Version 7.4.0 * Update release

Date: Wed Mar 31 09:35:00 2021 -0500

mxe64 update

• changes required for mxe 32/64 bit builds

Doc update

• Update flnet user manual to 7.4.0

Like-to-haves

• Editor: changing the sort order via the Menu Sort, the current record will still be displayed in the proper location within the new sort.
• Enter key selects the entered record in the Editor Search dialogs.
• Enter key selects the selected record in Call/Netnbr browser
• alt-E will open Editor to the current callin and maintain the last used sort order
• alt-P will toggle the select order (main dialog)
• force alt events not handled by main dialog to be handled by editor (should avoid necessity to cursor over for some window managers)
• update entire callin list whenever Edit dialog update button is invoked.

Exit / Priority

• add fl_choice dialog to exit process
• remove unused fluid (.fl) files
• resort after changing database record . necessary to allow user to edit callsign of visible editor record
• edit dialog menu follow alt-E / F12 access
• change to priority resolution at startup

Callsign usage

• change database and entries to comply with international agreements: . 1 to 3 character prefix consisting of alphanumeric . single character area, a numeric . 1 to 3 character suffix containing alphanumeric
• remove prefix and suffix modifiers . DL/... ... /M /AM /MM /1 /2 ... /9 etc are all point of transmission modifiers and not an actual part of the government assigned call. . suppress invalid calls
• deactivate menu items Search, Browse and Sort when in editor in MODIFY state (F12)

focus

• insure focus returns to main dialog after a delete from the call-in list
• set inpNickname->take_focus() when editor is opened
• add F11 with same functionality as shift-F12

Callin list index

• display index number of current "is up" entry
• deprecate IsInDB search function, use csvdb method find_callsign
• Use prefix/area/suffix control values for all Queue processing

Apple CMD keyboard

• try to satisfy the keyboard combination whims of Apple users

Netedit Queue

• fix queue/sorted-by selection

Netedit sorts

• match display to sortby selection

debounce

• modify debounce logic for correct operation on various operating systems. Not all X are created equal!

logins

• use fl_width to size logins browser colums

Callsign Search

• Change to PAS sort order wfor callsign searches

Apple Cmd-Q

• fix Apple Cmd-Q exit processing

csvdb mods

• change saved sort order to CALL
• add find_netnbr
• add find_callsign

Edit mods

• clear filename / record count on Edit dialog before assigning new data
• set State/Province field to auto caps
• fix sh-F12 data retrieval from fldigi
• fix F5...F8 priority modification
• add alt-E/C/Z/I menu short-cuts
• pass all other alt-key combinations to child dialogs
• correct operation of 'Update' button for case where current record is or is not in the call-in list.
• adding record to masterdb, if record exists . allow either replace, add, or cancel operation
• close masterdb if pathname changes
• add user customizable field transfers between active and master database

UP/DN repeat

macOS Info.plist

• fix mkappbundle.sh

Editor

• set keyboard focus to editor dialog when opened
• Always show ST/PR in upper case
• Leave editor dialog open after update to a record
• Fix Queue transfer of editor data to call-in list

Import/Export fldigi data

• inhibit opening the master database concurrent with it's use for lookups . provide warning dialog when user attempts to do so
• correct data import from fldigi . fix data transfer indexing . add record to the net database with fields set using data imported from fldigi
  • CALL
  • NAME
  • QTH
  • STATE
• fix Fl_Enter event after Deleting a callin entry causing transfer of next callin to fldigi
• restore keyboard focus to main dialog when closing . delete alert . editor dialog . config dialog

Net nbr transfer

• Add missing data transfer of netnbr from masterdb

Config values

• add missing callbacks to configuration items

csvdb

• Correct sort algorithm for possible sort list corruption . size of suffix string copy set to field size. . corrected to 1 less than field size.

Scripts

• update buildmxe.sh script

Fl_Input widgets

• replace all with Fl_Input2 extended class

Editor UI

• Reorder browse list after deleting a record
• Add prefix/area/suffix sort order to list . prefix/area/suffix . area/prefix/suffix . suffix/area/prefix . net number
• Add user configurable preferred sort order when opening editor
• Handle special case for empty database and when deleting record in db with a single record
• reflect editorial changes to PREFIX, AREA, SUFFIX to all call-in list entries
• always update callin-list info panel when closing edit dialog
• save current database / checkin log when opening a new db
• add file backup to all opened csv database files . current plus two aged backups <fname>.csv, <fname>.csv.1, <fname>.csv.2
• add user configurable transfer to/from master db net nbr
• fix prioritization of checkins

Master csv file

• Add ability to work with a local master flnet compatible csv file . query the file for call details . add current record to the master file

check-in-list

• allow user to specifiy left/right justification of callsign field
• arrange/size "Check-ins" and database name/size displays to allow for larger filenames.
• fix segmentation fault caused by closing Editor under specific conditions.
• fix close down segmentation fault
• Change to update prevdate only when program is shutting down
• Check database for match if SUFFIX, PREFIX & AREA are all entered . Select match if found; new CALL otherwise . Select 'picked' entry if only SUFFIX entered
• Display NOT IN DATABASE if call-in entry is not in database
• Correct button access in Editor when opened by menu Editor
• Change displayed "Last login" to LoginDate vice PrevDate
• Repair broken CALL / NETNBR searches
• Add clearing of email field to all remote db queries
• Correct Edtor button states after selecting "New"
• Update CALL whenever Prefix, Area, or Suffix is changed . convert Prefix, Area, Suffix to uppercase
• Change temporary dbSelectLabel from string to char[]
• Do not add new callin to database until user presses F12 . delay updating Login date until file closure . delay updating joined date pending control operator manual entry
• Correct net number search algorithm
• Change all search calls to use binary search algorithm
• Prevent user from adding an empty record to the database . i.e. no Prefix, Area, Suffix triad entered

HamQTH queries

• extract email
• convert lat/lon to 6 place Maidenhead locator if lat/lon present in response

Color coding

• fix color coding for callin list entries

Write Log

• write log after every change to log-in list
• add hours, minutes to file name

Optimizer

• fix compiler optimizer differences when mixing strings with returned char pointers.

Callook lookup

• Fix access and parsing of callook.info query
• Fix locator to azimuth/distance display

UI mods

• Enable keypad Enter key for selecting call from pick list
• Fix controlling order on edit dialog

new fields

• added COUNTRY, LOCATOR

Distance Display

• User configurable distance display, kilometers, nautical miles, statute miles.

UI fixes

• change all configuration items to progStatus
• increase width of check-ins display lines
• adjust UI widgets, position and size
• change arrangement of fields in info panel
  • concatenate comment1, comment2 data fields separating each with a semicolon.
• add user configurable justification, left/right for nickname field in check-in list

autofiles

mkappbundle

• modify 'version' to include VERSION_PATCH

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Remove &menu items
• Enable alt-F4 - cleanExit
• on MacOS/OS-X enable cmd-Q - cleanExit