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Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X: User Guide updates for v1.5.0
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From: Bill S. <g4...@cl...> - 2015-04-27 18:29:23
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On 27/04/2015 19:26, Joe Taylor wrote: > Hi Bill, Hi Joe, > > Thanks for the detailed list of needed updates to the User Guide for > Version 1.5. I hope to find time to do this, in the next day or so. > Will let you know when it's done. Thanks for that. I don't think there is a big rush to get v1.5.0 RC2 out of the door since the issues reported so far have reasonable workarounds. > > -- Joe 73 Bill G4WJS. > > On 4/27/2015 11:49 AM, Bill Somerville wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> that time has arrived again where a general availability (GA) release is >> imminent in the form of v1.5.0. I know there has been discussion on how >> to handle versions within the documentation but I doubt any real >> progress will be made on that front unless we have a way of building the >> documentation on every platform including Windows as part of the product >> build. That aside, releases do have a local copy of the user guide so >> versioning is implicit therefore I don't think there is an urgent need >> to sort out documentation builds. >> >> Here are some suggested user guide updates for v1.5.0: >> >> Throughout: references to v1.4.0 need to be updated to v1.5.0, >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 3.2 Linux: the Linux prerequisite dependencies have changed, >> on Debian based systems: >> sudo apt-get install libqt5multimedia5-plugins libqt5serialport5 >> >> if on Ubuntu 15.04 or similar systems shipping with Qt v5.4, the Qt >> dependencies are slightly different: >> sudo apt-get install libfftw3-single3 libqt5opengl5 >> libqt5multimedia5-plugins libqt5serialport5 >> >> on RPM based systems: >> sudo rpm install fftw-libs-single qt5-qtmultimedia qt5-qtserialport >> >> We should also add a "build from the release source tarball" section for >> other *nix systems: >> >> required tools: autotools, cmake, gcc, g++ (opptionally clang & >> clang++), gfortran, libfftw3-dev, qt5 development (v5.2.1 or newer). >> >> mkdir ~/src >> cd ~/src >> tar xzf wsjtx-1.5.0.tgz >> cd wsjtx-1.5.0 >> mkdir build >> cd build >> cmake .. >> cmake --build . >> sudo cmake --build . --target install >> >> For all Linux installation methods we need to add a section on obtaining >> and running the KVASD installer. >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 4.1 Settings - General: new fields: >> "Message generation for type 2 compound callsign holders" we probably >> only need to say this option is only relevant to type 2 compound >> callsign holders, >> >> "Monitor returns to last used frequency" hopefully self explanatory, >> option is greyed out if no CAT control is selected. >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 4.2 Settings - Radio: new behaviour: >> The screen shot probably needs updating as with "None" as rig most >> fields are now greyed out, >> >> "Force Control Lines" - this whole group is now checkable, this allows >> DTR and RTS to be forced either high or low. >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 4.5 Reporting: new fields: >> UDP server group controls the name or address and port number of a UDP >> server that will receive status updates from WSJT-X. Although no >> implementations are yet available, it is expected that cooperating >> applications like JTAlertX will take advantage of this to get maximum >> information about a running WSJT-X application. >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 4.7 Colors: new page. >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 6.4 Sample File 2 example: minor changes related to parallel decoding, >> "Since the Tx mode was set to *Tx JT65*, signals in that mode were >> decoded first. If you had selected *Tx JT9*, JT9 signals would have been >> decoded first." is not quite correct on a multi core CPU. Perhaps the >> decoded activity screen shot should be with interleaved modes. >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 7.3 Type 2 Compound-Callsign Messages: behaviour changes, >> This is probably the place to mention that the "Settings->General" >> option to change the format of generated messages for type 2 compound >> call holders. Also WSJT-X v1.5.0 makes a better attempt to process QSO >> with or by a type 2 compound callsign holder by using double-clicks of >> decodes. The warning about actually taking notice of the message content >> is of course still appropriate. >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 7.4 Pre-QSO Checklist: advice, >> It is best to not suggest the rig be set to split mode manually, if >> WSJT-X can't set split for itself then split mode working is unlikely to >> work. >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 8.2 Main Window: additional information, >> Monitor - if using CAT control; clicking "Monitor" off relinquishes >> control of the rig and if "Monitor returns to last used frequency" in >> "Settings->General" is selected; clicking "Monitor" back on will return >> to the original frequency. >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 8.7.1 File Menus: new item, >> Now has "Open log directory". >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 8.7.7 Help Menu: changes: >> Needs a new screen shot of the "Keyboard Shortcuts" window. >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 9 ShowDXCC entity and worked before status: query and changes: >> I'm not sure why this section is in the "Platform Dependencies" section >> as it works everywhere. >> >> The "Settings->Colors" page needs a mention here. >> >> 73 >> Bill >> G4WJS. |
