[WT-support] Feature request: Column Headings in Secondary Radio Window (+ more fonts)

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

As you can see from this screen shot:

http://www.kkn.net/~n6tv/WTSO2RLeftRightRadioWindows.PNG

Using Win-Test it is rather difficult to run QSOs exclusively in the
secondary radio window, because there are no column headings.  It is
especially difficult in contests like the ARRL Sweepstakes or the NA Sprint
or any contest with more than one exchange column.  There are no visual
clues such as an RST column, or headings, to help you understand the
position of the cursor.  It is just way too easy to accidentally enter data
in the wrong field.

Please add to the Secondary Radio's Pop-up Menu the same options we have in
the Primary logging window:

   1. Headers -> Hide (could be the default so that it still looks the same
   for those who prefer the current look)
   2. Font -> Bold

Speaking of fonts, it would be nice if Win-Test allowed you to select some
alternate fixed-width bit-mapped fonts for data entry and other windows,
such as the very nice slashed zero "Dina" font that K3NA described in a
recent post to CQ-Contest:

http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/cq-contest/2010-August/091437.html
http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Jibz/Dina/  (bit-mapped)

-or-

the Envy Code R font (TrueType)

http://damieng.com/blog/2008/05/26/envy-code-r-preview-7-coding-font-released

Rationale:

About a year ago I proposed a dual-column data entry scheme similar to N1MM
Software, so that the left radio (Radio 1) would always be referenced on the
left side of the screen, and the right radio (Radio 2) on the right side.
With the current Primary/Secondary scheme, the brain can get easily confused
because the radios can exchange positions on the screen, but not in your
ears.

See http://www.f5mzn.org/pipermail/support/2009-October/078519.html and
http://www.kkn.net/~n6tv/ProposedNewSO2RMainLoggingWindow.PNG

Unfortunately this was never implemented, even though CT1BOH (privately)
replied that he understood the advantages.

However since then, Laurent *did* add some new LUA APIs that let you
automatically switch focus between the Primary and Secondary Radio windows
(e.g., by calling wtApp:ToggleCapsLock() in a LUA script).  So it is is now
possible to automate SO2R via LUA scripts so that it works almost like
N1MM.  With the proposed column headings in the secondary radio window, you
can get very close to duplicating N1MM Software's elegant SO2R techniques
without suffering from data entry confusion.

I hope this is easy and quick to implement for the upcoming contest season.

73,
Bob, N6TV
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