[DXLog.net - Support] Shift Binds to Opposit Radio (when using two keyboards)

9A5K 9a5k at 9a5k.com
Wed Oct 19 14:31:12 CEST 2016


Exactly..

This happens because focus is changed on keydown event received from
keyboard (assigned to particular radio).
After that, the rest of the command is processed.

Such special keys needs to be processed little bit differently in the code,
to avoid this problem.




On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 2:27 PM, Luca NCJ <ik2ncj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Another situation is that * command does not work anymore properly with 2
> keybs if you want to move focus from r1 to r2
> All this is caused by focus handling that now is controlled by the keys you
> are pressing skipping regoular focus routine for 1 keyb setting.
>
> **** Luca IK2NCJ ****
>
>
>
> 2016-10-19 14:04 GMT+02:00 Martin LU5DX <lu5dx at lucg.com.ar>:
>
> > Hello Chris,
> >
> > I've been trying to use my keyboard with Macro Keys to send messages in
> > the opposite radio when using two keyboards, but I was not able to do it.
> >
> > There are times, depending on the CW speed of the caller, when two hands
> > are needed to type fast enough and come back to the caller with no delay,
> > at the same time you may need to finish a QSO on the opposite radio or
> hit
> > F1 to call CQ Test.
> >
> > Having the ability to send messages on the opposite radio without any of
> > your hands having to go to the other keyboard would be really great and
> > would help reduce the fatigue induced by the increased auditory and
> visual
> > spatial awareness needed when changing from keboard to keyboard in the
> > middle of QSOs (beyond what's expected to help increase auditory spatial
> > awareness, that is: typing callsigns).
> >
> > In other words. Two keyboards have pros and cons.
> >
> > On one hand you have more flexibility and it helps increase the auditory
> > spatial awareness.
> >
> > When it comes to typing callsigns it helps the brain correlate what's
> > being typed with what's being heard on each audio channel (headphone).
> >
> > Now, if you are typing a call, with your vision focused on a keyboard and
> > in the middle of the typing you have to change  your visual focus from
> one
> > keyboard to another to just press Enter, Plus, F1 or whatever, that
> reduces
> > your capability of focusing what you are hearing and typing a lot more
> than
> > if you could press a key on the same keyboard your are typing the
> callsign
> > to achieve the same result.
> >
> > Hope you can implement some exceptions to the keyboard assignment so that
> > this feature can be used when using two keyboards.
> >
> > Of course there are mutant intergalactic lids like Dan N6MJ that may not
> > even need this feature, but for humans, it may really help.
> >
> >
> > Tnx much!
> >
> >
> > 73,
> >
> >
> > Martin LU5DX
> >
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