Ted

The ~ is used to say what mode you are in ~=FT8, #=JT64 etc.

The list of options is covered in section 12.2 of the manual

Tom
GM8MJV

On 19 Oct 2018, at 01:25, Ted Gisske <[email protected]> wrote:

> More importantly…Leave the colors to something that can be uniquely defined. 
> LoTW yes/no is important in a number of other categories, so muddies the 
> water if it is just assigned to a color. Perhaps replacing the “~” in the 
> decode with a L would work. I cannot figure out what the tilde does otherwise.
> 73,
> Ted
> K9IMM
>  
> From: Hasan al-Basri [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2018 7:13 PM
> To: WSJT software development
> Cc: WSJT Group
> Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] "L" instead of colors for LOTW
>  
> 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 <[email protected]> 
> 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
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