[Dx4win] Automating Internet/packet connections

[Scott Townley]

Great tip!  Thanks!



> On Dec 13, 2015, at 13:27, Duane Calvin <ac5aa at ac5aa.com> wrote:
> 
> As Jim, AD1C, pointed out recently, as long as your cursor is in the lower
> part of the packet window, just hit "Enter" three times and you will come up
> to the "enter callsign" prompt from the telnet server.  If you program your
> callsign into one of the F-key's, then all you need to connect is three
> "Enter's", and one F-key.  Hope this helps.
> 
>    73, Duane
> 
> Duane Calvin, AC5AA
> Austin, Texas
> ac5aa at ac5aa.com 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Scott
> Townley
> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 9:37 AM
> To: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Dx4win] Automating Internet/packet connections
> 
> To connect to a telnet packet cluster is normally many steps:
> Right-click in the packet window and select Internet Connection Select my
> telnet host from a list Click a function key to login with my callsign Click
> another function key to sh/dx
> 
> Is there any way to make all of this happen with a single function key?  The
> bit that is stumping me is that there is no apparent keyboard shortcut for
> Internet Connection.
> 
> I use DX4win while mobile, and occasionally have to reset the connection due
> to cellular coverage.  All those steps (*especially* the right-click!) force
> me to pull over to reset.  If I could just reach over and punch a button
> that would be oh so much better.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> 
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