[Dx4win] feature need

[Dusty Chapman]

"There is truly humor in ham radio"  It is quite evident that
I can't follow directions: "Three "Returns" & connected"

I booted my computer & my opening screen came up.
Down in the lower left hand corner is my DX4WIN icon.
I hit Return(enter key), nothing happens
I type "RETURN", nothing happens
I single click on the DX4WIN icon, nothing happens
I hit enter & DX4WIN opens.
     Normally I put my cursor on the DX4WIN icon,
double click and DX4WIN opens.
AHA, part 1 success
I then hit return(enter key), nothing happens
I then type "return", nothing happens
So, I hit the return(enter key) and it says "Do you want to
save these changes? - yes or no - I hit no". Hummmmmm

Let's try the old way. - I expand my RTTY window and low and behold, I get a 
blank screen.
I hit the return(enter key) & a screen says "Telnet failed, no connection 
active - OK?
I click on "OK" and I'm back to the blank screen.
I try to type "return" but as soon as I type the "R", that
same screen pops up that says "Telnet failed - etc"
I click on "OK" & I'm back to the blank screen.
Again, let's try it the old way - right click on the blank
screen & pick "Internet connection" from the list of
choices and single click on it.
Again, AHA!  There is the list of stations for me to
choose to whom I would like to connect. - This is great!
(my favorite had been on top for 5 years.)
I hit return(enter key)  and another screen comes up
that says "connected to the station selected"
"Please enter your call"  - I hit return(enter key) &
"Invalid call" appears - connection closed.
Whoops, I must have to type "RETURN". I do so
& nothing happens until I hit the (enter key) and again,
I get "Invalid call" - connection closed.
     What an exercise...
I try it again, but type in my call sign, then hit return and
guess what?
I'm connected.  I then shrink the screen & I'm ready to
go DXing.

JIM, where did I go wrong?

I have often thought how confusing it would be if someone wanted to operate 
my station, & I tried to explain "How to open DX4WIN & connect to an 
internet node". I just sit here and chuckle to myself.

Now, if someone would tell me how to set up a macro so that hitting one key 
would enter "K3WC"....(with no "RETURN")

No flames please, this was just for fun. Thanks for all the help Jim.
73,  Dusty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
To: "Dick Flanagan" <dick at twohams.com>; "DX4WIN List Server" 
<DX4WIN at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] feature need


> At 10:24 AM 6/5/2005, Dick Flanagan wrote:
>
>>An alternative is to edit the dx4win.tcp file to move your favored site to 
>>the top of the list.  Then all you have to do bring up the site list and 
>>click Connect; the first site is automatically selected.
>
> And it's even easier than that.  At least in later versions of 6.0x (and 
> of course 7.01), if you are not connected and type return, DX4WIN will 
> tell you that you are not connected, then type return again (at the OK 
> prompt) and the node list comes up.
>
> So three returns and you are connected.
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>
>
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> Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
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