[Ham-Mac] Mac Contester

[Walter O'Brien, W2WJO]

so far that software is WAY too complicated, and nowhere near usable 
enough for a contest, although i applaud his efforts.

and what are all those ISS and extension files scattered all over the 
folder? which one am i supposed to hit, which can i throw away? it's 
hardly like a mac program at all. one icon, double click, you're in.. 
from there, pick a contest - everything you need is there. looks like a 
unix port, not real mac software.

you need to use the mouse as LITTLE as possible in the heat of a 
contest. ENTER should log the QSO not "apple-5" which even Mac users 
call COMMAND-5.

the type is way too tiny to read. at least at my advanced age <G> when 
you expand the window, the data fields all stay static, you just get a 
big window with a lot of blank space.

as a filemaker file, its way too easy to break script and lose contest 
mode. you have to click on a button to see sections needed, then hit a 
continue button to get back to logger. you need to be able to see 
sections needed AND sections worked AND logger all at once.

i'm not a programmer, i certainly have nothing to add to creating the 
software, but this is a lot closer to all the windows software i've 
managed to avoid than a nice, clean, self-contained contest package 
like N3FJP, or a classic, simple yet elegant Mac style software like 
macloggerDX. N3FJP doesnt LET me screw up or go to the wrong place, 
that's what you need in a fast contest.

But if he keeps it moving forward, i would support (i.e., PAY) for a 
good package without hesitation.

W2WJO



On Jan 29, 2005, at 4:19 PM, Don Agro wrote:

> On 29-Jan-05, at 11:07 AM, Richard Kriss wrote:
>
>> I am surprised to see so many Mac users as contesters.
>
> I counted 14 so far...
>
> G0DVJ, K1GQ, W6RLL, AA5VU, KK6MC, W2WJO, KN1W, K7ON, N9SE, W6FB, NF7Y, 
> KE8FO, N1OFZ, K6LMP.
> All with very different ideas, but good to see enthusiasm for Mac Ham 
> software of any kind.
>
> Have any of you approached Jim Nedbalek to see about supporting his 
> efforts in writing Mac Ham Contesting software ?
> <http://www.winternet.com/~nedbalek/contestsw.html>
>
> MacLoggerDX reads Jim's Cabrillo files (after the contest)
>
>
> 73 Don Agro VE3VRW
>
> D o g   P a r k   S o f t w a r e   L t d .
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