Hi Wayne:
I find it truly amazing that some of these complainers claim to be amateur
extra class and write messages like they just got out reform school.
Evidently they want a program that they can start up before a contest and
then go on vacation. When they get back the program should tell them how
they did. You have done an excellent job with Writelog and I am sure that
most of us that do not expect a program to do everything, are very happy
with the progress. Most commercial programs as good as Writelog, could
have as many as 20 or more programmers working on the same program and they
still have bugs in them. Keep up the excellent good work Wayne and do it
at your own pace. There are plenty of us out here that know that it is the
best contest program on the market and will only continue to get better with
age.
Thank you & 73
Lloyd
Lloyd S. Smith
ARS NX4W
Formerly: N1OAZ
Email: nx4w@bellsouth.net or nx4w@arrl.net
Web Page: http://personal.bellsouth.net/~nx4w
----- Original Message -----
From: "W. Wright, W5XD" <w5xd@writelog.com>
To: "'MorseCode2000'" <k1uq@email.msn.com>; <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 10:49 AM
Subject: [WriteLog] RE:inability of programmer to program, laziness, etc.
>
> Hi Bill,
> Yep, that's me. Thanks for setting the record straight for me and
> the rest of the world. Could not have done it without you.
>
> Wayne, W5XD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-writelog@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-writelog@contesting.com]On Behalf Of MorseCode2000
> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 15:06
> To: ct1aoz Maxitel; Bill Fisher - W4AN; writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Suggestions
>
>
>
> A user should NOT have to go to an INI file to invoke reasonable
"options".
>
> Affecting the log fields could, and in my opinion should, be available
> through a drop-down menu with a collection of Tab cards. In a Tab card
> called (maybe?) Log Window, a user simply checks off boxes of desired
> entities to be displayed, or employs other drop-downs, etc.
>
> Included in the above could be check-off boxes for how the tab key and/or
> space key perform.
>
> I use another logging program for general logging (I ADIF from CT and ADIF
> from WL), and in this tool a user can click a button in the log window
then
> re-layout the log form by moving existing entry fields around anywhere
> inside the window - even the fields' textural titles can be repositioned
> anywhere (above, beside, below the field, two inches away... anywhere!),
add
> new fields (even ones YOU create!), delete non-desired fields, etc. When
> done, user can then open a window and select the order the tab key moves
> from field to field in your customized layout. This allows a user to
orient
> the entry fields with a non-serial ("freight train") appearance, yet still
> allow the tab key/entry cursor to move in a desired, logical, ordered
> manner. User freely chooses the layout, then chooses the desired path the
> tab key moves around the layout. >>> No INI file baloney <<<.
>
>
> As for AUTOsaving, if it does not work AUTOmatically and transparently,
then
> it is NOT AUTOsaving. Again, this could be user selectable from a
menu/tab
> card: "Autosave? Yes/No" "Save after every: 1,2,3,4,5,...n QSOs"
> "Write to [Drive Letter] after every 1,2,3,4,5,...n QSOs" . Once set to
> AUTOsave, it becomes transparent. The only visual/physical interruption
> would be a brief message "Writing to [Drive Letter]" if that feature is
also
> selected.
>
> For fonts, they should be able to be applied in ALL windows via a RMB
click.
>
> And ALL windows should be able to be resized and positioned ANYWHERE. Get
> rid of this docking stuff (more baloney).
>
> Personally, I feel INI file editing is by today's standards antique, and a
> good way for SOME (not all) users to royally screw up their program
<<<save
> an INI file copy B4 editing!>>>.
>
> If customization is not made available by the developer in the main
program,
> it's due to developer choice or neglect (perhaps other priorities, lack of
> time/resources, doesn't know there is an issue, lack of understanding what
> user wants, inability of programmer to program, laziness, etc.). I also
> feel there is some value in being able to access an INI file, but NOT for
> reasonable and common user needs.
>
> And the above are certainly reasonable and, I dare say, common needs.
>
>
> My five dollar & fifty cents worth,
>
> Bill K1UQ
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ct1aoz Maxitel" <ct1aoz@mail.maxitel.pt>
> To: "Bill Fisher - W4AN" <w4an@contesting.com>; <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 4:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Suggestions
>
>
> >
> >
> > Hi Bill
> >
> > Tks for posting all the suggestions
> > I will comment down...
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bill Fisher - W4AN <w4an@contesting.com>
> > To: <writelog@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 6:41 AM
> > Subject: [WriteLog] Suggestions
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Playing with WL for the first time here from home. Few notes...
> > >
> > > 1) Tab should go from call to zone, back to call, then RST, then
> > > zone. It should cycle. As it is, it goes to end of line. Why would
I
> > > ever want to edit a country?
> >
> > I eliminate ''disable'' all the inconvenient TAB's... Simply go to:
> >
> > In version 10.21
> > Contest | Exchange format setup | ( select ) NO it will open a window
> > EDIT QSO EXCHANGE FIELDS.
> >
> > Now selec the field you dont want to see in the QSO ENTRY window, for
> > example
> > RST disable the PROMPT. Include in QSO entry prompt | SAVE it.
> > now select Country disable also the Prompt. Include in QSO entry prompt
|
> > save it
> > Now select C disable also the Prompt. Include in QSO entry prompt | save
> it
> >
> > Strike OK and all is done.
> >
> > Now click mouse in the Qso Entry window it changes to a small size
window
> > with only CALL and ZONE only 2 fields to play... hihi all the other
> fields
> > hide and will be printed in the log .
> > As you can see you can made a lot of changes for your hown taste hihi
> >
> > For example I change the QSO Entry FONT SIZE for a big size font
> > Go to Setup | Entry window font, and choose the size you like.
> >
> > >
> > > 2) Why am I forced to tab for the country and zone to be filled in.
> It's
> > > just another 3000 extra keystrokes that could be eliminated.
> > THis is solved as in 1)
> >
> > >
> > > 3) Check call window: Why say "New Country" ??? Leave it blank if it
> is
> > > new. It will stand out as needed more if you do.
> >
> > The ''NEW Country'' advise is good to mantain you waked up. ( hihi ).
> >
> > >
> > > 4) Love the mult check window. Would like to have multiple instances
of
> > > it with different continents.
> > >
> > > 5) Love the rate meter. Always wanted a rate meter that changed with
> time
> > > and not QSO's.
> > >
> > > 6) This is probably a RTFM comment... Why does it come up and say to
> > > save the log after every 20 QSOs? Why doesn't it save it after every
> QSO
> > > for me? I'll read some on this tomorrow.
> >
> > Edit the WRITELOG .INI it is in the Windows and :
> >
> > Set AutoSaveCount to the number of QSOs allowed between automatically
> saving
> > the log. Set this to -1 and WriteLog will not autosave. If you make no
> entry
> > here, WriteLog will auto-save after every 100 QSOs.
> >
> > AutoSaveCount= -1
> >
> >
> > ( give a look at Help | Writelog .INI )
> >
> > >
> > > 7) No support of LPT keying under Win2K. Problem. Probably MS's
fault.
> > >
> > > All in all.. pretty OK. I'll play around some more tomorrow night if
I
> > > have time.
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
> > > Bill
> >
> > I hope my comments helps a litle...
> >
> > Have fun in the CQWW cw I will participate but with a vy low rate this
> > time...
> >
> > 73 from Jose CT1AOZ
> > ct1aoz@netzero.pt
> > ICQ: 4334073
> > Pls QSLvia '' eQSL.cc ''
> > www.qsl.net/gpdx
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> >
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> >
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