[Elecraft] KX3 Utility for Mac conversion to Cocoa. Need testers.

[David Fleming]

I'm in the process of converting the Mac versions of the Elecraft Utilities from the Carbon API to Cocoa. I have completed the KX3 Utility conversion. The changes are extensive and almost every control in the application required some modification.  

Advantages to using Cocoa:

1) Accessibility - The main motivation for the conversion is
to provide complete support for accessibility applications 
used by the visually impaired (such as VoiceOver). 

2) Better keyboard support - If desired, the program can now 
be controlled entirely from the keyboard 
without having to touch the mouse.

3) Appearance - Although subtle, the Cocoa controls 
have a more Mac-centric appearance.

4) Apple has declared the Carbon APIs deprecated 
in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (although Carbon apps will still run fine on Mountain Lion).

I need Mac users with a KX3 that are willing to do some *thorough* testing, including testing with VoiceOver, to contact me off list. I need all parts of the program tested. Once I get all of the kinks worked out of the KX3 Utility, I'll move on to converting the K3 Utility.


Thanks and 73! 

David, W4SMT