Re: [Xlog-discussion] What's new with xlog ?

[Stephen Gilbert]

Hi Andy...I think before trying to include new features, some of the 
existing problems  need to be looked at.

I put a query on the forum a while ago regarding the CTY.DAT file and 
the fact that if I wanted to check, say, the beam heading of FO/a (which 
is listed in the DXCC file in "Help" as Australs), I could not type a 
lower case "a"  in the "Call" box - still can't !! It comes up  as 
French Polynesia and not as Australs, in the scoring window. It keeps 
coming up with "FO/A"., and ignoring the /A.  It would be nice to use a 
"standard" CTY.DAT file, if such a thing exists,  which is used in a lot 
of other loggers, rather than the file specifically for x-log.  In any 
case, I think the existing CTY.DAT needs an overhaul. Another case is 
3D2/r as Rotuma which comes up as Fiji in the "Scoring Window"

Another thing is that I don't think the ADIF output from the log is  up 
to modern protocols. I find that the xlog ADIF output does NOT include 
the DXCC entity number.

Just a couple of things I keep finding on version 2.05. However, it is a 
simple to use, straightforward, uncomplicated logger which works well in 
most cases. Joop has done a good job over the years, for which we thank him.

We don't want to overload you with this task you have taken on, but you 
must have fun on the bands, and only work at xlog when you want to.


Regards, Steve, G3OAG