On 3 Dec 98, at 10:37, George Fremin III wrote:
>
> D. R. Evans writes:
> >
> > My suggestion is that you allow the changing of window colour based on the
> > currently active rig. That way I could have something (the band map maybe?)
> > switch colours in such a way that even I could tell what rig is going to
> > transmit when I hit something.
>
> I like this idea.
>
Unfortunately, Tree apparently does not. His reply to me was private so I
won't post it. But he doesn't sound impressed.
>
> > PLEASE allow me to set the rate at which the calls on the band maps change
> > colour and age off the screen. Whatever it's set to now is too short. Every
> > year I get frustrated by this because I go S&Ping and half the stations
> > have aged off the map even though they're still on the same frequency as on
> > my prior pass. It seems like this ought to be a relatively easy thing to
> > add. I am really the only one who finds this annoying???
>
> This is a good idea too.
>
I have them occasionally. Sorting the good ideas from the bad ones is
always the hard part.
As Tree knows, I just keep hounding him semi-periodically if I don't think
his reason for refusing to implement something is good enough. I think this
is the third or fourth year I've brought this bandmap one up. I'm pretty
sure he'll submit on both of these one day. I've started posting my
suggestions now instead of simply sending them privately, since I guess
that he might take a suggestion more seriously if a few people make
comments like yours, George.
(FWIW, I still think the best thing I persuaded him to do was add the
keypad memories. I couldn't manage without being able to hit that nice fat
numeric-0 key and have it send my call.)
73 -- Doc N7DR
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D.R. Evans N7DR / G4AMJ N7DR@sff.net
Member, 1998 Nebula Novel Jury
http://www.sff.net/people/N7DR/nebula98.html
"Palindor Chronicles" information and extracts:
http://www.sff.net/people/N7DR/drevans.htp
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