My enhanced FDLog with "Who's on the band" and a "Pretty GUI"

[Scott Hibbs]

Hello,

I know it is to late for field day 2015, but I've been meaning on sending my updates to the program that we used last year 2014. If I don't send it while I'm thinking of it then I just won't. I didn't get a chance to make any changes for 2015, because I was eagerly awaiting the beta with sql.

Here are my changes so far:

• Cleaned the code so that the comments are inside the indexing. (I'm learning python - this helped)
  
• Removed lots of the documentation to outside the code. 
• Added a "Who's on the band" functionality when you mouse over a taken band.
• Fixed VHF to reflect a free transmitter and warn if two vhf rigs are used.
• .testq command now only works when using tst as authentication. (protect the real log)
• Now requires 7 characters for a name. It adds a random 8th character for uniqueness (this was to keep the log looking pretty when printed.)
• Reworked the menus and added a resources menu item. 
• PRETTY GUI - Changed the colors of the buttons to red until they are assigned. Colors are pretty if assigned.
• Added a network label to the gui
• Added a node label to the gui
• Added database protection against no band, no power, no op, or no logger
• Added a warning against 1D to 1D contacts being logged but not making points. (In fact I don't think 1D worked before- not sure)
  

My to do list:

• No Windows 8 yet. (I don't use it)
  
• bug?: In the keyboard event handler - Sometimes people can't type. Think people type a key not recognized. There is a hard break in that subroutine.
• I was working on a time master function but Alan solved this in his beta with sql - my coding needs removed.
• Working on adding phonetics of the station call at bottom of the gui (nice for gota) - a work in progress
• Would really like to see this program integrate with a digital program.
  
• A band timeout for abandoned stations without input - count down timer and then release the band for others?  
• A display node for the information table. Shows statistics like who's got the most points. most calls. etc.
  

Hope you like my changes. I have had to start my own version. Maybe Alan can implement my changes in the new beta. I'm gonna give it a shot.

73

Scott

KD4SIR

[Scott Hibbs]

OOOHHH 

I forgot that I added the GUI keeps track of how many contacts you have made and displays it for you. If you don't enter a license then your contacts as a non ham are shown as the number of log entries entered as logger.

Scott
KD4SIR

[Scott Hibbs]

I just had a friend test it on windows 8. He says it works just fine.

Scott
KD4SIR

[Alan Biocca]

Sounds like some nice upgrades!

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