[WriteLog] Point-and-click vs using the keyboard

[Dean St. Hill]

Hans

I tend to agree with you in terms of the way writelog works generally but
if you're not running high rate Q's for the more casual op the mouse could
actually be just as quick maybe even quicker.

If you have fkeys for example you could set up a 4x4 or 5x5 grid which had
all your messages and you could run just as fast with the mouse.

Now the difference between rtty and cw is that you have to type in calls in
the cw where as calls tend to be (mostly) highlighted in rtty and using the
[insert] key call can be entered and exchange sent - of course a button in
fkeys will do the same.

Most important thing is to get comfy with some technique and then perfect
it.

I think some of the seasoned rtty contesters hardly touch the keyboard all
week-end.

Dean - 8P6SH





On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 2:43 PM, Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Interesting.
>
> Most of my contesting is CW, and I want no part of the mouse when
> contesting.  The only time I want my fingers to leave the keyboard in the
> hit of battle is to use the paddle to get or provide fills.
>
> Point and click is a speed-killing distraction to me.
>
> I "grew up" in radio as a Navy Radioman, and in computer-aided contesting
> in CT.  Both were very keyboard-centric environments.  The reason I
> continue to pay for WriteLog vs. the "free" alternatives is because
> Writelog so closely mimics the CT user interface model.
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
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> -----Original Message----- From: Ray Day
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 9:57 PM
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] Point-and-click vs using the keyboard
>
>
> Hi all, I just posted this to the rttycontesting group and am repeating it
> here for WL users in case this is new info:
>
>
>
> To add my 2 cents worth to this discussion:
>
> I use Writelog and on RTTY - one radio - I'm completely point-and click via
> a separate program called FKeys. Been using it for years. It's my perfect
> solution to RTTY contesting data entry and logging. See
> http://www.kregli.com/fkeys.htm .
>
> This is a program that starts after WL is running and has little on-screen
> boxes  to be clicked on in a separate window and each box can be mapped to
> a
> WL message - usually accessed by the keyboard's function keys. In addition,
> other common WL functions like send spot, save, enter, clear QSO entry
> info,
> save RTTYrite, etc. can be activated by clicking on a create-it-yourself
> clickable box  - and you can make them any size as well and label them as
> you wish.
>
> Using this program, I literally never touch pencil or paper, and use the
> keyboard only for corrections.
>
> See you in the next one,
>
> Ray N6HE
>
>
>
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