[WT-support] ESM mode status?

[Denis Pochuev - K7GK]

I too am eagerly awaiting ESM feature in WT. Meanwhile, I find the following key mappings convenient:
 
I mapped space to insert and back slash (\) to plus. Choice of back slash was due to its closeness to the Enter key and it being a large key. This resulted in the following typical button-press sequence: F1 (CQ) - [enter the call-sign] -  space (exchange) - back-slash (enter QSO, TU and new CQ). I also set the right bracket (]) key to a perform manual short confirmation (TU).
 
73, Denis



Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:38:36 -0800From: n6tv at arrl.netTo: support at win-test.com; n2ic at arrl.netSubject: Re: [WT-support] ESM mode status?On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 7:28 AM, Steve London <n2icarrl at gmail.com> wrote:


Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:> I haven't used those keys for years.  If you're a touch typist, try this> set <http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Menu:Tools#Redefine_keyboard_keys>
> that I developed for Team Vertical.  A number of people are using it> successfully with both Win-Test and CT.So, to make a QSO with your remapping, I have to hit period, then semicolon,then single-quote. How is that any better than F1, + and Insert. Or better than Enter, Enter and Enter of ESM ?If you are a "touch typist" using a U.S. keyboard, you can hit [Comma], [Period], [Semicolon], and [Quote] quickly without having to look down at the keys.  The same cannot be said of the [Insert] and [Plus] keys.Of course if you are a "hunt and peck" typist, your eyes are always on the keyboard, and there's no need to remap any keys, unless you're using a laptop keyboard without a convenient numeric keypad [Plus] key.[Enter], [Enter], [Enter] of ESM (not yet supported by Win-Test, but promised) can work nicely when everything goes as planned, and you and the software are both agreement about what mode you are in (CQ vs S&P), and it is clear what [Enter] will send next.  Obviously you can't just keep pressing [Enter] in all cases, such as when you need to send "?", "QRL", ask for a fill, re-send the exchange, or anything else.  It's those "exceptions" and the mode switching requirement that make ESM harder to use, for some people.  I'd love to see ESM added to [Win-Test], since so many people are used to it, but until that happens, the keyboard remap I've suggested works well, but only if you can type without looking at the keys.73,Bob, N6TV
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