    VE7FO

Ian White, G3SEK wrote:

>
>
> The whole objective is to avoid wasting keystrokes, and to avoid
> jumping too often between the keyboard, mouse and rig.
>
> The next group of suggestions are about smarter support for swapping
> between S&P and Running:
>
> 3. Automatically detect when Running (e.g. if the last >3 QSOs were
> all on the same TX frequency) and then do at least two things:
>
> a) Save that Run frequency to a new dedicated button in the S&P memory
> window, so you can quickly jump back - and whenever you use that
> button, WL recognizes that you're back into Run mode
> b) While in Run mode, have the option to clear RIT automatically when
> each QSO is logged
> c) There are also other things that could behave differently between
> S&P and Run, but I'll leave those for someone else...
>
>


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