Chuck
Those of us who would like to see Run/S&P mode switching would like to see
it available as a feature which can be enabled by those who wish to use it.
It doesn't make any sense to inflict that functionality on folks who don't
want it.
Bob, 5B4AGN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Fullgraf" <cfullgraf@sprynet.com>
To: "WriteLog Reflector" <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CW questions
> 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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