[WriteLog] Bandmap Fill (was RE:modes again)

[Jerry Pixton]

All,

I can see that this would be a wonder tool for the Multi stations where you 
have another station filling the band map and now the S&P station is 
working them off as they go. Then the move to next call on band map key 
shortcut would make sense also

i am not saying the feature is bad. But that should not be the default 
mode, when it never has been before. I want to be in control.

Jerry, W6IHG



At 11:33 PM 2/9/2004 -0500, Dick Green wrote:
>If I understand correctly, you don't want the CALL field in the entry window
>filled in from from the bandmap as you tune. At least, you don't want that
>to be the default.
>
>This is a popular feature in N1MM, but it's implemented differently there.
>Each N1MM entry window has an "on-deck" circle, which is a blank area in the
>upper left-hand corner of the window. As you tune through the bandmap, the
>callsign under the pointer is copied to the on-deck circle, not the CALL
>field. If you then hit spacebar, the callsign is copied to the CALL field
>and is ready for logging. The call is automatically erased when you tune
>away from it without logging a QSO (I think both the on-deck and CALL fields
>are erased, but I can't remember.)
>
>73, Dick WC1M
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chuck Fullgraf [mailto:cfullgraf at sprynet.com]
> > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 10:16 AM
> > To: WriteLog Reflector
> > Subject: Re: [WriteLog] modes again
> >
> >
> > I have to agree with Jerry. The auto filling band map was a
> > bit of a pain. Not that I can see the use for some, I don't
> > use any cluster so calls in the bandmap are ones that I put
> > there and stations often move before the time expires on the
> > band map (I guess I need to shorten up that time a bit).
> >
> > With features such as these, maybe a "place holder" could be
> > put in the ini file to make it easy to find, or if that would
> > make the ini file too large, a help screen that details all
> > of the possible commands that could be placed in the ini
> > file. (If the later already exists, excuse the bandwidth.
> > I'll admit, I haven't looked for it.).
> >
> > Chuck, KE4OAR
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jerry Pixton" <jpixton at shentel.net>
> > To: <writelog at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 7:35 AM
> > Subject: [WriteLog] modes again
> >
> >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > We have had a good tread going this last week on software
> > features and
> > > "modes".
> > >
> > > I think some of these "efficiency" features are neat. I
> > still have to
> > > try the clone rtty windows (I turned them off trying to
> > determine what
> > > was causing all the bad behavior)  so that is on the list
> > of things to
> > > try for
> > wpx.
> > >
> > > BUT the example of FILLING from the Bandmap being active when I had
> > > done nothing to activate it is in my opinion wrong. There were no
> > > commands in
> > my
> > > writelog.ini file to cause this feature to be turned on but yet it
> > > was. I had to stop and read the new help pages on the [Bandmap] to
> > > find out there are not one but four new parameters to be
> > added and set
> > > to zero to turn them off.
> > >
> > > IMHO, all these neat features should default OFF. If I do nothing
> > > explicit to turn them on then they stay off. I should not
> > have to turn
> > > off someone else's nice to have "efficiency" feature.
> > >
> > > OK, I am off my soap box for a while
> > >
> > > Jerry, W6IHG
> > > ------------------------------------------
> > > Dr. Jerry R. Pixton, PIXOS Designs LLC
> > > http://www.pixos.com/designs/RadioTuner/
> > > jpixton at shentel.net
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> > >
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Dr. Jerry R. Pixton, PIXOS Designs LLC
http://www.pixos.com/designs/RadioTuner/
jpixton at shentel.net
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