[WT-support] Automating Caps Lock binding
Clive Whelan
clive.whelan at btinternet.com
Tue Oct 6 19:14:22 CEST 2009
Hi José
Thanks for the background which I understand. I am historically a TRlog
user, who then was forced to switch to N1MM when WinXP came along. I
never did like CT, and it was the CT-like style of Win-test that kept me
away. Not only that but of course the absence of ESM- which originates
in TRlog- was a major factor.
v4 of WT introduced ESM and I could see that WT provided me with some
potential advantages. Sadly the major bug in auto-duping when using ESM
in S&P mode means that these have yet to be realised for me.
Another of the potential advantages is the introduction of Lua
scripting, and even I as a cybernetically challenged curmudgeon!, have
been able to realise several improvements.
<<
Automatic log field focus "Caps lock biding" is not a very good
solution, and it is CT - K1EA philosophy (which by the way K1EA
implemented into CT also according to a specification document I sent him).
But as in anything else in life, almost each head has his reasoning, so
if that is an option so be it, as long as it does not change the
"standard" rule.
>>
You may not be surprised to know that I do not agree with your opinion,
but as the English say, "one man's meat is another man's poison"; or as
Larry/Olivier might say "des gouts et des couleurs" Also it's as you
say, running >120 p.h. on the run radio while S&P on the second radio is
quite a challenge, especially for those -like myself- who have been
licenced for over 50 years! Therefore I need as much automation as
possible, and I have become accustomed to having that facility in N1MM
logger which has worked quite well, subject only to operator error, and
not to any deficiency in the programme code. Naturally almost any
programme function should be purely optional, and nobody should be
forced to do things in a way that is unnatural to them. For my part if I
could only send the Caps Lock key code in one of the F key messages I
could achieve what I desire. I'm pretty sure that this CAN be done, and
was hoping that someone more qualified than an appliance operator like
myself might tell me how, but sadly this has not happened to date; I
live in hope!
Thanks for your perspective
73
Clive
GW3NJW
José Nunes CT1BOH wrote:
> Just a note regarding "automatic caps lock binding"
>
> When in 2005 F5MZN and I were discussing the the philosophy behind
> "Advanced SO2R", that eventually lead to a specifications document and
> the rules behind the software coding of Win-test, we had very clear
> the experience of both TR - N6TR logging program and CT - K1EA when it
> comes to SO2R, and the problematic of (1) RX focus and (2) log field
> focus.
>
> It was decided that:
>
> * RX focus should be automatic and according to scenarios.
> * Log field focus, should not be automatic, and decided upon user
> decision by either (a) Shift lock (b) Caps Lock (c) foot switch push
>
> You can check history by reading
> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-02/msg00060.html and
> the summary below:
>
> "A big problem an SO2R operator has to face is the fact he is
> running with 2
> radios but only has one keyboard. Sometime checking if a call is a
> multiplier
> or not is not very easy, especially if there is a run going on at
> the same time.
> TR users will push ALT and D keys write a call and then hit ENTER
> to check if a
> call is a multiplier.
> CT users can do this procedure in a more efficient way, because
> the computer
> puts the radio 2 log entry field in front, automatically, while
> radio 1 is
> transmitting. All the operator has to do is type a call, saving
> ALT key , D key
> and ENTER key. Although this is very efficient (I had the idea,
> and asked K1EA
> to implement it), the timing takes a little to get used to and is
> dependent on
> the transmission of radio1.
> Win-Test proposes two ways to solve the problem, dependent only of
> the user
> will. While the user pushes the SHIFT key, this signals the
> program that
> whatever is typed into the keyboard goes into the second radio log
> entry field
> or while the user pushes a footswitch whatever he types into the
> keyboard goes
> into the second radio log entry field. Automatically, letter by
> letter of a
> callsign typed in the log field entry, Win-Test tells the user if
> it is a new
> multiplier or not."
>
>
> Automatic log field focus "Caps lock biding" is not a very good
> solution, and it is CT - K1EA philosophy (which by the way K1EA
> implemented into CT also according to a specification document I sent
> him).
>
>
> But as in anything else in life, almost each head has his reasoning,
> so if that is an option so be it, as long as it does not change the
> "standard" rule.
>
> 73
> José Nunes
> CT1BOH / CR3E
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Clive Whelan
> <clive.whelan at btinternet.com <mailto:clive.whelan at btinternet.com>> wrote:
>
>
> Since my MK2R+ automatically switches the headphones to radio 2 when
> radio 1 is transmitting ( and vice versa), it would be nice to have WT
> automatically shift the rx focus to radio 2 at the same time.
>
> I guess this is possible by adding " caps lock" to the beginning
> and end
> of the CQ message, but I don't really know how to do this. Could
> somebody please confirm if this is possible and if so suggest a way to
> do it?
>
> 73
>
>
> Clive
> GW3NJW
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