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[WriteLog] New Feature Suggestion

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Subject: [WriteLog] New Feature Suggestion
From: dj7aa-wil@t-online.de (ww)
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 06:15:11 +0100
Absolutly correct, in a CW contest I like to do CONTEST and not playing
with the mouse.

Still we have only 2 hands. Its ok for RTTY, where you dont need a
paddle
hi..

Wil

Chris Terkla schrieb:
> 
> Well, for starter's and maybew I have missed this bit...how can I get a
> spot, or get to the spot window without a mouse.  Seems like I need to have
> a mouse to do that. And for me having to leave the keyboard to grab a mouse
> for almost anything takes significantly more time than any combination of
> keystrokes. For casual DX-ing it is OK, but if I am in a contest...it may
> well add up to QDO's lost. (well maybe when I get better :0 )
> 
> Chris N1XS
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-writelog@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-writelog@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Marty Tippin
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 9:35 PM
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] New Feature Suggestion
> 
> You can already do quite a bit in WriteLog without a mouse.
> 
> What *specifically* do you want to do with the keyboard that you can't? And
> what would be the suggested keyboard shortcut for doing those things?
> 
> If a request like this is to be taken seriously by the developer, you need
> to have concrete examples of what you want changed. Just saying you'd like
> to "not use the mouse" isn't going to result in an enhancement request that
> will ever be acted upon.
> 
> Keep in mind too that WriteLog is a Windows program, not a DOS program, and
> as such makes extensive use of the mouse and keyboard. I guess I'm just too
> brainwashed on Windows, as I never give a thought to whether I'm using the
> mouse or the keyboard - I use whichever one is appropriate for the task at
> hand. So even if some additional keyboard shortcuts were added to the
> program, I doubt I'd pay any attention to them.
> 
> The general convention in Windows programming has always been to provide a
> keyboard method for doing anything you can do on the mouse (generally
> intended for people with disabilities who might not be able to use a mouse,
> not to make the program "easier" to use) --  but when is the last time you
> tried to move or resize a window using only the keyboard? Sure, it can be
> done but it's painful and slow...
> 
> -Marty NW0L
>   martyt@pobox.com
> 
> At 09:17 PM 3/20/01 -0500, Chris Terkla wrote:
> 
> >To me, this would be an important improvement
> >
> >Chris N1XS
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-writelog@contesting.com
> >[mailto:owner-writelog@contesting.com]On Behalf Of ARS NZ3O (Byron)
> >FM29fx
> >Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 9:40 PM
> >To: writelog@contesting.com
> >Subject: [WriteLog] New Feature Suggestion
> >
> >
> >
> >I would like to see the next release of WRITElog
> >capable of operating an entire contest without a mouse.
> >
> >Or even five or six minutes...
> >
> >Byron
> 
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