Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Data Updater re-write and feature request

[Alan Zack]

Many many moons ago there was a side instruction on how to save your current 
QSL Manager list and addresses so that the updater would not overwrite them 
(well, it does overwrite them but you had an option to save them in a separate 
file). I did save these in a separate folder in case I needed to go back to 
whom I first sent a QSL to. I am still doing that but am not sure if I am doing 
it the most efficient and quickest way.

Alan K7ACZ


-Original Message-
From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert 
AD1C
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 8:16 AM
To: DX4WIN Reflector
Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Data Updater re-write and feature request

Hi Folks,

I'm considering re-writing the DX4WIN Data Updater (porting from Perl to 
C/C++).  The main reason is to reduce the program (file) size from approx 5MB 
to something under 300KB (about 6% of the original size), as well as making it 
easier to debug.  I'll be cleaning up a lot of the code, and removing some 
features that I never finished or that never worked right.  I'll change it so 
that a failed download (like
eQSL) won't stop the update process to wait for user input before it can 
continue.  Plus, I can use a free compiler to build the program.

Is anyone using any of the following features in the Updater?  If not, then I 
will not implement them in the new version.

http://dx4win.ad1c.us/updater/index.html#options

–prompt : ask before updating each file

–auto : run Updater Program without graphical interface

keep-alive functionality.  I have never thought this worked very well,
the VE7CC user program does a much better job of this.

I'm considering adding the options described at the URL above as some sort of 
configuration menu  that you can access from within the program, but that's a 
low-priority item right now.  Getting the existing functionality working again 
is most important.

Here is a screenshot of what the new Updater may look like, subject to change, 
of course.

http://dx4win.ad1c.us/new_updater.png

I may have trouble supporting Windows XP, but Windows Vista and later should be 
fine.  If this is a deal-breaker for you, let me know.

If there are new features you want, please let me know and I'll try to 
implement them.  One new feature I want to add is a "Reset" button that removes 
all the downloaded files from the UPDATE directory.  This will force the 
Updater to download all the latest files if things get out-of-sync.

Support for ARRL National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) will be left in for the time 
being, but be disabled.  The framework I created (i.e.
sub-menus for Calendar and Membership Lists) is useful for adding similar 
features.

Please do not ask me when it will be ready.

73 - Jim AD1C

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Jim Reisert AD1C, , http://www.ad1c.us 
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Re: [Dx4win] Logging JT65

[Megin Murphy]

Ohhh DX4WIN is connected to my radio and Ignore Mode in Real Time is
unchecked.  When I check it I'm now allowed to change the mode.  Thanks for
that tip!

73, Megin, K5IJ

-Original Message-
From: David R. Perry [mailto:dpe...@vci.net] 
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2016 10:32 AM
To: 'Megin Murphy' ; dx4win@mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Logging JT65

If you have DX4WIN connected to your radio, then you want to make sure to
uncheck Ignore Mode in Real Time which you can find under the Radio tab in
the upper left corner of the main window.  When you do that, DX4WIN should
change modes automatically as the radio changes modes.

If you do not have DX4WIN connected to your radio, then you have the change
modes manually.

73,

Dave, N4QS

-Original Message-
From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Megin
Murphy
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2016 7:06 AM
To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Dx4win] Logging JT65

Hello.  Is there a setting I need to change to allow changing the mode from
SSB to JT65 without saving the entry first and going back in?

 

73, Megin, K5IJ

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[Dx4win] Logging JT65

[Megin Murphy]

Hello.  Is there a setting I need to change to allow changing the mode from
SSB to JT65 without saving the entry first and going back in?

 

73, Megin, K5IJ

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