Thanks for documenting so well your request. I too would like to see
this and I am sure many others as well. Hope WL people look at it.
Dick W7ZR
On 4/5/06, James Sullivan <jims@psws.com> wrote:
>
>
> I was not available to comment on the recent ESM postings.
> All of the ESM comments, I read, did not address the functionality I want.
>
> I would like to use the 'Enter sends exch/QRZ' mode, under WL Entry menu, in
> order to use the 3 Enter key sequence for making QSOs on RTTY.
> This mode works great for phone or CW.
>
> My goal is NOT to be able to hit the ENTER keyboard key 3 times for a Q.
> If you have a Microsoft Intellipoint Mouse you can install the latest
> drivers(5.2 or greater)to increase WL functionality. These drivers let you
> map any mouse button to any key closure (including F keys).
> My methods maps the Mouse Wheel switch to the ENTER key.
> In RTTY contests this could allow me to Mouse the entire QSO, when running,
> with just the Left mouse button and the center Mouse wheel switch.
> The sequence is:
> ENTER for calling CQ
> LEFT mouse for grabbing Callsign
> ENTER for sending TX exchange
> LEFT mouse for grabbing received Rx exchange
> ENTER to Log QSO and send QRZ. (no Insert keys...)
> Added benefits to the new mouse driver include using all 5 buttons to also
> support S&P mode.
> In addition you can map the mouse buttons special functionality just for WL.
> When you are not using WL the button mappings default back to normal
> operation on your PC.
>
> As pointed out in previous discussions the 3 ENTER key sequence in RTTY is
> broken
> There is a very simple reason why it is broke in RTTY.
>
> For some reason WL moves the entry cursor to the first '9' in the RS field's
> default 599 after you select a callsign with the LEFT mouse button.
> I suppose this allows you to reach up and hit an 8 key if your report is
> 589.
> In RTTY contest almost all reports are 599.
> If someone actually gives you a 589, you cannot LEFT mouse on the report and
> have it put the report in the RS field. You have to strike the 8 key.
> This seems like some sort of broken paradigm to me.
> I think this auto move to the RS field functionality would not be missed if
> deleted.
> This auto cursor move is not compatible with the 'Enter sends exch/QRZ' mode
> because this mode assumes the next ENTER key should log the QSO instead of
> sending the TX exchange.
>
> If the cursor would NOT auto move to the RS field, the 3 ENTER key
> sequencing would work.
> After selecting the callsign with the LEFT mouse button the cursor should be
> left in the CALL field to allow the next ENTER to send the TX exchange.
>
> My Fix is for WL to allow a user to turn OFF this auto cursor RS movement
> after a call is clicked-on via a user optional entry in the WL [ENTRY] ini
> section.
>
> I have asked the WL people for this simple change, but have received NO
> response.
> I see some RTTY changes in the latest beta but not the one I requested.
>
> Jim W7EJ CN2R
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Tnx es 73
Dick W7ZR
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