Thanks Ed, comments below . . .
On Jan 9, 2013, at 2:14 PM, Ed wrote: > On 01/09/2013 01:48 PM, Chris Story wrote: >> Hey all, >> >> I am re-doing the documentation for Xlog in Doxygen while adding new >> information.. I tend to include information about WHY something is, >> so that the manual becomes a method for people to become experts on >> software, no a task list to enable features. Also i like to add in >> appendix that contain information that would be useful to the user >> during operation. >> >> http://www.radionerds.com/xlog/index.html >> >> THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS >> >> I need some help with some of the features, im not quite sure what >> they are for. >> >> I have examined the source code for some, but id like to understand >> more about WHY its there.. > > I'm going to add some links that may help, if not repost the ones you still > need help with > > > >> 1) Keyer Window F1-F12 - obvious >> >> CQTU?? S&PTU?? what is it for?? how is this sent? > > file:///usr/local/share/doc/xlog/manual/node22.html > > file:///usr/local/share/doc/xlog/manual/node23.html > > I imagine the above are hard coded somewhere in the source. ok, i saw that, i was wondering what they meant... > What is the >> "count" for? > > Serial number generator....such as > > 001 then after the qso is logged the counter will increase to 002 for the > next qso.... and so on. > Yea but *why*? is it simply to provide the operator a method to know they have done 250 QSO's? > >> the checkbox for "9=n, 0=t" > > CW "cut numbers" the macro will send "(N instead of 9"), the same with the > the ("T for 0") cuts down on the number of characters needed to be sent. > Numbers are 5 characters long, the "n" is 2 and the "t" is just one. Speeds > up the qso. > Ok that make sense... > >> 2) Xlog - Dialog and windows, export TAB Sort by DXCC - What sort is >> this? country callsign order? > > Yes > Ok thanks > > Group by callsign, whats the Value >> entry "1" for? > > What qso number to start with > I dont get why its in this dialog, why next to the "Group by Callsign", how are the two related? > >> 3) Preferences, Info Tab >> >> Initial exchange to use for "~" . . . . anyone have examples of >> this? Ideas about what its for ? > > > file:///usr/local/share/doc/xlog/manual/node21.html > > This is a contest specific value for a macro. No idea what it is for, and > I've been in many contests and have never come across the need for such an > animal. > > >> 4) Prosigns and abbreviations any wrong, miss any? >> >> >> >> any other comments are welcome.. >> >> chris story K6RWJ > > I hope this is of some value > > Ed W3NR > _______________________________________________ Xlog-discussion mailing list [email protected] https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/xlog-discussion
