[WriteLog] Renewing a wish

[Larry L Lindblom]

Though only a part time effort from me the "Check Call" Window worked FB
in NAQP.  It let me know on which bands I needed that province or state.
It served the purpose with a minimal amount of monitor real estate
consumed.   

73 W0ETC 

On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:45:19 -0700 "Richard Zalewski" <w7zr@citlink.net>
writes:
> Thanks for more input on this.
> 
> 
> 
> > I'd like to see some changes in the mult window, but for the 
> purpose of
> > moving mults it seems to me that the present Check Country window 
> is
> > sufficient. For each of the other bands it will either be blank 
> (mult
> > needed), OK (mult worked), or will have the call of the station 
> you are
> > working (station worked.)
> 
> 
> Unless I have missed something this does not work for NAQP for 
> states or
> provinces.  Not sure
> about other tests other than CQWW where you are correct.
> 
> > you move the cursor between the zone and call fields the Check 
> Country
> > display switches between zones worked and countries worked, but 
> other than
> > that it works. I guess it would be nice to have the option of 
> something
> like
> > "NEEDED" in red for each band in the Check Country window, but 
> that's just
> a
> > refinement.
> >
> > As for the mult window, I think the present display works nicely 
> for
> viewing
> > mults that are either worked or not worked on a single screen. 
> Being able
> to
> > make the display larger would be nice, but that's also a 
> refinement. To
> me,
> > the single biggest problem with the mult window is that you have 
> to use
> the
> > mouse to display and remove it, and to switch between the various
> > sub-screens. CT allows you to use ALT-M and ALT-Z to toggle the 
> mult and
> > zone displays on and off, and I find this to be a much better way 
> to
> manage
> > those windows. I think something similar could be worked out for 
> Writelog.
> >
> 
> 
> The current display of mults is fine for the information displayed.  
> Where
> it comes up short is
> how it has to be called up.  Your reference to CT's <ALT><M> and 
> <ALT><Z> is
> a good idea.  While
> I do use the mouse to some extent it is not fast enough for me to 
> move my
> hands off the keys, go to the mouse
> to bring up a window so that I can ask a station to move for a mult.  
> It has
> to be a real time display at all times.  (Then we
> need to be able to size it so it fits on screen) or a single key 
> stroke or
> easy combination to bring it up would work.
> 
> 
> Dick W7ZR
> 
> 
> 
> > 73, Dick WC1M
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> > > [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Richard 
> Zalewski
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 11:11 AM
> > > To: Writelog
> > > Subject: [WriteLog] Renewing a wish
> > >
> > >
> > > We have got to have a change in the multiplier window.  It is 
> too
> > > hard when
> > > you are running 150+ an hour to have to mouse up the mult window 
> to see
> if
> > > you need a mult on another band so you can move him.  There is 
> no room
> on
> > > the screen for the window because it can not be sized.  It 
> should
> > > be part of
> > > the main window and have the option of showing mults as worked 
> or
> > > remaining
> > > mults.  I like the window we have so we can see all bands but 
> it
> > > needs to be
> > > sizeable either in the main program or separetly.  There just 
> is
> > > no room to
> > > have it up.
> > >
> > > I had suggested once in the past that in the window that shows 
> the bands
> a
> > > station has been worked that a flag could be set up there that 
> would
> show
> > > that the mult is needed on other bands.  That is another option
> > > to conserve
> > > space.
> > >
> > > Dick W7ZR
> > >
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