[Logic] LOGic Version 6
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Mon, 18 Mar 2002 18:08:58 -0500
My copy came today and it looks fantastic!!
Phil W8uv
At 05:49 PM 03/18/2002 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>A short description of "What's New in LOGic version 6" with screen shots=
can
>be viewed at http://www.hosenose.com/logic6/Whats_new.html
>
>Here is a short description of "What's New" without Screen Shots:
>
>Callbook lookup from web. LOGic 6 scans multiple web sites looking for=
the
>requested call. You can choose which sites are searched, and the order in
>which they are searched. Note: advertisements from commercial sites are
>displayed.
>
>CW Keyer & PTT now support both serial or parallel ports. A separate port
>can be used for CW PTT and Voice PTT. Serial and parallel ports are now
>supported on Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP. (NT too, probably.)
>
>CW Keyer has been completely redone. You can change speed while=
transmitting
>by simply changing the controls on the keyer form. It is no longer=
necessary
>to click anything to enter or exit the real-time keyboard. Just type in=
the
>input window. Change speed on the fly by clicking the speed control.
>
>Most windows can be displayed in the main LOGic 6 window (like previous
>versions), or may be displayed on the Windows desktop. This permits better
>use of systems with multiple monitors. To move a window, right-click the
>form. A new option has been added to the Form Properties.
>
>The menu system has been redone. Over the years LOGic has accumulated so
>many features that finding them can be daunting to the new and experienced
>user alike. The new menu system is more logical and easier to use. The=
main
>menu bar has new menus that categorize LOGic 6's many features by major
>operating activities: Awards, Contesting, QSLing, and Reports.
>
>Reports and log forms are now categorized. They have been divided into
>categories such as Log, Contesting, QSL Cards, and QSL Labels.
>
>Suppose you want to print QSL cards. In spite of straightforward
>instructions in the manual (Click File, Print, and select a QSL card from=
the
>list of reports), we still got a lot of calls asking, "How do I print QSL
>cards?" Perhaps some were intimidated by the menu of LOGic's 50+ reports=
and
>didn't think to scroll to the Qs to find QSL Card reports. Now, simply=
click
>QSLing on the menu bar, and select QSL Cards. The new report menu will
>display only QSL Card reports. The description of the report is displayed=
as
>you click on an entry or scroll through the list.
>
>Log forms are also categorized by contest and non-contest. The log form
>selection menu now displays the description.
>
>Not to worry. Those of you who liked the old menu system just fine will=
find
>the old menu structure still supported within the new menu system.
>
>The Filter screen now allows you to search user-defined fields exactly the
>same way that you do normal fields. Each user-defined field is listed in=
the
>Filter window, just like regular fields. It is no longer necessary to=
search
>the Userfields field for the desired tag and value.
>
>Menus and toolbars for functions related to logging have been added to the
>log form. The Log menu was moved from the main LOGic menu bar to the log
>form.
>
>Menus and optional button toolbars provide access to the function key=
macros
>for the CW keyer, digital communication terminals, and telnet.
>
>Transparent forms--looks cool and makes it easy to find forms that are
>entirely covered by other forms! Windows 2000, and XP or later only.
>
>Holding the mouse on top of a function key button will show the actual=
text
>that will be transmitted based on the contents of the log screen. For
>instance, if the expression for the function key is CALL + " DE WN4AZY TNX
>FER THE CALL 'BT UR RST IS " + RST_SENT, LOGic 6 may display N6MRQ DE=
WN4AZY
>TNX FER THE CALL 'BT UR RST IS 599. The voice keyer also has a menu in the
>log form, and an optional button toolbar.
>
>LOGic 6 stores function key macro definitions with the log form, so that=
you
>can create new log forms to have a potentially unlimited number of function
>keys, and so that different groups of definitions may be made for each
>operating activity. Buttons on the keyer and communications forms also
>provide access to your macros. If you have more than one log form open,=
the
>definitions for the most-recently-accessed log form are used. Holding the
>mouse on top of the button shows the description of the macro key and what
>will be transmitted.
>
>When entering expressions for terminal and keyer function keys in=
log/setup,
>holding the mouse over the expression will also show the results of the
>expression.
>
>Description info for dropdown fields automatically displays description=
when
>entering a value or holding the mouse over the field. For instance, the=
DXCC
>field will display the country name, and, if the IOTA list is installed,=
will
>show island group info. Previously it was necessary to click on the field=
to
>see this info, and sometimes it was truncated if it was too big to display=
in
>the Description column of the display.
>
>LOGic 5 featured log form customization, offering drag-and drop field=
layout,
>and menu selection of which fields to display. Based on input from LOGic 5
>users, several enhancements were made to this great feature.
>
>The log window is sized automatically. When unlocking the form, it is
>expanded to give you extra room to add new fields, etc. If it is not
>expanded enough, you can drag the window to a larger size. When locking=
the
>form, it will automatically resize to be as small as possible, based on=
where
>you positioned the fields. When unhiding a field, it is flashed several=
times
>so you can see where the new field is located. If you don't see it,
>double-click the field name in the list, and it will flash some more. In=
the
>tab order setup, which allows you to determine where the cursor moves as=
you
>tab through the log form, you may now double-click the field name in the=
list
>to cause the field to flash on the log form.
>
>The above features have also been implemented in the QSL Routes screen.
>
>A new feature allows a log form to add needed fields to the database.
>Previously, if you downloaded a new contest setup that needed a new field
>for a contest exchange or whatever, you had to add the new field to
>tools/setup/log forms yourself in order to use it on the contest screen.
>
>Now, the log form can be set up so that the needed fields are added
>automatically. If you design a log form that uses user-defined fields that
>you want to share with other LOGic users, simply enter the field names,
>types, and sizes in Log Setup. When someone else opens your form, the new
>fields will be added to the database automatically.
>
>Interface to HamScope digital communications program.
>
>Interface to DX Atlas.
>
>Increased capacities--You can now have 20 user-defined fields per screen. =
20
>each CW, Terminal, and voice keyer function keys. Copy more items from
>previous QSOs or Prefix Table.
>
>Every input field that requests select criteria (such as when exporting=
part
>of your log) now uses the filter screen so that you can simply fill in the
>desired values just as you do when using the Filter feature of the log=
form.
>
>Clock may be automatically set to the National Institute of Standards and
>Technology (NIST) atomic clock (the same one WWV uses) via the internet. =
To
>turn on this feature, go to tools/setup/internet. If you are not connected
>to the internet when starting LOGic 6, an unintrusive notice is displayed.
>You may also set the clock to NIST by clicking the clock icon in the Info
>window.
>
>LOGic 6 is programmed to know about all available time servers that support
>the required protocol. If one server is down, it will automatically try
>another.
>
>A new server interface allows third-party programs to easily access and
>control many of LOGic 6's features. Here are just a few of the things you
>can do:
>
>=E2=80=A2Interface your communications program so that any data received=
will be
>processed by LOGic 6, and any data sent using LOGic 6 will be sent to your
>application for transmission.
>
>=E2=80=A2Read and control any rig connected to LOGic 6.
>
>=E2=80=A2Log a QSO, or read QSO data from LOGic 6's log screen.
>
>=E2=80=A2Access your callbook CD-ROM or web callbook.
>
>=E2=80=A2Send spots to LOGic 6's spot log.
>
>This is accomplished using the Windows Common Object Model (COM) interface.
>Most any language may be used, including Visual C, Visual Basic, Visual
>FoxPro, Windows Scripting, as well as any product that supports VBScript=
or
>JavaScript, including Active Server Pages. Anyone care to interface LOGic=
to
>their web page? See our web site for details and an example program. =
Almost
>all of LOGic 6's internals are exposed, so if you have a neat idea and want
>to do something that is not documented, contact us and we will assist.
>
>Previous QSOs window shows log entries for spots in the spot log.
>
>LOGic 6's map has a new option for independently choosing whether to set=
the
>rig and/or rotor when clicking a spot indication on the map.
>
>When posting a spot, the frequency is obtained from the rig if possible.
>Otherwise it is obtained from the frequency logged in the log form.
>
>If LOGic 6 is not shut down properly because of a system crash, power
>failure, etc., LOGic 6 will automatically ask if you want to perform a=
Clean
>to repair indexes that may have been damaged. The feature does not work=
when
>running multiple instances of LOGic 6 simultaneously on the same computer.
>
>Does not prompt for Station Info after doing a Clean Up Indexes and=
Temporary
>files.
>
>Exports log file to XML format. See tool/export. The schema is imbedded=
in
>the exported file.
>
>When a filter is in effect, holding the mouse on top of the Filter button
>displays the filter expression, if any.
>
>An input field on the Other QSOs form permits lookup of any call without
>opening a log form.
>
>If you are currently logging a mode not supported by the rig, and change=
the
>mode on the rig, it will begin reading the mode from the rig again.
>
>Previously, if you were logging a mode that is not supported by the rig=
(say
>you were logging PSK31 but had the rig set to USB), LOGic would ignore the
>rig's mode. It would continue to ignore the mode until you manually logged=
a
>normal mode. It would then read the mode for the next QSO. LOGic 6 still
>does this. If you want to now log a bona fide USB QSO, you must manually=
log
>USB once. But if you are logging PSK31 and switch to CW or USB, LOGic 6=
will
>start reading the rig again.
>
>Modes table has a new field for default RST for each mode.
>
>Current sunrise and sunset displayed in tools/update sunrise/sunset.
>
>Paths for Edit a text file, Import, and Export are remembered for the=
default
>the next time these features are used.
>
>Tools/Advanced/Path and File Info displays the data search path and where
>various key files are located. This is useful when running over a network=
or
>using multiple databases.
>
>The Range selection dialog has been removed from the report writer. It is=
no
>longer necessary, since Filtering will automatically utilize any=
appropriate
>indexes to speed search.
>
>Note: This list of LOGic 6=E2=80=98s new features is not guaranteed to be=
complete!
>
>73,
>George K3GV
>
>DX: Long may it live !
>If it isn't LOGic it isn't LOGging !
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