[MacLoggerContest] Re: MacLoggerDX tab order

[Don Agro]

Hi Jonathan,

On 2-Aug-05, at 2:17 PM, Jonathan G0DVJ wrote:



> Hi Don, & others for comment/info
>
> On Aug 2, 2005, at 1:23 pm, Don Agro wrote:
>
>
>
>> I am still not sure who is using the string srx and stx fields -  
>> and for what - so I will leave them there for now.
>>
>>
>
> Yes please leave them.   There are many variants of exchange used  
> in contest logging and whilst you provide dedicated fields for most  
> of them, it is currently not practical to TAB to the correct one in  
> each event to enter the extra data beyond RST and Serial Number.    
> These string fields provide a standard place to put much of the  
> additional exchange data if we can't get to the dedicated provided  
> field.
>
>

OK will do.



> I presume that clever people will be able to set up scripts similar  
> to those you have already published in order to program whatever  
> TAB order is required for different events.   (I am sure there must  
> be a more Mac UI-like approach to doing this than writing and  
> executing applescript in conjunction with the 3rd party Function  
> Key assignment utilities!)
>
>

There is absolutely nothing un-Mac-like about using function keys for  
combining actions or customizing software - that's what they are for.



> Unfortunately for those of us who use an Apple laptops in the  
> shack, the function keys are already set to do Apple Hardware  
> things such as Screen Brightness, Sound volume, num lock, Keyboard  
> backlighting etc.
>
>

Not is simply not true. The System Preferences/Keyboard/"Use the F1- 
F12 ..." checkbox allows you to use the PowerBook's function keys.
Just tried it here with XKeys works fine.



> and using Fn plus an F-key is not really easy.
>
>

Nor is it necessary.



> So the recent scripting on F keys is not all that helpful in my case,
>
>

Actually, if you click that checkbox it would be :)

73 Don Agro VE3VRW

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73 Don Agro VE3VRW

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