[WT-support] Using the partner window as a scratchpad when you hear multiple callsigns in a pileup

[Tõnno Vähk]

THIS IS FANTASTIC!!! Bob is a genius!

I seem to really fall in love with this script thing. I hope one day when I am retired I will be able to write some myself.

I activated the StackCalls scripts and programmed another message:

++$CORRECT ++TU---- $CR $GRABPARTNER $NEXT $SPACEBAR $GUESSEXCH $F2

And when I copy two calls from pileup I write first normally to callsign window, have AUTOSEND send him exchange and then press F12, write call and ENTER. Now I fill the exchange from the fist station (unless it is automatically filled) and simply press the key with the message above. It sends TU, corrects if necessary, grabs the call from partner window, sends exchange, fills exchange..

All with one keystroke. How cool is that??

And advantage to ALT+ENTER is of course obvious - you can enter the second call while you have first one on your callsign window. That is the whole point. ALT+ENTER is not usable at all.

The only thing I noticed is that I am using $SPACEBAR and cursor moves to exchange field after I press INSERT. Now F12, callsign and ENTER activates another ENTER and cursor moves back to the callsign field. That is wrong because I need it to stay on exchange field to be able to enter exchange for the first station.

Can you do so Bob, that ENTER to close StackCalls window is not double-affecting the ordinary cursor position?

tonno

From: support-bounces at win-test.com [mailto:support-bounces at win-test.com] On Behalf Of Bob Wilson, N6TV
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 10:43 AM
To: support at win-test.com
Subject: Re: [WT-support] Using the partner window as a scratchpad when you hear multiple callsigns in a pileup

If you only copy one or two callsigns at a time and you find it easy to press Alt-Enter, the script offers no advantage

If you have a large unruly pileup, and decide to take your time and  pick out pieces of four or five callsigns or more then work them all one after another without QRZ, you can simply enter them all at once with far easier keystrokes.

Try it with StackCalls assigned to F12:

[F12] call1 call2 call3 call3 call4 [Enter]
vs.

Call1 [Alt-Enter] Call2 [Alt-Enter] Call3 [Alt-Enter] Call 4

I think you'll find StackCalls a lot easier to use, though you can still use both methods interchangeably.

Note that you can also press [F12] to open up a second data entry window for other calls you hear while you still have a callsign in the logging window.  You cannot do that with Alt-Enter;  you would have to press Ctrl-9 or something to save that callsign then restore it with Ctrl-9 again, after pressing Alt-Enter.  That's a lot of work.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Fabio I4UFH <i4ufh at libero.it<mailto:i4ufh at libero.it>> wrote:

Hi Bob,

thank's for ur effort with this new LUA script !

I want ask u which are the advantages of using this script, instead of simply keep open the partner window and type calls in
the callsign field  and pressing ALT RETURN to fill the partner window, without logging the callsign.

U solution it's one keystroke more longer that the "native" ALT RETURN partner stack filling process.

Let me know, i am loosing something

73 de Fabio I4UFH

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