I've been using MMTTY apart from DX4WIN for quite some time now, and didn't understand Roy's comments regarding the type-ahead buffer problem. I spent some time trying things with MMTTY alone, and then MMTTY hooked up to DX4WIN. Here are some interesting differences I found. If there's a way to do these things as I'd like and I missed it, please let us know.
When using MMTTY not connected to DX4WIN, the type-ahead buffer works exactly as I'd like it to. Here are the key things I observe: 1. If you are keying in data for an upcoming transmission, make a mistake, and want to correct it, you can backspace and make the correction and what is sent is what you see - only the corrected text. 2. Nothing is ever sent that does not appear in the input window. For example, if you enter a line of text, and then decide to scrap it all, you can simply hit the CLEAR button and it's gone. When you go to XMIT, the deleted line is never sent. When using MMTTY linked to DX4WIN, using the DX4WIN RTTY window, things are a bit different. 1. If you key in data into the input window, make a mistake, and backup to correct it, EVERYTHING you entered is sent except any indication for the backspace. For example if you entered "TEXT" but wanted "TEST" , you might have entered TEXT (backspace twice) ST. The resulting text sent is: TEXTST. 2. There appears to be no way to clear the input window buffer if you decide not to send what you entered. If you enter some text in the input window while in receive mode, then erase the text by highlighting it and hitting delete, it's gone from the input window, but will be sent when you go to XMIT. Based on what I see, I have to agree with Roy. For casual RTTY operation, maybe it's best to stick with plain MMTTY and export/import the MMTTY log to DX4WIN after each session. K8AC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Gauthier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Roy Dancy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 7:49 AM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] MMTTY xmit & rcv keys > Roy, > > I just want to make sure I understand your complaint... > > DX4WIN, when used with MMTTY, has a type-ahead buffer. I can begin composing > my reply to the other station "off-line", so that when he turns the qso over > to me, I then hit <ctrl-T> and begin sending the contents of that type-ahead > buffer. I even have a keyboard macro that begins filling the buffer for my > next reply, with callsigns and his name in there - all going into the > buffer. This allows me get a head-start on my reply and prevents me from > revealing what a lousy typist I am ;-). > > HOWEVER, what I have not figured out how to do is to <backspace>, so that > when I make a mistake [which happens often] while typing in the type-ahead > buffer I can backspace, correct, and continue. > <snip>
