[WriteLog] cursor focus flys away

[Gary AL9A]

By chance are you guys running Win 10?  I just got that system on a new pc 
and stumbled into a problem with the F10 causing a change in focus.  I'm 
also running V12, but turns out it isn't a WL bug.  Whenever I would press 
F10, whether it had a macro in it or not, the focus would change to the File 
selection in the menu bar.  Press Enter and the File options window opens 
showing the list of choices there.

Wayne tracked it down to a built in "feature" inherent in Win 10 where the 
F10 key is used by Windows to change focus.  He is working on a fix for an 
update in the near future.  I believe he will fix WriteLog so that if there 
is text in the F10 memory location, i.e. a macro, then it will send the 
macro text.  If the F10 key location is empty then the default Win 10 
function will still be active and change the focus.

If you are also running Win 10 there may be some other key press functions 
embedded in the OS by Microsoft and you are accidently triggering some 
unexpected behavior.  If you’re not running Win 10 then it must be something 
else.

73,
Gary AL9A



-----Original Message----- 
From: Randy Thompson K5ZD
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2016 9:31 PM
To: 'Alan Maenchen' ; 'WriteLog Reflector'
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] cursor focus flys away

I was seeing this too.  The cursor focus is getting switched from the
logging window to the log window.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Alan
> Maenchen
> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2016 3:12 AM
> To: WriteLog Reflector
> Subject: [WriteLog] cursor focus flys away
>
> ARRL DX is the real first opportunity to try V12 other than sprint.
>
> I'm finding an unusual behavior. Might have already been reported, not
> sure. Haven't been paying close attention.
>
> Occasionally the cursor disappears and I'm left with a partial call in
> the entry window. ALT-TAB brings it back, but it also wipes the field
> like ALT-W.  I tried clicking on some other app to simulate this, but if
> I do that then ALT-TAB brings the cursor back and I don't lose anything.
> There is a difference.
>
> Win7-64 and WL 1202L
>
> I'm pretty sure it's not RF although one should never say never. I've not
> seen this behavior before. It happens about once every 10 minutes, but
> heavily dependent on rate. Once the band map appeared out of nowhere (I'm
> not using it this time). Possible fat fingering is also likely.
>
> Other than that, WL is running smoothly.
>
> 73, Alan  AD6E / KH6TU
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