[Dx4win] Ver 8 wish list re spotting.
As i mentioned in another e-mail, I really like the way DX4Win handles spots... but I do have a few quibbles. We presently have to choice of flagging a new DXCC either when we have never worked it... pretty rare for me nowadays... or we have never confirmed it... I have lots of those. It would be nice if, at a glance, we could differentiate. New DXCC and unconfirmed new DXCC and do away with the check-box in preferences. Could we use priority 0 for never worked DXCC spots? Grey spots... the trouble is there are different kinds of grey spots that D4W treats the same... and I don't want to. If the spot is for a band or mode I do not or can not operate I never want to see it... Grey minus... lowest possible priority... or hide them completely. If the spot is outside spotter geographic region I am filtering on... I usually don't want to see them especially if the spotting network is busy. However, if the band is quiet, such as early morning, I do like to monitor all spots. These are the real grey spots. Priority 10. (Not 9... I need room for a new level). If you have worked a station before D4W flags them as grey spots. The logic is obvious, you don't work a station twice for an award especially if it's a DXpedition. However I'm not convinced this is correct. Even if you don't need a station, on a particular band for example, it is useful to see a spot for a needed award/band/mode regardless of where they are operating. For example if you need VP8DLM on 40 but have worked him on 20. If you see him on 20, you know he IS active and he IS NOT on 40. This is of interest! This should be one level above black spots.. Priority 8... black spots pri 9. As I do switch grey spots on and off, there should be a quicker way to turn them on and off. Maybe a right mouse click option. Grey spots may update a higher priority spot, but should not change the priority. IE if grey spots are on and a European station sends a spot (assuming we are in NA) for a needed country... it should not assume the "grey spot" priority (unless it's older than 60 min)... because the station is being heard in the filtered region. __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode
On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Paul van der Eijk wrote: > Hi Rick, > > That is what I do already inside the code to avoid a second copy of > DX4WIN running. Now that I've actually tried it (7.07.02) when I try to start up a second copy it just transfers focus to the currently running copy. Sorry for the incorrect assumption. > I also open the license file in shared mode, but I don't think the code > will ever reach that point. The only way I've ever seen "Demo" mode entered was at startup when the starting directory for DX4WIN was wrong. Are people actually seeing it go into Demo mode, or is it just refusing to save the log file? I ask this because there's a "feature" in Windows Vista that marks files on removable media (like thumb drives, or USB hard drives) read-only after they've been opened for a while. My XYL sees this: open a word document on the thumb drive, edit for a while, then try to close it. You get a permission error, and the original document is GONE. Microsoft, rather than fixing this, blames the victim and says that the files must be copied to the hard drive before being edited: http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.word.docmanagement&tid=f7a01f32-8177-47b8-93de-9bd66ca62f29&cat=en-us-office&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=en-us&m=1&p=1 If you're keeping your log on anything but your "C" drive, and you're running Vista, this may be what's happening. If not, never mind. :-) 73, -Rick -- Rick Murphy, CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode
Hi Rick, That is what I do already inside the code to avoid a second copy of DX4WIN running. I also open the license file in shared mode, but I don't think the code will ever reach that point. --Paul, KK4HD Rick Murphy wrote: > On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 9:20 AM, ON4AOI wrote: > >> Hi Mel, >> This is normal, because we shouldn´t double click in the taskbar, >> I have programs in my taskbar that freeze my PC when I accidently >> double click on the icon, even with ctrl+alt+del it takes a while >> to shutdown that program, don´t think this is a better solution. >> >> > > There's a program that you can use to work around this - you put it in > your taskbar instead of the direct dx4win shortcut, and it keeps you > from having more than one instance of the program started. It's called > RunOnlyOne, and you can find it at > http://huddledmasses.org/run-only-one-copy-of-an-application/ > > Paul, this is something you can do at startup - look to see if there's > another copy of DX4WIN running, and if so, pass focus to the running > copy then quit. > 73, > -Rick > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.9/1989 - Release Date: 03/07/09 > 18:43:00 > > __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode
LOL... exactly! Dick Flanagan wrote: > Patient: I know I'm not supposed to do this, but when I do it hurts. > > Doctor:DON'T DO THAT! > > One of life's hard-earned home remedies. > > Dick > -- > Dick Flanagan K7VC > d...@k7vc.com > > > -- Mel, VE2DC __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode
We have drifted from the original thread. The fact that you can screw up DX4Win by starting two instances almost simultaneously is perhaps an interesting bit of trivia... and the RunOnlyOne utility is interesting... I never heard of it before... but has little to do with the problem that some have had after the program has been running for some time and suddenly changes to DEMO mode disabling the saving any new or changed data. Rick Murphy wrote: > On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 9:20 AM, ON4AOI wrote: >> Hi Mel, >> This is normal, because we shouldn´t double click in the taskbar, >> I have programs in my taskbar that freeze my PC when I accidently >> double click on the icon, even with ctrl+alt+del it takes a while >> to shutdown that program, don´t think this is a better solution. >> > > There's a program that you can use to work around this - you put it in > your taskbar instead of the direct dx4win shortcut, and it keeps you > from having more than one instance of the program started. It's called > RunOnlyOne, and you can find it at > http://huddledmasses.org/run-only-one-copy-of-an-application/ > > Paul, this is something you can do at startup - look to see if there's > another copy of DX4WIN running, and if so, pass focus to the running > copy then quit. > 73, > -Rick -- Mel, VE2DC __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode
Patient: I know I'm not supposed to do this, but when I do it hurts. Doctor:DON'T DO THAT! One of life's hard-earned home remedies. Dick -- Dick Flanagan K7VC d...@k7vc.com __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode
On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 9:20 AM, ON4AOI wrote: > Hi Mel, > This is normal, because we shouldn´t double click in the taskbar, > I have programs in my taskbar that freeze my PC when I accidently > double click on the icon, even with ctrl+alt+del it takes a while > to shutdown that program, don´t think this is a better solution. > There's a program that you can use to work around this - you put it in your taskbar instead of the direct dx4win shortcut, and it keeps you from having more than one instance of the program started. It's called RunOnlyOne, and you can find it at http://huddledmasses.org/run-only-one-copy-of-an-application/ Paul, this is something you can do at startup - look to see if there's another copy of DX4WIN running, and if so, pass focus to the running copy then quit. 73, -Rick -- Rick Murphy, CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY Release #59 - second call
Hello to ALL ! Jim/AD1C please correct QSL mgr for R1ANB. 2009 - R1ANB via RN1ON see here www.qrz.com/r1anb 73! de Andy/UA0BA ua...@norcom.ru __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode
Hi Mel, This is normal, because we shouldn´t double click in the taskbar, I have programs in my taskbar that freeze my PC when I accidently double click on the icon, even with ctrl+alt+del it takes a while to shutdown that program, don´t think this is a better solution. Guy ON4AOI -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] Namens Mel Martin Verzonden: zondag 8 maart 2009 13:41 Aan: Dave Sharred CC: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Onderwerp: Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode I don't have a particularly slow computer... but it will start in Demo mode if I double click the icon on the taskbar. Dave Sharred wrote: > To Paul, Guy Dick etc... > > Like Guy said, I have only experienced the DEMO mode when I have double > clicked on the desktop item; on a slow PC. for those that have seen this > problem - ask yourselves - is your PC slow to open up ? > > Actually - it's a treble click - once to select desktop item, 2nd to open > desktop item; 3rd if it didn't open, do I click again to make sure I tried > to open it ? !! > > It has only happened to me on my old desktop; my shack uses a laptop that is > fast. > > If this is really the cause; could the software start up behaviour be > changed Paul ? > > If someone tried to open a 2nd application, where the first is recognised as > a licensed copy with a key, rather than revert to DEMO mode, could you force > it to stay in licensed user mode; in this case opening only the 1st > application, not the 2nd ? > > Just an idea > > 73 > > Dave > G3NKC > > > __ > Dx4win mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Mel, VE2DC __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] eQSL
Good... There are a few improvements that could be made that probably don't involve too much effort. I actually moved all my data to a more expensive, much more feature rich logging program. But after a few years, I missed D4W. The last thing I would want to see is a lot of new features... I like the fact it is fast, slick (easy to enter data) and accurate (thanks Jim). Anything Paul does to the program has to reinforce these attributes because it's what distinguishes D4W from the other programs. Areas to be addressed: Data safety. eQsl. user configurable modes. a table containing the mode, type (Phone,CW,Digital,Image) and equivalent ADIF mode if necessary. For example: USB,P,SSB LSB,P,SSB CW,C FM,P FMN,P,FM PSK,D,PSK31 PSK31,D interfacing with subscription XML callbook services. I love the spotting in D4W but I believe there are a few simple improvements to make it even better... I'll save it for a separate email to see what the gang thinks. There are some things that other programs I think he should stay away from because they generate a continuous need for fixes. Scraping data from QRZ.com or Buckmaster. Digital modes. It would be better to interface with MixW, DM780 or Winwarbler. Let someone else keep up with the latest digi modes ;-) BTW I am active on Digital modes but use a dedicated program. And I would like to see it interfaced with D4W for data transfer. ON4AOI wrote: > Hi Mel, > > I think this will be a suspected improvement or new future in the next > release > > Guy ON4AOI > > -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > Van: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] > Namens Mel Martin > Verzonden: donderdag 5 maart 2009 16:37 > Aan: DX4WIN > Onderwerp: [Dx4win] eQSL > > With eQSL now being recognized for CQ Awards (WAZ, WPX and a few new > interesting ones such as CQ Field (2 digit Maidenhead)) are there plans > afoot to provide DX4Win support for eQSL? -- Mel, VE2DC __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode
I don't have a particularly slow computer... but it will start in Demo mode if I double click the icon on the taskbar. Dave Sharred wrote: > To Paul, Guy Dick etc... > > Like Guy said, I have only experienced the DEMO mode when I have double > clicked on the desktop item; on a slow PC. for those that have seen this > problem - ask yourselves - is your PC slow to open up ? > > Actually - it's a treble click - once to select desktop item, 2nd to open > desktop item; 3rd if it didn't open, do I click again to make sure I tried > to open it ? !! > > It has only happened to me on my old desktop; my shack uses a laptop that is > fast. > > If this is really the cause; could the software start up behaviour be > changed Paul ? > > If someone tried to open a 2nd application, where the first is recognised as > a licensed copy with a key, rather than revert to DEMO mode, could you force > it to stay in licensed user mode; in this case opening only the 1st > application, not the 2nd ? > > Just an idea > > 73 > > Dave > G3NKC > > > __ > Dx4win mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Mel, VE2DC __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] eQSL
Hi Mel, I think this will be a suspected improvement or new future in the next release Guy ON4AOI -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] Namens Mel Martin Verzonden: donderdag 5 maart 2009 16:37 Aan: DX4WIN Onderwerp: [Dx4win] eQSL With eQSL now being recognized for CQ Awards (WAZ, WPX and a few new interesting ones such as CQ Field (2 digit Maidenhead)) are there plans afoot to provide DX4Win support for eQSL? -- Mel, VE2DC __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Dx4win and Multiple Monitors
Hi all, Since there are a few among us that have problems with multiple screen setup Here some tips. HARDWARE If your Videocard can handle 2 monitors at the same time you probably won´t have any problems. If you have to install a second videocard to have a 2 monitor setup make sure They use the same video chipset and drivers with equal or more memory, In other words your primary video card is 8xAGP FX5500 (Geforce) then you should Search after a PCI FX5500 (Geforce) card (older systems) In my vista Ultimate computer I have 2 times Point of view GF 8500GT with 1Gb memory (interface is pci-express x16)video cards 4 x 22´screens are attached to this cards. DX4WIN is splitted over 3 screens and all remains where I putted it SOFTWARE First of all in DX4WIN|PREFERENCES|SCREEN Tab "Leave all windows in original position" should be checked. Otherwise the above won´t work GUY ON4AOI __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode
To Paul, Guy Dick etc... Like Guy said, I have only experienced the DEMO mode when I have double clicked on the desktop item; on a slow PC. for those that have seen this problem - ask yourselves - is your PC slow to open up ? Actually - it's a treble click - once to select desktop item, 2nd to open desktop item; 3rd if it didn't open, do I click again to make sure I tried to open it ? !! It has only happened to me on my old desktop; my shack uses a laptop that is fast. If this is really the cause; could the software start up behaviour be changed Paul ? If someone tried to open a 2nd application, where the first is recognised as a licensed copy with a key, rather than revert to DEMO mode, could you force it to stay in licensed user mode; in this case opening only the 1st application, not the 2nd ? Just an idea 73 Dave G3NKC __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode
Hi Dick and others, I can confirm this behavior, It´s not a dx4win problem for sure but what we do, sometimes computers can be Full loaded and don´t start immediately what we double clicked(can be changed to 1 click also) if we do it again same problem will occure in dx4win -result- DEMO. I use Alt+S a lot and certainly after a new one , if for any reason I was in Demo mode it would Have warned me and could write down or even print out the changes I made to the log. Also I use AutoBackup professional from memeo, This programs auto back up every change I make in a file or log and this without delay on a USB stick. Guy ON4AOI -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] Namens Dick Flanagan Verzonden: zondag 8 maart 2009 1:23 Aan: Paul van der Eijk CC: dx4win list Onderwerp: Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode At 04:10 PM 3/7/2009, Paul van der Eijk wrote: >Again, looking at the code, the license status is checked when the >program starts. Licensing can fail with a bad license file or mismatch >in the 'checksum' of the executable. In the code, I do not see a >possibility of changing the license back to demo mode. When the program >runs, you can delete the license file, and the program does not switch >into demo mode. I have my D4W shortcut in my Windows system tray (to the left, next to the Start button). From there it only takes a single click to run the program. However, sometimes I double-click on the icon out of habit and D4W will almost always start-up in Demo mode. There is obviously something going on with the almost simultaneous start-up. When that happens I simply Exit the Demo copy, restart D4W with a single click and all is good. Dick -- Dick Flanagan K7VC d...@k7vc.com __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
