[WriteLog] WL and the CW SS

Fri Nov 2 22:21:42 EDT 2012

Hal,

Something is amiss with either the SS module or my mind!  I just did some 
more testing and found the following.

1. Type in a call and hit Space.  The cursor jumps left to the NR field 
ready to accept the serial number and the call entered populates the 
Bandmap.

2. Double click on a call in the Bandmap and the call populates the Entry 
window, but the cursor stays on the first letter of the call.  Hit Space and 
the cursor jumps left to the NR field.  Double clicking on a call in the 
Packet Spots window behaves exactly the same.

3.Click on a call in Rttyrite and the call populates the Entry window, but 
then the cursor jumps right to the CK field instead of left to the NR field! 
To get the cursor to the NR field you must click in the NR field with the 
mouse, or hit CTRL+A to jump the cursor to the left most field (NR), or hit 
the Space bar 3 times to cycle through the other fields and back to NR. 
Clicking on any part of the exchange other than SECT, the NR, the PREC, or 
the CK, causes that information to be pasted into the CALL field which wipes 
out the call just entered!  Clicking on the SECT in the Rttyrite window will 
paste that info into the correct SECT field.

So number 3 makes a real mess of things, especially during a run.  Too much 
possibility of an error if clicking on calls in the Rttyrite window.  Ray 
N6HE has the best solution.  Go to Contest/Exchange Format Setup... and 
change the sequence of the fields in the Entry window by moving the CALL 
field up 2 positions in the field layout column so that CALL is now the 
first field.  Now when you enter a call by hand, from the Bandmap, or from 
the Packet Spots window the cursor remains in the CALL field.  A press of 
the Space bar jumps it to the right, which is now the NR field.  Clicking on 
a call in the Rttyrite window both fills the call and jumps the cursor to 
the next field to the right, which again is now the NR field.  The only 
problem with this is if the call is mistyped you must back tab or mouse 
click to get back to the CALL field to correct the error.  All the other 
fields except SECT must be hand typed in as received, DO NOT click on NR, P 
or CK in the Rttyrite window.  Clicking on SECT works ok.

Oh, something else that STILL is not fixed in the SS module.  In the Packet 
Spots window checking on "Follow me" has no affect.  It still behaves as 
"All Bands".

73,
Gary AL9A

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hal Kennedy" <halken at comcast.net>
To: "'Gary AL9A'" <al9a at mtaonline.net>; <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: November 02, 2012 3:54 AM
Subject: RE: [WriteLog] WL and the CW SS

I don't see the problem here, however I don't use RTTYWrite.  If I click on
a spot in the spots window, or on the band map, the callsign appears
properly in the QSO entry window, with the cursor at the start on the
callsign.  I thought it was always this way.  Hitting spacebar moves the
cursor to "nr."  Ver 11.07D here.

73
Hal

-----Original Message-----
From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary
AL9A
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 11:40 PM
To: writelog at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] WL and the CW SS

Ray,

You may stumbled upon a bug in V10.79D at least as far as the SS CW module.
When the call is entered in the CALL field, either by typing by hand or by
clicking on call in the Rittyrite window the cursor is supposed to jump
backwards to the NR field so you are ready to copy his serial number.  The
SS module under previous WL versions did this, but V10.79D doesn't!

If the call is typed in by hand and then the space bar is hit the cursor
does jump back to the NR field.  However, if the call is clicked on in the
Rittyrite field the cursor jumps forward to the CK field.  This is wrong!
The exchange will start with the serial number and now you must either hit
the space bar 3 times to cycle from CK to SECT, SECT to CALL and then CALL
backward to NR!  Or, after clicking on the call in Rittyrite click again in
the NR field to be in the correct position to copy the serial number.

This is a serious defect in this WL module!  Any chance Wayne or Steve can
find a cure by Sat.?  I sure hope so.

73,
Gary AL9A

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Day" <rayday at cox.net>
To: <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: November 01, 2012 5:31 PM
Subject: [WriteLog] WL and the CW SS

> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I have WL 11.07D up and running, all tuned up (Win XP, Omni VII) - except
> for one thing...
>
>
>
> I haven't worked the CW SS with WL before, so I'm not sure if what I'm
> experiencing is normal or messed up..
>
>
>
> I'm using the RTTYRITE window (CW / Sound Board AFSK / none) and decode CW
> and calls pretty good.
>
>
>
> SCP is working and some calls highlight themselves and when I click on a
> call, the call populates the CALL window. Actually anything with a number
> in
> it populates the CALL window.
>
>
>
> BUT after a call is inserted in the ENTRY window, when I click on a
> 2-digit
> number, it re-populates the CALL field, rather than going to NR (or even
> CK).
>
>
>
> I'm used to WL populating the "proper" field sequentially (almost all my
> WL
> efforts so far have been on RTTY). so what's up? On CW, is the CALL field
> the only field that gets populated by clicking? I'm a 2-finger typist, so
> I
> LOVE RTTY + WL since I don't need to type ANYTHING - it's all mouse
> clicking
> - life is good! Is CW supposed to be the same way, or am I on my own for
> typing in the NR/PR/CK/SEC fields manually?
>
>
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Ray N6HE
>
>
>
>
>
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