[WriteLog] CW questions

[Steve Baron - KB3MM]

Excellent point.  Thanks.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Henderson" <bob at cytanet.com.cy>
To: "Chuck Fullgraf" <cfullgraf at sprynet.com>; "WriteLog Reflector"
<writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 16:16
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CW questions


> Chuck
>
> Those of us who would like to see Run/S&P mode switching would like to see
> it available as a feature which can be enabled by those who wish to use
it.
> It doesn't make any sense to inflict that functionality on folks who don't
> want it.
>
> Bob, 5B4AGN
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chuck Fullgraf" <cfullgraf at sprynet.com>
> To: "WriteLog Reflector" <writelog at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 3:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CW questions
>
>
> > I can understand how the good CW ops like the mode switch in TR, but it
> was
> > one of the frustrations that I had with TR.
> >
> > Virtually all of my CW contesting is S&P. With TR, it would switch back
to
> > CQ mode at the most inopportune times and I would then send the wrong
> > message. I was able to configure TR to minimize these guffaws, but could
> > never completely eliminate them.
> >
> > I switched to WriteLog for other reasons, but found the lack of a mode
> > selection a pleasant surprise.
> >
> > If a mode selection is added to WriteLog, I hope that either it can be
> > disabled completely, or the function key messages never change between
> > modes.
> >
> > I kind of feel this all falls into the category of "what your used to."
> > There have been several other differences in operation between WriteLog
> and
> > TR that have taken me awhile to break the TR habit and establish the
> > WriteLog one.
> >
> > Chuck, KE4OAR
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob Henderson" <bob at cytanet.com.cy>
> > To: <writelog at contesting.com>
> > Cc: <w5xd at writelog.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:02 AM
> > Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CW questions
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I agree wholeheartedly with Clive.  There have been requests for this
> > > functionality to be added to WL from several serious CW contesters
going
> > > back a couple of years now.
> > >
> > > I do hope that by now this request has worked its way near to the top
of
> > > Wayne's list!
> > >
> > > Wayne would it make sense to recite a specification for the
> functionality
> > we
> > > would like to see?
> > >
> > > Bob, 5B4AGN, P3F
> > >
> > > Clive Whelan wrote:
> > >
> > > > As you will no doubt by now have gathered, your assumption above is
> > > correct.
> > > > As someone else pointed out, it is often TR migrants who hanker
after
> > such
> > > > functionality. In my view, this is simply not a failure to adapt,
but
> > > > because ( for the dedicated CW op at least), a "mode" switch is such
> an
> > > > important issue. It is only in this way that the <ENTER> key can be
> > truly
> > > > intelligent, and perform the same function, in both RUN and S&P
modes.
> > > > Believe me it is not for the lack of asking that this has never been
> > > > implemented, and I for one having been banging on that particular
door
> > for
> > > > about three years now.
> > > >
> > > > In my view the addition of a mode switch would make WL truly the
most
> > > > functional (CW) logger bar none, which presently just evades its
> grasp,
> > > and
> > > > with which it still vies with TR for supremacy. Is WL overall the
> better
> > > > logger? The answer must be yes, and I for one certainly would not
have
> > > > deserted TR otherwise; the Windows capability being the deciding
> factor.
> > > > After all who wants to stay with the flaky Win9x operating
systems,or
> > run
> > > a
> > > > dedicated DOS machine, when XP offers so much more, but will
> effectively
> > > not
> > > > support DOS legacy loggers such as TR?
> > > >
> > > > In my view some of the best CW ops- but by no means all- are still
> with
> > > TR.
> > > > Are they dinosaurs? yes I think they are, but I can certainly
> appreciate
> > > > their perspective, with which I find it difficult to argue in the
> > absence
> > > of
> > > > a mode switch in WL; it really is a fine balance. So Mike let's keep
> > > banging
> > > > on Wayne's door, and perhaps one day it might just happen.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 73
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Clive
> > > > GW3NJW
> > > >
> > > >
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