[MacLoggerContest] Exchange entry methods

[John Bastin]

On Feb 6, 2005, at 10:51 PM, K1GQ wrote:

> On 2005 Feb 06, at 18:25, Jonathan G0DVJ wrote:
>
>> I note a number of principles that various people have mentioned 
>> about this part of the process in other mails ...
>
> [snip of list of principles that omits this one:]
>
> - It must be possible to initiate sending a QSO exchange message that 
> includes the other station's call sign without having completed entry 
> of the call sign.  That is, as long as I type (or edit) a character in 
> the call sign before it is sent, it will be sent properly.
>
> Strictly speaking this isn't about exchange entry, but how exchange 
> entry is implemented can impair this feature -- which is a 
> show-stopper for me.
>
>   K1GQ

I'll also want to see this feature. This is a fairly common feature in 
the DOS and Windows programs that I've used, allowing me to correct 
typos in the latter part of the callsign while the first part is 
already being transmitted. If I had to wait until the entire callsign 
was complete and correct in my log before the software started sending 
the exchange, it would be a significant slowdown.

73,

John E Bastin, K8AJS
jbastin at sssnet.com
http://www.qsl.net/K8AJS