[Dxbase] More on Printing Directly onto QSL Cards

[Kimberly Elmore]

I'm getting into the hang of this -- it's not as tough as I thought.  I do have a couple of questions, though.

1) There are various ways to encode dates. I prefer dd mm yyyy encoding, but I also like to encode the month as Roman numerals. Is that possible within the QSL label editor and, if so, what is the format string? I think I started doing this after I read W9KNI's book...

2) It looks like the grid is in tenths of inches. Can that be made into metric cm/mm or fractional inches and, if so, how do I do so?

OK, three questions...

3) Is there a "snap-to-grid" option for the various fields once I've generated them? I have to believe there is, but I haven't found it yet. Finding that will make aligning everything a lot easier.

Alright, alright... One more:

4) Not related so much to printing onto QSLs, but a general question for managers: do managers prefer QSL info on the front, or on the back of the card? Is there a general consensus about this, or is it all a matter of personal preferences?

It's an interesting editor tool, one that I've not seen before. Is it something standard and do I simply not get out enough, or is it unique to DXBase? I must say that the more I get into DXBase, the more impressed I've become. This has taken me... What? Almost 4 years? Guess I'm a slow learner :)

Kim Elmore, N5OP