[Dx4win] Packet spotting colors etc

Mon, 21 Jan 2002 17:48:50 -0500

I applaud this change.  I think it will be a great improvememnt.  I have
two suggested enhancements:

1.  There should be an overriding option to "Alert if not confirmed".
If that is not selected, then the alerts described below will operate as
you have described them.  If that is selected, alerts will occur even if
worked, provided the entity is not confirmed.   In other words, as an
example, if "Alert if not confirmed" is selected, then alert number 4
would mean "I don't have this country CONFIRMED on this mode" (whether
or not I have worked it).

2.  It would be great if there could be an option to select a wave file
of the user's choice for each level of alert.  This would be an
alternative to the voice announcements of call/band/mode.  So, for
example, I could select an alarm sound of my choosing for each different
level of alert if I didn't want to hear the call/band/mode.

I may have more thoughts after I ponder this some more.  Kudos to Paul
for listening to his marketplace!

73, Brian W3BW

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Paul van der Eijk
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 12:52
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Dx4win] Packet spotting colors etc

Hi,

I have reviewed many suggestions to change / improve the color scheme
for the spotting window. Some of these suggestions are in conflict with
each
other, some come from the novice DXers others from honor roll members
etc.
So I hope that the following proposal makes sense, and covers most of 
your needs. 

To support this, I have added 2 more categories, a column in the
spotting window
indicating the priority (1..8) and the ability to change the font color
and the
background color.

If you have any comments, thoughts etc. please reply to the reflector
only, and
on this topic only. There were plenty of other proposals for new
features (for
which I keep a separate email folder), but this is now my highest
priority.

Paul
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All the following categories take the station
band / mode settings and the award settings
for bands and modes into account. Also, when you
only allow for spots from certain countries and/or zones
that filter will be applied as well.

(Substitute country by Zone or by WPX prefix for the
 other color schemes available)

Modes refers to major modes only (Phone, CW and RTTY)

1  New country or callsign alert
   Callsign alert is not limited by station or award band/mode
   or spotter country/zone

2  Country not confirmed
   (The same callsign and band/mode combination is category 8)

3  New band
   Never worked this country on this band

4  New mode
   Never worked this country using this mode

5  New band/mode combination
   Never worked this country using this band/mode combination

6  Worked one or more stations using this band/mode
   combination but none of these contacts have been confirmed.
   (The same callsign and band/mode combination is category 8)

7  Did not work this callsign in this band/mode combination

8  The rest
   A. Worked this callsign in this band/mode combination
   B. The band/mode combination is not enabled in station
      preferences or for the award
   C. The spot came from a region (country or zone) that
      was not enabled.

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Paul van der Eijk (KK4HD)
[email protected]
http://www.dx4win.com

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