IMO, www.k9jy.com is "must reading" for WriteLog users.
73, Mike K9MI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Wood" <n6de@comcast.net>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 07 59
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] "It's broken"
> (Wayne, please see item 5.1 below.)
>
> Ford,
>
> Are you looking for practical answers to the issues you listed (aside
> from networking), or are you more concerned with a philosophical
> discussion about how Writelog should be? I know you're frustrated, but
> I suspect that your repeated slams, particularly the "anti-Christ"
> remarks, probably do not give much indication to the Writelog team that
> you are interested in a productive and positive solution-based discourse
> about the Writelog problems you're encountering.
>
> Here are some practical answers on some of your items:
>
> 1. Save message after every 20 QSOs
> This can be easily modified. In the writelog.ini file, go to the
> [Configuration] section, and under it, type the following two lines if
> they are not already there:
> AutoSaveCount=x (where x=how many QSOs before Writelog autosaves the .wl
> file; it of course save the journal file after every QSO)
> QsoWarningCount=y (where y=how many QSOs between the warning message; 0
> if you don't want the warning message at all)
>
> For example, you can use AutoSaveCount=25 and QsoWarningCount=0.
> Specify these parameters once in writelog.ini, and they'll be valid for
> all contests after that.
>
> 2. Problems with the "C" entry field
> Do you even need the "C" entry field? I've never used it for any
> contest and got rid of it entirely to make the entry window cleaner and
> easier to navigate. I specify a parameter in the writelog.ini file to
> eliminate the C and Country fields for every contest. In the
> [Multipliers] section of the writelog.ini file, type the following:
> ShowCountry=0
>
>
> 3. Save Configuration vs. File, Save
> Save Configuration does not save your Function key definitions! That
> info is stored in each .wl file (File, Save). Things that Save
> Configuration stores are writelog.ini related. You should not have to
> reposition the Writelog windows on every reboot if you have issued a
> Save Configuration! The only thing that doesn't pop up right away is
> the Mult window, which you have to manually open (Contest, Show
> Multipliers). Everything else appears in the same place as before the
> reboot.
>
> 4. "Local backup" file ?
> Could you explain further what you mean? Every machine on the network
> should save to a local .wl file on the respective machine's local hard
> drive, and not to a network location. I've always done it this way with
> Writelog networks and haven't experienced any of the related problems
> that you encountered (function keys getting wiped out, Writelog
> shutdown, etc). I recommend you do this instead of everyone accessing,
> saving, and browsing shared Writelog files on the network.
>
>
> 5.0 Change Operators command
> In fact, this does work great in a Multi-op for changing between
> operator WAV files (we did this in Field Day and it worked well).
> The process:
> a) Create a Wavefiles subdirectory under Writelog.
> b) Under that directory, create operator subdirectories by callsign.
> c) After you and the other ops record WAV files, place each set in their
> respective callsign subdirectories. Of course, use the same file naming
> convention for everyone's files (eg: cq.wav, exch.wav, tu.wav)
> d) Place a dummy .wav file in Wavefiles directory.
> e) Copy the Wavefiles directory and subdirectories to all the other
> computers that will be used in the contest.
> f) In Setup, Ports, Wave File Locate, select the dummy .wav file (NOT a
> file inside an operator's subdirectory)
> g) Setup, CW/RTTY/SSB Messages, specifying the function keys you want
> for the various .wav files you've recorded.
> h) File, Save; Setup, Save Configuration
> i) Entry, Change Operators. All the ops should show up here and the
> .wav files should correspondingly switch whenever you switch ops.
>
> 5.1. Problem noted with Wave File Locate for Multi ops
> I do however see what Ford means with the wave file locate problem when
> exiting and restarting Writelog in 10.59. Example: Do everything in
> 5.0, exit Writelog. Restart Writelog, open recent file saved in step
> 5.0. Unfortunately I can't just press F1 or F2. If I go to Entry,
> Change Operators, it doesn't list all the ops (subdirectories) that were
> there in step 5.0. So, I need to go to Setup, Ports, Wave File Locate,
> and select the dummy .wav file. Then if I go to Entry, Change
> Operators, I can select the desired op, and then press F1, F2, etc until
> I have to reboot or restart again. Repeat. The Save Configuration
> feature works fine in saving the WaveFileLocation= path in the
> writelog.ini file, and writelog.ini knows the correct last op by
> CurrentOperator=. I think the temporary solution is to copy one of the
> op's set of .wav files in this directory before the contest for this
> exact case. This would buy time for the current op to continue using
> voice keying with someone's voice until he's able to perform the two
> steps mentioned here. But a good Multi-op feature would be if Writelog
> could identify the subdirectories of WaveFileLocation= right away on
> opening a .wl, compare with CurrentOperator=, automatically use those
> .wav files if a subdirectory matches with CurrentOperator=, and
> automatically populate the Entry, Change Operators options.
>
>
> Ford, you may want to try to confirm you can accomplish items #1-3 & 5
> just with a single machine (.wl file located on the machine's local hard
> drive, no shared file on the network, no Writelog network). I installed
> a full, fresh copy of 10.59 for the 7QP contest earlier this year.
> Items 1-3 above worked fine. We didn't have a network, and didn't use
> voice keying.
>
> Hope this was helpful.
>
> 73...
> -Dean - N6DE
>
>
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