[Elecraft] P3 question

[Bob Tellefsen]

Very true, Dick, but as we really don't know
a lot about the P3 yet, it seemed a legitimate question.
I can accept that the design doesn't let you get there
from here, but if one doesn't ask about a capability,
it might not even get considered by the developers.
Anyway, still eager to get my hands on one.
73, Bob N6WG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Dievendorff" <dieven at comcast.net>
To: "Bob Tellefsen" <n6wg at comcast.net>
Cc: "Fred Atchley" <hamkt4fk at att.net>; <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 5:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 question


> You are asking for an incredible amount of integration between a  Windows 
> OS and the P3...
>
> Dick, K6KR
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 26, 2009, at 4:35 PM, "Bob Tellefsen" <n6wg at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Dick
>> Yes, I used to use a trackball with my Mac
>> at work for doing drawings.  Great tool
>> for the purpose.
>>
>> Sure would be slick if someone could figure
>> out a way for the P3 to look like a second monitor
>> when using a logging program and let the
>> cursor run back and forth between the screens.
>> 73, Bob N6WG
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Dievendorff" <dieven at comcast.net
>> >
>> To: "Bob Tellefsen" <n6wg at comcast.net>
>> Cc: "Fred Atchley" <hamkt4fk at att.net>; <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 1:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 question
>>
>>
>>> Older mice (the ones with "mouse balls") used two rotary encoders  to 
>>> sense and count movement in two directions.
>>> The P3 uses a single rotary encoder and a knob to position a  vertical 
>>> line on a horizontal scale.
>>> The same encoder is used for P3 menu selections.
>>> A mouse is but one kind of "pointing device". Currently the most 
>>> common of course.
>>> 73 de Dick, K6KR
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> On Dec 26, 2009, at 11:28 AM, "Bob Tellefsen" <n6wg at comcast.net>  wrote:
>>>> Thanks Fred
>>>> Happy New Year
>>>> Bob N6WG
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Fred Atchley" <hamkt4fk at att.net>
>>>> To: <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 11:13 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 question
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> As I recall some of the discussions at the Santa Barbara Hamfest,  a 
>>>>> mouse
>>>>> interface would greatly complicate the design of the P3. The  standard
>>>>> computer-to-mouse interface requires a software driver which is not
>>>>> trivial
>>>>> to design and maintain (drivers are written in machine code for  a 
>>>>> specific
>>>>> processor architecture.)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> IMO though, It should be possible to design a mouse-like remote  to 
>>>>> the P3
>>>>> that emulates the knob and buttons.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 73, Fred, AE6IC
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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