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Do you have your browsers configured for "dark mode"?
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... Joe, W4TV
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On 2025-04-30 9:32 PM, Jim N7US wrote: I just tried other background colors, and the web server background stays black.
Jim N7US
From: Jim McDonald
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 20:30
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [DXLab] WW's Web Server
Same results with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.
Jim N7US
From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 20:17
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [DXLab] WW's Web Server
+ AA6YQ comments below
The background colors are white for Normal and eQSL AG and yellow for LoTW and LoTW & eQSL AG, which is the way they are in the SpotCollector window. The webserver window background is black for every row.
+ As a first diagnostic step, try visiting the Spots web page using a different web browser.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
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+ AA6YQ comments below
I just tried other background colors, and the web server background stays black.
+ So that I can see what's going, please use Chrome to view the web page generated by SpotCollector's web server. Then in Chrome
1. type CTRL-U
This will create a new tab that displays the web page in raw HTML format
2. click in the new tab created by step 1, and the type CTRL-A followed by CTRL-C
This will copy the contents of the web page into the Windows Clipboard
3. Open Windows Notepad, and type CTRL-V
This will paste the contents of the Windows Clipboard into Notepad
4. Save the contents of Notepad to a file, attach the file to an email message, and send the message to me via
aa6yq (at) ambersoft.com
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
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I just tried other background colors, and the web server background stays black.
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Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 20:30
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [DXLab] WW's Web Server
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Same results with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.
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Jim N7US
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The background colors are white for Normal and eQSL AG and yellow for LoTW and LoTW & eQSL AG, which is the way they are in the SpotCollector window. The webserver window background is black for every row.
+ As a first diagnostic step, try visiting the Spots web page using a different web browser.
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Same results with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 20:17
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [DXLab] WW's Web Server
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The background colors are white for Normal and eQSL AG and yellow for LoTW and LoTW & eQSL AG, which is the way they are in the SpotCollector window. The webserver window background is black for every row.
+ As a first diagnostic step, try visiting the Spots web page using a different web browser.
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+ AA6YQ comments below
The background colors are white for Normal and eQSL AG and yellow for LoTW and LoTW & eQSL AG, which is the way they are in the SpotCollector window. The webserver window background is black for every row.
+ As a first diagnostic step, try visiting the Spots web page using a different web browser. ? ? ? ?73, ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ
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Dave,
The background colors are white for Normal and eQSL AG and yellow for LoTW and LoTW & eQSL AG, which is the way they are in the SpotCollector window. The webserver window background is black for every row.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding you.
Jim N7US
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ via groups.io Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 15:50 To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [DXLab] WW's Web Server + AA6YQ comments below I've been playing with SpotCollector's Web Server, which I had working before I got my current home router, a TP-Link. I see the spots both on my computer and phone, but the font is in red on a black background when I select the Need button. When clicking on the X, I'm assuming the font is in black but the background is still black, so I see only a black display in the window. + SpotCollector's built-in web server uses the Font and Background colors specified on the left side of the "Spot Database Display" tab of its Configuration window. Direct your web browser to refresh after making a change in these settings. 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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+ AA6YQ comments below
It's the age old story....if it's there as an option....that means "option" and the very definition of the word should explain what the user can do. I personally don't need any cards...I have boxes of them and already have those I need for confirmation of this and that as far as any awards I'm still interested in. I'd use it, and since the electronic method of QSLing is not going to disappear, feel others would as well.? If not, I will continue the method I'm presently using but evolving and adapting is a way of life which does not stop in the sphere of amateur radio.
Have at it Dave and anyone might agree that this suite needs very little in the way of additional options, but options are hardly a bad thing and use of those options is the operator's choice entirely.
+ The world is constantly changing; applications must change with it. Making it easy to respond to email QSLs will add no new options, but will add one new entry to the Log Page Display's right-mouse menu. ? ? ?73, ? ? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ
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It's the age old story....if it's there as an option....that means "option" and the very definition of the word should explain what the user can do. I personally don't need any cards...I have boxes of them and already have those I need for confirmation of this and that as far as any awards I'm still interested in. I'd use it, and since the electronic method of QSLing is not going to disappear, feel others would as well.? If not, I will continue the method I'm presently using but evolving and adapting is a way of life which does not stop in the sphere of amateur radio.
Have at it Dave and anyone might agree that this suite needs very little in the way of additional options, but options are hardly a bad thing and use of those options is the operator's choice entirely.
73 Ron K3LUE
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+ AA6YQ comments below
In Dave's proposal I am missing the report which still makes sense for FT8 and similar modes (the standard 59 in SSB and 599 in CW is not interesting at all, but in some real CW qso's (not only exchange of 599 tu). I still find some people giving me 529, 559 or another real report, so I would not like to miss the report. When implementing such a feature I would appreciate to have some automation in the logbook information update when receiving and responding to an electronic qsl.
+ Thanks, Juergen, I meant to add signal reports. How about SNR for K1JT-mode QSOs, and RST for everything else? Callsign: ZS8WFrequency: 14.087Mode: FT8Date: 2025-04-28Time: 07:58:45Z
SNR: -10
Notes: Tnx QSL!
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Callsign: VK9XU
Frequency: 7.012
Mode: CW
Date: 2025-02-19
Time: 23:25:20Z
RST: 599
Notes: Tnx QSL!
73 de AA6YQ
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That sounds like a good workable idea. Since I'm cutting out just the info and not the heading of that info. I don't include "Band:" or "Freq" but it could be added especially if someone is interested in including info from a split operation. Otherwise 10M or 28.010 or "2025 04 22 - 22:15" speaks for itself. My format then is in the horizontal just the way it comes off the DXK logsheet. It could be any configuration and the heading might make it more elegant but probably not a necessity. In my case, I am not interested in the grid square or county being included since that is on the card already and if someone is pasting this into an already built card, any info like that could be just part of the card.? I spent a little time putting together the card template and anyone familiar with a paint program could do it easily. Great piece of icing on the cake for an already excellent piece of coding.?
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Re: Spot Collector has stopped working
My computer clock is set to UTC. I have a program to keep time current; Time.is says clock is spot on.
I sent an error file to Dave. When I looked at it, it showed not connecting to the database. So, I'll let him look and once this is resolved, I'll post back to the reflector.
Thanks for the reply...Scot, K9JY
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If there are some people which like to send such a card I still believe it is just polite to respond to them. If some in this group and probably many others consider those cards to be spam it is also ok for me and then those which don't like should handle those emails in the same way as they do with spam-mails which have passed through the spam filter. But considering the increase in the usage of those electronic qsls I strongly believe that DXLab should support this development somehow even though those cards cannot be used for any award at the moment.? Might be that there is also a way in the future to include a verification code in those cards, and such a verification would be even better than the standard signature on a paper qsl.
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In Dave's proposal I am missing the report which still makes sense for FT8 and similar modes (the standard 59 in SSB and 599 in CW is not interesting at all, but in some real CW qso's (not only exchange of 599 tu). I still find some people giving me 529, 559 or another real report, so I would not like to miss the report. When implementing such a feature I would appreciate to have some automation in the logbook information update when receiving and responding to an electronic qsl.
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I remember we had a similar discussion several months ago, and as this topic is coming up again it means (at least for me) that there is some growing interest in finding a comfortable solution for a program like DXKeeper which is already covering nearly all my needs for my radio activities.
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On 2025-04-30 5:44 PM, Chuck, WS1L via groups.io wrote: My feelings are that although these e-cards are not valid for any
awards, they are still "the final courtesy" being sent by the other
operator. I do not view unsolicited commercial e-mail (yes, these e-mail QSL operations are commercial) as a courtesy. It is an invasion of my privacy just like any other unsolicited commercial e-mail (SPAM). so I would be in favor of a quick way to reply to those that I do
receive. I am strongly opposed to anything that would encourage this liddish behavior. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2025-04-30 5:44 PM, Chuck, WS1L via groups.io wrote: My feelings are that although these e-cards are not valid for any awards,
they are still "the final courtesy" being sent by the other operator. I
have started to get a few, so I would be in favor of a quick way to reply
to those that I do receive.
73 de Chuck, WS1L
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On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 5:01?PM Dave AA6YQ via groups.io <aa6yq=
[email protected]> wrote:
+ AA6YQ comments below
I have also gotten many of these. Some are nice cards, other's very
generic with a "typewriter" font that's hard to read. I should just dump
them but I have been answering since old habits die hard. I also send to
eQSL, LOTW and CLublog automatically when the QSO is terminated.
I made up a card with Paint Shop Pro (any paint/art program will work)
with everything, address, grid square, county etc but the QSO info. When I
get a card, I look in DXK for the particular entry and highlight it and
copy to clipboard in the popup. This goes to wordpad which I copy and in
Paint Shop Pro, add it to the card I made which now has the needed info
added in text. Save it and send it off.
Odd that when I copy to clipboard, I do not get all the info...i.e. the
signal report is missing although it is in the log entry and was
highlighted and maybe copied. No big deal...I just add the sig report. Is
there a limit to what can be copied to the clipboard in DXK?
+ Rather than generate a QSL card image populated with QSO information and
place it in the Windows Clipboard, perhaps a new "Generate text QSL"
right-mouse menu command could be an augmented version of the current "Copy
to Windows Clipboard" command that include signal reports and the "QSL
Message" item (if logged). This could be generated in multi-line format,
e.g.
Callsign: ZS8W
Frequency: 14.087
Mode: FT8
Date: 2025-04-28
Time: 07:58:45Z
Notes: Tnx QSL!
73 de AA6YQ
+ and quickly pasted into a return email message.
+Comments, suggestions, better ideas?
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: Single-column labels?
On 2025-04-30 5:04 PM, Ben Coleman NJ8J via groups.io wrote: Having not tried to use labels before, I didn't realize that the QSL
page will handle 2-column or 3-column, but not 1-column labels.
Suggestions on how to handle this? I don't have labels like you suggest but doing some experimentation with the QSL Labels configuration and "Print Preview" yields: 2-column QSL Labels: Labels per column: 6 Row 1 Offset: 0.625 Row height: 1.625 Column 2 offset: *0* Label width: 5.375 You will need to tweak the settings for your labels/printer. *Row 1 Offset* adjusts the printer to start *inside* (below) the top edge of the label. *Row height* is the distance from the top of the first label to the top of the next label and may be larger than the label height due to any "gutter" between labels. *Column 1 offset* adjust the printer to start *inside* (to the right of) the left edge of the label *Label width* should be the actual width of the label (5.5") minus any margin you might define by making Column 1 offset larger than the minimum. Setting *Column 2 offset* to zero appears to tell the print routine that there is no second column. Generally when I'm experimenting with new labels I will print some test labels on plain paper and hold it up against a blank sheet to check for rough alignment before wasting sheets of label stock until I am satisfied that the offsets are very close to correct. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2025-04-30 5:04 PM, Ben Coleman NJ8J via groups.io wrote: My current QSL cards have enough space that a 5 1/2 inch (width) label will fit, so I ordered labels of that size.? At that size on 8/2 x 11 pages, you essentially have 1-column labels.? Having not tried to use labels before, I didn't realize that the QSL page will handle 2-column or 3-column, but not 1-column labels.? Suggestions on how to handle this?
Ben
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My feelings are that although these e-cards are not valid for any awards, they are still "the final courtesy" being sent by the other operator.? I have started to get a few, so I would be in favor of a quick way to reply to those that I do receive.
+ AA6YQ comments below
I have also gotten many of these. Some are nice cards, other's very generic with a "typewriter" font that's hard to read. I should just dump them but I have been answering since old habits die hard. I also send to eQSL, LOTW and CLublog automatically when the QSO is terminated.
I made up a card with Paint Shop Pro (any paint/art program will work) with everything, address, grid square, county etc but the QSO info. When I get a card, I look in DXK for the particular entry and highlight it and copy to clipboard in the popup. This goes to wordpad which I copy and in Paint Shop Pro, add it to the card I made which now has the needed info added in text. Save it and send it off.
Odd that when I copy to clipboard, I do not get all the info...i.e. the signal report is missing although it is in the log entry and was highlighted and maybe copied. No big deal...I just add the sig report. Is there a limit to what can be copied to the clipboard in DXK?
+ Rather than generate a QSL card image populated with QSO information and place it in the Windows Clipboard, perhaps a new "Generate text QSL" right-mouse menu command could be an augmented version of the current "Copy to Windows Clipboard" command that include signal reports and the "QSL Message" item (if logged). This could be generated in multi-line format, e.g.
Callsign: ZS8W
Frequency: 14.087
Mode: FT8
Date:? 2025-04-28
Time:? 07:58:45Z
Notes: Tnx QSL!
73 de AA6YQ
+ and quickly pasted into a return email message.
+Comments, suggestions, better ideas?
? ? ? ? 73,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ
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+ AA6YQ comments below
My current QSL cards have enough space that a 5 1/2 inch (width) label will fit, so I ordered labels of that size. At that size on 8/2 x 11 pages, you essentially have 1-column labels. Having not tried to use labels before, I didn't realize that the QSL page will handle 2-column or 3-column, but not 1-column labels. Suggestions on how to handle this?
+ Obviously you could purchase some 2-column or 3-column labels. + Have you tried configuring DXKeeper to print QSL cards on your 5 1/2 inch labels? ? ? ? 73, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ
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My current QSL cards have enough space that a 5 1/2 inch (width) label will fit, so I ordered labels of that size. At that size on 8/2 x 11 pages, you essentially have 1-column labels. Having not tried to use labels before, I didn't realize that the QSL page will handle 2-column or 3-column, but not 1-column labels. Suggestions on how to handle this?
Ben
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+ AA6YQ comments below
I have also gotten many of these. Some are nice cards, other's very generic with a "typewriter" font that's hard to read. I should just dump them but I have been answering since old habits die hard. I also send to eQSL, LOTW and CLublog automatically when the QSO is terminated.
I made up a card with Paint Shop Pro (any paint/art program will work) with everything, address, grid square, county etc but the QSO info. When I get a card, I look in DXK for the particular entry and highlight it and copy to clipboard in the popup. This goes to wordpad which I copy and in Paint Shop Pro, add it to the card I made which now has the needed info added in text. Save it and send it off.
Odd that when I copy to clipboard, I do not get all the info...i.e. the signal report is missing although it is in the log entry and was highlighted and maybe copied. No big deal...I just add the sig report. Is there a limit to what can be copied to the clipboard in DXK?
+ Rather than generate a QSL card image populated with QSO information and place it in the Windows Clipboard, perhaps a new "Generate text QSL" right-mouse menu command could be an augmented version of the current "Copy to Windows Clipboard" command that include signal reports and the "QSL Message" item (if logged). This could be generated in multi-line format, e.g.
Callsign: ZS8W
Frequency: 14.087
Mode: FT8
Date: 2025-04-28
Time: 07:58:45Z
Notes: Tnx QSL!
73 de AA6YQ
+ and quickly pasted into a return email message.
+Comments, suggestions, better ideas?
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
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