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Re: [RTTY] cr lf

To: FireBrick <w9ol@billnjudy.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] cr lf
From: Randy Lake <rlake@ne.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:55:55 -0500
List-post: <mailto:rtty@contesting.com>
CR at the beginning is fine but I do not like to chase everything up the 
screen. As long as there is a space after the end that is all that is 
needed, especially if your grabbing multiple pieces of a report and 
you're a slow typist or your a slow mouse.
my personal pref.
73, Randy N1KWF

FireBrick wrote:
> I like each transmission on a separate line.
> But I do understand those that don't want to
> 'chase the linefeed scroll'.
>
> The software I use, scrolls down the page, so I find myself chasing a 
> callsign or serial number occasionally.
>
> The software that I started with, scrolled up, so a transmission was usually 
> on the lowest line and made finding the data I wanted a bit easier. At least 
> for me...
>
> For those that like it .... scroll up and those that want scroll down;
> Maybe we should urge the authors to make the 'user definable'.
>
> At the speed I make contacts, the extra cr/lf is not an issue.
> But super creative, alternative buffer design, does confuse an old brain 
> like mine.
>
>
> And just for discussion.
> I have extra sets of buffers.
> One set of multiple callsign/reports for those weaker stations.
> and
> One set of single call, single report (nothing but callsign and report) for 
> those super strong stations.
>
> Sending a report more than once to a weaker or qrmed station seems to cut 
> down on repeat requests.
> I'll leave it up to the mathematicians to determine the time spent to time 
> wasted advantage.
>
>
>
>
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