At one point the controls for F/H were on the main part of the GUI and the group was flooded with questions asking why they were receiving and transmitting “funny” because they were inadvertently checking the box when it was on the main page. That went away when the box was moved into the settings.
> On Apr 21, 2019, at 3:31 PM, Jim Shorney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > F2 is your friend. If 'Advanced" was the last active tab you you will be > right there. That's a single key stroke! What's so hard about that? > > 73 > > -Jim > NU0C > > > On Sun, 21 Apr 2019 13:38:24 -0400 > Frank Kirschner <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 10:53 PM WB5JJJ <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> F/H is not something you would normally select on a frequent basis, >>> >> >> Yes it is. I mostly do DX hunting, and around 10 to 15% of my QSOs have >> been in F/H mode. Normally, I never respond to CQs from band-entities that >> I already have confirmed on LoTW. If someone calls me while I'm working DX, >> I will respond, but that requires turning off F/H mode before doing so. A >> checkbox would make that easier. I certainly select or unselect F/H mode >> more often than Hold Tx Freq or Call 1st, and there are checkboxes for >> those. >> >>> so a check box cluttering the main screen is not necessary. >>> >> >> As I pointed out, it wouldn't clutter the screen. There is ample room for >> several more checkboxes. >> >>> >>> As previously suggested setting a Configuration for that mode (and others) >>> are just 2 clicks away and totally customizable. This procedure is >>> outlined in the User Manual. It's simple and effective. >>> >>> Yes, that's an adequate workaround. But there are several selections >> available on the screen that I don't normally change, and these could be >> accessed through different configurations. Yet, they are on the main >> screen. It's just a difference in operating style. >> >> >>> WB5JJJ - George >>> >> >> It was just a suggestion. Some people are not open to suggestions. >> >> Thanks for your input. >> >> 73, >> Frank >> KF6E >> >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 7:44 PM Frank Kirschner <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Good idea. I'm not familiar enough with the program to have thought of >>>> that. Thanks. >>>> >>>> 73, >>>> Frank >>>> KF6E >>>> >>>>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 6:16 PM N3SL <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Just a suggestion - works for me: Create a F/H "configuration" and >>>>> toggle to it. Two mouse clicks. >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 4:50 PM Frank Kirschner < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Between the Hold Tx Freq checkbox and the Call 1st checkbox, there is >>>>>> room for several more checkboxes. One I would suggest is Fox/Hound mode. >>>>>> I >>>>>> would also suggest this automatically set Split to either Rig or Fake It, >>>>>> which could be selected somewhere else. >>>>>> >>>>>> If the menus are turned off, it takes a while to turn them on and >>>>>> navigate to the correct spot to set fox/hound and split mode. This >>>>>> sometimes is long enough to miss a weak one. A checkbox would not only >>>>>> make >>>>>> it faster, but it would encourage using that mode for those who are still >>>>>> learning FT8 operation. >>>>>> >>>>>> 73, >>>>>> Frank >>>>>> KF6E >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> wsjt-devel mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> wsjt-devel mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> wsjt-devel mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel >>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
