[MacLoggerContest] Exchange entry methods

[Jonathan G0DVJ]

On Feb 7, 2005, at 1:23 pm, John Bastin wrote:

> 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.

I also join the consensus on this one - its a principle I missed in the 
original list.
Thanks to K1GQ for adding it and K8AJS for re-enforcing it!

Jonathan G0DVJ.
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