I'm getting into the hang of this -- it's not as tough as I thought. I do have a couple of questions, though.
1) There are various ways to encode dates. I prefer dd mm yyyy encoding, but I also like to encode the month as Roman numerals. Is that possible within the QSL label editor and, if so, what is the format string? I think I started doing this after I read W9KNI's book... 2) It looks like the grid is in tenths of inches. Can that be made into metric cm/mm or fractional inches and, if so, how do I do so? OK, three questions... 3) Is there a "snap-to-grid" option for the various fields once I've generated them? I have to believe there is, but I haven't found it yet. Finding that will make aligning everything a lot easier. Alright, alright... One more: 4) Not related so much to printing onto QSLs, but a general question for managers: do managers prefer QSL info on the front, or on the back of the card? Is there a general consensus about this, or is it all a matter of personal preferences? It's an interesting editor tool, one that I've not seen before. Is it something standard and do I simply not get out enough, or is it unique to DXBase? I must say that the more I get into DXBase, the more impressed I've become. This has taken me... What? Almost 4 years? Guess I'm a slow learner :) Kim Elmore, N5OP From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Dec 19 15:12:12 2006 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric - VE3GSI) Date: Tue Dec 19 15:16:07 2006 Subject: [Dxbase] Annual Wish List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 'tis the season to be jolly and with it comes the Annual DXbase Wish List the good folks at Scientific Solutions. Last year my list had gotten totally overlooked so I am hoping the coders of DXbase have found their glasses and kindly look at my missed requests . I have more or less kept the same same list, after all nothing was addressed last year and this year have added some more comments. So Si-fi peoples, entice me to buy the next copy of your fine product with these fixes and enhancements. At the very least make an announcement to us 'Kmart Shoppers' so we know you do indeed read all our requests. ---------- Let's start with an easy one. Why do we need the AA4LU entry for upgrades? For us fellows that try and sync our logs with external logs like LoTW we have to go search and destroy this entry every time we do an upgrade. Not a hard thing to to do I admit, but why do we need this entry at all? ---------- The start up DXbase splash screen. Can we have an option of turning it off? With the need to start several tasks on my computer when 'Hamming it up' the darn splash screen covers other windows I need to get at. Well at least let us bury the screen if it can not be turned off. ---------- In the area of the QSL Label and Card Wizard. I would really like to see the QSL Card Sample be able to use the users calls and personal information. Simply because the lengths of my field information is not the same as the sample fields and often I end up printing several unneeded cards to get one I like. I also want sample cards that I can print at random and hand out to friends or SWL guys. --------- The ability to instantly show the QSO's that are marked for labels or cards without going into the data file manager. ----------- This is a repeated request of several years and really needs to be added for us CW ops. We need a way to disable PTT with the K1EL CW Keyer for break-in or full break-in operation. QSK is important to us that use it, so again please lets us have the option to turn off PTT in CW. ----------- The CW echo window does not work as it should in the Transmit Toolbar. It really needs to be improved for those that may want to use the keyboard to send CW. There is no type-ahead window with the transmit character screen. ---------- I know Joe (and others) have put a lot of effort in getting external RTTY programmes to work with DXbase. Still, I and others would like to use the MMTTY plug-in. It is a much cleaner way to do call entry. No extra steps required, just click the call it shows up in the entry window, if we need the fellow we work the fellow, if not clear the entry field and move on. The MMTTY plug-in is available for all programmes to use for free, have a look at WriteLog (or other contest programmes) to see why we like the MMTTY plug-in. If the MMTTY plug-in can not work with DXbase please tell us why. ----------- Live updates. The world is a changing place with IOTA and Countries etc... Instead of manually updating data files could it not be done with a live update. ---------- A method of seeing if Rig is connected - visible frequency in the entry field would be great. --------- It is a pain to have to jump through hoops each and every time we need to reconnect the radio. Can we not have a click button to do this with? Or perhaps add an option to the short-cut keys list so we can add it as a keyboard shortcut. ------------ A method of seeing if K1EL (or other brands) Keyer is connected. For the same reasons above and again a quick reconnect button would be nice. ------------ Once a file is uploaded up to LoTW perhaps it would a good idea not to allow deletion of file with a warning that the files on LoTW will not be update or deleted. ----------- Once a file is uploaded to LoTW allow only non-critical fields to be modified that LoTW do not track. ---------- Copy and paste to RST does not work. There is no doubt that DXbase is one heck of a powerful and stable program. Never once have I felt my hard earned QSO data has been in jeopardy of being messed up and the ability to look at stats is far beyond my needs. But, I honestly think my Wish List requests are reasonable and certainly would be in keeping with features and options found in other lesser logging programs available to us. de Eric - VE3GSI. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Dec 19 15:33:17 2006 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (FireBrick) Date: Tue Dec 19 15:45:01 2006 Subject: [Dxbase] as a qsl manager I prefer Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I don't care if you put the qso data on front or back. JUST MAKE SURE YOUR CALLSIGN IS ON also on the side where the qso data is. If your card is a photo or fancy description, make sure you put your call on the same side as you put the qso info. I get hundreds of bureau cards. So flipping them back and forth to make sure I got the call corect takes time. And if your using a qsl that says W9OL but were using W9OL/BS7 make sure it says that on BOTH sides. This is especially important for Rovers during QSO Parties. ----------------------------------------------------- I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right, shame on you. ----------------------------------------------------- Bill H. in Chicagoland webcams at http://24.14.49.4:8080 weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org
