Re: [Tlf-devel] v1.4 topics
* On 2018 04 Nov 05:56 -0600, Thomas Beierlein wrote: > Hi Nate, > > sorry, answering mails while in reality doing other stuff is a proven > way to disaster... Or entertainment? ;-O > > I note that '-n' does: > > > >-n Start without packet/cluster. > > > > in the manual page. Does it do more? I've not tried it as I rarely > > use the cluster functionality. > > Same remark applies here. I was talking about the -v (verbose) switch, > which slows down the messages. I'll try that. > Again, sorry for my confusion. Seems it is not my day. Nor mine. I started in ARRL Sweepstakes about an hour ago and I'm just not very good with all those numbers! I need to go back to bed... 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ Tlf-devel mailing list Tlf-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/tlf-devel
Re: [Tlf-devel] v1.4 topics
Hi Nate, sorry, answering mails while in reality doing other stuff is a proven way to disaster... Am Sun, 4 Nov 2018 05:35:34 -0600 schrieb Nate Bargmann : > * On 2018 04 Nov 04:26 -0600, Thomas Beierlein wrote: > > Am Fri, 2 Nov 2018 23:21:57 -0500 > > schrieb Nate Bargmann : > > > > > * On 2018 02 Nov 12:30 -0500, Thomas Beierlein wrote: > > > > P.S.: The 'todo' list now: > > > > > > > > * allow vertical resizing of tlf (more room for cluster > > > > messages) > > > > ... snip ... > > I'm just trying to be forward thinking! ;-) And that is good. Keep that habit ;-)! > > > One few for the pile: Accept master.scp, mastersx.scp, > > > masusve.scp, and masterss.scp as well as callmaster (case > > > ignored) for the Super Check Partial files. Perhaps read them in > > > the order listed and use the first one found? For now I download > > > the one I want and symlink callmaster to it, which works just as > > > well! > > Hmm, ok. But better than hardcode that names (maybe there will be > > others in later time) how about an keyword CALLMASTER= to name your > > preference with a default to cty.dat if not set? > > Whoa! Wrong file, Tom. cty.dat is the country file, not the Super > Check Partial file. I'm discussing the latter. Yeah, see my first sentence above. The default should be the 'callmaster' file. > > Well there is the -n switch already. But I know some of the messages > > will only appear once. So a confirmation for any onetime changes > > may be appropriate. > > I note that '-n' does: > >-n Start without packet/cluster. > > in the manual page. Does it do more? I've not tried it as I rarely > use the cluster functionality. Same remark applies here. I was talking about the -v (verbose) switch, which slows down the messages. Again, sorry for my confusion. Seems it is not my day. 73, de Tom DL1JBE -- "Do what is needful!" Ursula LeGuin: Earthsea -- pgp78T4W2l7Qd.pgp Description: Digitale Signatur von OpenPGP ___ Tlf-devel mailing list Tlf-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/tlf-devel
Re: [Tlf-devel] v1.4 topics
* On 2018 04 Nov 04:26 -0600, Thomas Beierlein wrote: > Am Fri, 2 Nov 2018 23:21:57 -0500 > schrieb Nate Bargmann : > > > * On 2018 02 Nov 12:30 -0500, Thomas Beierlein wrote: > > > P.S.: The 'todo' list now: > > > > > > * allow vertical resizing of tlf (more room for cluster messages) > > > > May as well allow horizontal resizing. It would require calculating > > the anchor of some screen blocks like the score window from the right > > margin, I think. > > > That sure would be helpful, but is MUCH more work. So I would plan it > for a later release. I fear it will need a complete rewrite of the > display related code. At the moment display related stuff is > scattered over most of the files. I'm just trying to be forward thinking! ;-) > > One few for the pile: Accept master.scp, mastersx.scp, masusve.scp, > > and masterss.scp as well as callmaster (case ignored) for the Super > > Check Partial files. Perhaps read them in the order listed and use > > the first one found? For now I download the one I want and symlink > > callmaster to it, which works just as well! > > > Hmm, ok. But better than hardcode that names (maybe there will be > others in later time) how about an keyword CALLMASTER= to name your > preference with a default to cty.dat if not set? Whoa! Wrong file, Tom. cty.dat is the country file, not the Super Check Partial file. I'm discussing the latter. > > Consider requiring a key press on the first screens when Tlf is > > started without a log file. They often close too quickly to read all > > the details. Subsequent runs can be as it is now. An alternative > > might be to have an option keyword (yet another!) in logcfg.dat > > specifying a timeout in seconds for each screen where 0 would require > > a key press and negative would disable them. > > > Well there is the -n switch already. But I know some of the messages > will only appear once. So a confirmation for any onetime changes may be > appropriate. I note that '-n' does: -n Start without packet/cluster. in the manual page. Does it do more? I've not tried it as I rarely use the cluster functionality. > P.S.: The actual (unsorted) 'todo' list now (Hope I did not forget > something): > > * allow vertical resizing of tlf (more room for cluster messages) > * drop 'scan' menu with noise bridge, panorama scan and smeter > display (It did not work for a long time and I think no one is > using it) > * Handling multiplier aliases (see thread started by Nate in June) > * automatically switch back to 'Run' mode from "grab spot" after QSO > * switch to hamlib's freq_t for frequencies ( and maybe factor out > hamlib stuff to a separate module ) > * Do a complete rewrite of display related code in the long term to > allow vertical AND horizontal resizing. > * Allow other callmaster databases (hardcoded or by CALLMASTER= keyword) > * Rework startup display for better readability by user Looks like quite enough, actually! 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ Tlf-devel mailing list Tlf-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/tlf-devel
Re: [Tlf-devel] v1.4 topics
On Fri, Nov 02, 2018 at 11:21:57PM -0500, Nate Bargmann wrote: > * On 2018 02 Nov 12:30 -0500, Thomas Beierlein wrote: > > P.S.: The 'todo' list now: > > > Consider requiring a key press on the first screens when Tlf is started > without a log file. They often close too quickly to read all the > details. Subsequent runs can be as it is now. An alternative might be > to have an option keyword (yet another!) in logcfg.dat specifying a > timeout in seconds for each screen where 0 would require a key press and > negative would disable them. > > Thoughts? a quick note for your last idea - that's very good! :) That'ld be a useful feature. 73, Ervin ___ Tlf-devel mailing list Tlf-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/tlf-devel
[Tlf-devel] v1.4 topics
Hi Tom,
Some topics from my backlog:
* improve the "grab a spot while in run mode" use case:
- while CQing user grabs a spot using Alt-G
- mode switches to Log, freq is saved
- change: as soon as the QSO is logged (or Esc'ed) mode+freq
switch back automatically
(i.e. no need to press # and +)
- advanced mode: if supported by radio VFO-B
could be used to receive both freqs.
* grab on-screen spots only ("WYSIWYG"):
- use case: screen is full of cluster spots; user wants to jump to DL1ABC;
by mistake types DL2; Alt-G jumps to DL2XYZ that is also spotted
but was not visible.
result: user is confused.
- on the other hand jumping to an off-screen spot could make sense
if one knows from another source that the station was spotted.
* switch to hamlib's freq_t for frequencies:
tlf currently typically uses kHz values as floats
demo of a rounding error: https://repl.it/repls/EasyForcefulPackage
73,
Zoli
On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 07:02:26AM +0200, Thomas Beierlein wrote:
> * allow vertical resizing of tlf (more room for cluster messages)
> * drop 'scan' menu with noise bridge, panorama scan and smeter display
> (It did not work for a long time and I think no one is using it)
>
> If there are additional ideas please add to the above list and send
> back.
>
> 73, de Tom DL1JBE
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