I agree, the colors are becoming so ubiquitous, that they end up diguising as much as they highlight.
Some color is good, a lot of color can be overwhelming. I like a simple L for LoTW user. Save the colors for things more dramatic that require immediate notice like CQ, and My call Hasan On Thu, Oct 18, 2018, 5:09 PM Richard Zwirko - K1HTV <k1...@comcast.net> wrote: > With the past few WSJT-X release candidates there have been a number of > concerns expressed about the use of colored letters over various colored > backgrounds to indicate decoded stations that use LOTW. In addition to the > visibility issues, the user now has to remember the meanings of the various > colors. > > If it is at all possible, why not get away from colors and KISS. Keep It > Simple .... use a single letter "L" to indicate an LOTW using station. The > "L" could be placed on the far right side of the line after the country > prefix or name. RXCLUS, a program that I've been using for over a decade to > monitor DXcluster nodes, appends an "L" on the far right side of putouts > for LOTW users. It works great. If you don't want to see it, simply shrink > the right side of the display. > > I believe that the use of an "L" versus using various colors is a much > more effective and less confusing way to indicate FT8 stations that use > LOTW. > > 73, > Rich - K1HTV > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel >
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