Hi Bill,
Thanks for the detailed list of needed updates to the User Guide for
Version 1.5. I hope to find time to do this, in the next day or so.
Will let you know when it's done.
-- Joe
On 4/27/2015 11:49 AM, Bill Somerville wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> that time has arrived again where a general availability (GA) release is
> imminent in the form of v1.5.0. I know there has been discussion on how
> to handle versions within the documentation but I doubt any real
> progress will be made on that front unless we have a way of building the
> documentation on every platform including Windows as part of the product
> build. That aside, releases do have a local copy of the user guide so
> versioning is implicit therefore I don't think there is an urgent need
> to sort out documentation builds.
>
> Here are some suggested user guide updates for v1.5.0:
>
> Throughout: references to v1.4.0 need to be updated to v1.5.0,
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 3.2 Linux: the Linux prerequisite dependencies have changed,
> on Debian based systems:
> sudo apt-get install libqt5multimedia5-plugins libqt5serialport5
>
> if on Ubuntu 15.04 or similar systems shipping with Qt v5.4, the Qt
> dependencies are slightly different:
> sudo apt-get install libfftw3-single3 libqt5opengl5
> libqt5multimedia5-plugins libqt5serialport5
>
> on RPM based systems:
> sudo rpm install fftw-libs-single qt5-qtmultimedia qt5-qtserialport
>
> We should also add a "build from the release source tarball" section for
> other *nix systems:
>
> required tools: autotools, cmake, gcc, g++ (opptionally clang &
> clang++), gfortran, libfftw3-dev, qt5 development (v5.2.1 or newer).
>
> mkdir ~/src
> cd ~/src
> tar xzf wsjtx-1.5.0.tgz
> cd wsjtx-1.5.0
> mkdir build
> cd build
> cmake ..
> cmake --build .
> sudo cmake --build . --target install
>
> For all Linux installation methods we need to add a section on obtaining
> and running the KVASD installer.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 4.1 Settings - General: new fields:
> "Message generation for type 2 compound callsign holders" we probably
> only need to say this option is only relevant to type 2 compound
> callsign holders,
>
> "Monitor returns to last used frequency" hopefully self explanatory,
> option is greyed out if no CAT control is selected.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 4.2 Settings - Radio: new behaviour:
> The screen shot probably needs updating as with "None" as rig most
> fields are now greyed out,
>
> "Force Control Lines" - this whole group is now checkable, this allows
> DTR and RTS to be forced either high or low.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 4.5 Reporting: new fields:
> UDP server group controls the name or address and port number of a UDP
> server that will receive status updates from WSJT-X. Although no
> implementations are yet available, it is expected that cooperating
> applications like JTAlertX will take advantage of this to get maximum
> information about a running WSJT-X application.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 4.7 Colors: new page.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 6.4 Sample File 2 example: minor changes related to parallel decoding,
> "Since the Tx mode was set to *Tx JT65*, signals in that mode were
> decoded first. If you had selected *Tx JT9*, JT9 signals would have been
> decoded first." is not quite correct on a multi core CPU. Perhaps the
> decoded activity screen shot should be with interleaved modes.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 7.3 Type 2 Compound-Callsign Messages: behaviour changes,
> This is probably the place to mention that the "Settings->General"
> option to change the format of generated messages for type 2 compound
> call holders. Also WSJT-X v1.5.0 makes a better attempt to process QSO
> with or by a type 2 compound callsign holder by using double-clicks of
> decodes. The warning about actually taking notice of the message content
> is of course still appropriate.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 7.4 Pre-QSO Checklist: advice,
> It is best to not suggest the rig be set to split mode manually, if
> WSJT-X can't set split for itself then split mode working is unlikely to
> work.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 8.2 Main Window: additional information,
> Monitor - if using CAT control; clicking "Monitor" off relinquishes
> control of the rig and if "Monitor returns to last used frequency" in
> "Settings->General" is selected; clicking "Monitor" back on will return
> to the original frequency.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 8.7.1 File Menus: new item,
> Now has "Open log directory".
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 8.7.7 Help Menu: changes:
> Needs a new screen shot of the "Keyboard Shortcuts" window.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 9 ShowDXCC entity and worked before status: query and changes:
> I'm not sure why this section is in the "Platform Dependencies" section
> as it works everywhere.
>
> The "Settings->Colors" page needs a mention here.
>
> 73
> Bill
> G4WJS.
>
>
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