I'll second Phil's recommendation! But I'll also point out that Dan has a valid point regarding the text of the meter. Often it just isn't very useful (although in some cases it is), and thus having its presence be a user-selectable option makes alot of sense.
The problem, as I see it, is that there is a LONG list of features that have been requested, and a very small software team (who are also handling bug fixes, attending ham conventions, etc.) with which to implement them. Thus, requests must from necessity be prioritized, which means that a request might take a long time to be implemented, if it's implemented at all. This is exactly the situation I faced when I bought my Flex radio almost exactly a year ago. After using it a bit I realized that there were a number of features in the User Interface that I would have preferred be done differently - some major, some minor. But I thought that the Flex team would be much too busy to worry about my own personal preferences (I think this was before they'd instituted their feature-request on the web page), so I figured, why not do it myself? Sure, the Flex code wasn't commented. Sure, there's no documentation. Sure, I didn't know c-sharp. But I didn't really see any of these negatives as being reasons for me not to try. The tools weren't too expensive (I think I paid $250 on ebay), and, in the end, it turned out that modifying the code really wasn't that difficult. Best of all, I had a great time doing it! So what am I pitching? First step: if there's a feature you'd like added or changed, get it into the Feature Request list on the website. If it then seems like the request is going nowhere, and if you have *any* sort of software experience, don't be afraid to get your hands dirty mucking around with the software. After all, if you've got time to yak on the radio, then you've got the time to write code. And, who knows...you might even have fun! Best regards to all, - Jeff, K6JCA -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Philip Covington Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 2:44 PM To: Flex-radio Reflector Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Option to remove dB display? Instead of waiting around or arguing for these changes, just get yourselves a copy of Visual Studio 2003 off of Ebay. Modify to your hearts content... Seriously, you could just drag the meter off the bottom of the form so it is hidden or turn its visibility off *without having to learn any programming at all*. Hit build and you have your custom version of the console...no big deal...it is not that hard... Phil N8VB _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
