[WriteLog] Fw: WL and the CW SS

[Alan Marshall]

Gary,

This from last Friday:

Alan - W1CCE

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Day" <rayday at cox.net>
To: <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 12:13 AM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] WL and the CW SS


> Gary and all,
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> Well, I changed the order of the entry fields in the log entry window (via
> drop-down menu: contest/exchange format setup)to CALL-NR-PR-CK-SEC and now
> the order at least is now that way, too and the order I want to enter the
> data. I have more to check out, but I think this may work..
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> 73
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> Ray N6HE
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> Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 19:39:32 -0800
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> From: "Gary AL9A" <al9a at mtaonline.net>
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> To: <writelog at contesting.com>
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> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] WL and the CW SS
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> Ray,
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> You may stumbled upon a bug in V10.79D at least as far as the SS CW 
> module.
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> When the call is entered in the CALL field, either by typing by hand or by
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> clicking on call in the Rittyrite window the cursor is supposed to jump
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> backwards to the NR field so you are ready to copy his serial number.  The
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> SS module under previous WL versions did this, but V10.79D doesn't!
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> If the call is typed in by hand and then the space bar is hit the cursor
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> does jump back to the NR field.  However, if the call is clicked on in the
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> Rittyrite field the cursor jumps forward to the CK field.  This is wrong!
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> The exchange will start with the serial number and now you must either hit
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> the space bar 3 times to cycle from CK to SECT, SECT to CALL and then CALL
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> backward to NR!  Or, after clicking on the call in Rittyrite click again 
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> the NR field to be in the correct position to copy the serial number.
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> This is a serious defect in this WL module!  Any chance Wayne or Steve can
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> find a cure by Sat.?  I sure hope so.
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> 73,
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> Gary AL9A
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> From: "Ray Day" <rayday at cox.net>
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> To: <writelog at contesting.com>
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> Sent: November 01, 2012 5:31 PM
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> Subject: [WriteLog] WL and the CW SS
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>> Hi all,
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>> I have WL 11.07D up and running, all tuned up (Win XP, Omni VII) - except
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>> for one thing...
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>> I haven't worked the CW SS with WL before, so I'm not sure if what I'm
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>> experiencing is normal or messed up..
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>> I'm using the RTTYRITE window (CW / Sound Board AFSK / none) and decode 
>> CW
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>> and calls pretty good.
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>> SCP is working and some calls highlight themselves and when I click on a
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>> call, the call populates the CALL window. Actually anything with a number
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>> it populates the CALL window.
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>> BUT after a call is inserted in the ENTRY window, when I click on a
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>> 2-digit
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>> number, it re-populates the CALL field, rather than going to NR (or even
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>> CK).
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>> I'm used to WL populating the "proper" field sequentially (almost all my
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>> WL
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>> efforts so far have been on RTTY). so what's up? On CW, is the CALL field
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>> the only field that gets populated by clicking? I'm a 2-finger typist, so
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>> I
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>> LOVE RTTY + WL since I don't need to type ANYTHING - it's all mouse
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>> clicking
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>> - life is good! Is CW supposed to be the same way, or am I on my own for
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>> typing in the NR/PR/CK/SEC fields manually?
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>> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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>> 73,
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>> Ray N6HE
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