Re: [Xlog-discussion] Re: bug #27477

[Joop Stakenborg]

On Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:04:48 +1300, Graeme wrote:
> Hi Joop,
>
>  Thanks for looking at this. A few comments to help you decide the
> best approach to the problem:
>
>  At present as each character is typed in for a call, a name and qth
> lookup occurs if the name and qth fields are blank which of course
> means that if you are entering say zl2cde and zl2cd exists then the
> name and qth will be filled in as this is entered and the lookup will
> fail when the "e" is entered.
>
>  Two approaches (possibly more) can be made:
>  1. Don't do a lookup until {Enter} or {Tab} are keyed or the call
> edit box is exited.
>  2. On each key stroke, erase the name and qth edit boxes and let the
> lookup occur in the normal way.
>
>  Unfortunately this will introduce another problem:
>
>  If you have recorded zl2cd as the call and missed the last letter of
> what was really zl2cde due to qrm etc. and record the name and qth 
> and
> later in the qso realise that there is an error in the call and fix
> it, amending the call will erase the correct name and qth you have
> already recorded.
>
>  Possibly using {tab} to exit the call edit box could allow you to
> exit without doing a lookup and any other method does a lookup.
>
>  Sorry I don't have a solution but at least I have flagged some of
> the problems.
>
>  73 Graeme ZL2APV

Wooooo, sounds like a though one Graeme! Thanks for explaining things.
Can I send you a patch when I have found a solution? In other words,
do you know how to compile source code and apply patches?

Thanks,
Joop PG4I