I can understand how the good CW ops like the mode switch in TR, but it was
one of the frustrations that I had with TR.
Virtually all of my CW contesting is S&P. With TR, it would switch back to
CQ mode at the most inopportune times and I would then send the wrong
message. I was able to configure TR to minimize these guffaws, but could
never completely eliminate them.
I switched to WriteLog for other reasons, but found the lack of a mode
selection a pleasant surprise.
If a mode selection is added to WriteLog, I hope that either it can be
disabled completely, or the function key messages never change between
modes.
I kind of feel this all falls into the category of "what your used to."
There have been several other differences in operation between WriteLog and
TR that have taken me awhile to break the TR habit and establish the
WriteLog one.
Chuck, KE4OAR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Henderson" <bob@cytanet.com.cy>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Cc: <w5xd@writelog.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CW questions
>
> I agree wholeheartedly with Clive. There have been requests for this
> functionality to be added to WL from several serious CW contesters going
> back a couple of years now.
>
> I do hope that by now this request has worked its way near to the top of
> Wayne's list!
>
> Wayne would it make sense to recite a specification for the functionality
we
> would like to see?
>
> Bob, 5B4AGN, P3F
>
> Clive Whelan wrote:
>
> > As you will no doubt by now have gathered, your assumption above is
> correct.
> > As someone else pointed out, it is often TR migrants who hanker after
such
> > functionality. In my view, this is simply not a failure to adapt, but
> > because ( for the dedicated CW op at least), a "mode" switch is such an
> > important issue. It is only in this way that the <ENTER> key can be
truly
> > intelligent, and perform the same function, in both RUN and S&P modes.
> > Believe me it is not for the lack of asking that this has never been
> > implemented, and I for one having been banging on that particular door
for
> > about three years now.
> >
> > In my view the addition of a mode switch would make WL truly the most
> > functional (CW) logger bar none, which presently just evades its grasp,
> and
> > with which it still vies with TR for supremacy. Is WL overall the better
> > logger? The answer must be yes, and I for one certainly would not have
> > deserted TR otherwise; the Windows capability being the deciding factor.
> > After all who wants to stay with the flaky Win9x operating systems,or
run
> a
> > dedicated DOS machine, when XP offers so much more, but will effectively
> not
> > support DOS legacy loggers such as TR?
> >
> > In my view some of the best CW ops- but by no means all- are still with
> TR.
> > Are they dinosaurs? yes I think they are, but I can certainly appreciate
> > their perspective, with which I find it difficult to argue in the
absence
> of
> > a mode switch in WL; it really is a fine balance. So Mike let's keep
> banging
> > on Wayne's door, and perhaps one day it might just happen.
> >
> >
> > 73
> >
> >
> >
> > Clive
> > GW3NJW
> >
> >
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