[WriteLog] Re: Check Call Window - OK?

[Richard Zalewski]

George,

Like your proposal for red and green.  As soon as that is thrown out though there will be someone who is using a monochrome monitor somewhere.  Anyway good idea and I too do not like the empty call window filled with OKs.

Dick W7ZR

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Georgek5kg at aol.com 
  To: w7zr at citlink.net 
  Cc: writelog at CONTESTING.COM ; fcg at mailman.qth.net 
  Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 10:04 AM
  Subject: Check Call Window - OK?


  In a message dated 2/23/2003 4:04:06 PM Greenwich Standard Time, w7zr at citlink.net writes:


    Like XXX in
    red replacing OK, or Worked in red ...


  Dick,

  Funny you should mention the "OK", as I had a guest op in ARRL DX who was new to WL and went the entire contest not realizing its significance!

  "OK" in the Check Call Window has always made sense to me as meaning "this mult has been worked on this band".  However, I do understand, that "OK" can mean different things to different operators.  Terms like "OK" are pretty loose and open to interpretation.

  What I don't like is for the Check Call Window to initially show "OK" on all bands when there is no entry in the QSO Entry Window.  Now that is confusing to me.  I would prefer the Check Call Window to initially show only the "Bands" without an OK, and then pop up the "OK" on the appropriate bands when the mult's prefix is entered [as it does].  

  To comment on your suggestions:

  1.) using "XXX" in red instead of OK...to me this would be even more confusing than using OK.  Again, loose and non-specific.

  2.) using "Worked" in red would be good, except that it would take more space than "OK".  And space in this window is at a real premium, especially if you have the Band Map open.  

  Here is my proposed solution:  In the Check Call Window, have the Bands appear in Red and Green, indicating whether or not the multiplier is needed on that band.  This would eliminate the "OK" altogether and save space..  As with mults in the Packet Spots Window, use color to "manage by exception".  Now there is an IDEA for Wayne to consider!

  Thoughts?

  73, Geo...

  George I. Wagner, K5KG
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