cw escape

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pa3drl
cw escape

when i am TX whit F1 ore with an other F key and i use the escape key,the CW interface stops.
When i hit then a F key the transmitter is going in TX, and when i hold the F key down then i got only dot in CW.
When i go to file and hit than Reload CW Interface the F key is working normal.
Interface type is Hamlib

oh1kh
cw escape

HI !

Might also depend of rig model.
But what you say is true. I have ICOM 7300.

Escape should stop CW that is ok.
Pressing a F key and then another F key should send both texts. F1 = OH1KH F2=599 should send OH1KH 599

But there is no feedback from rig and so we can not know is the CW buffer empty or not. HamLib's buffer can usually hold larger message than can be sent to rig buffer. How ever both buffers can have overflow.
So if you press F key too long and cause key repeat function to start it will cause buffer overflow and CW transmit may send "what ever...."

Maybe this could be fixed somehow by locking last pressed F-key so that it can not be repeated more than once.
Then release lock by a press of some other F-key or after timeout that is calculated from last F-key text and CW-speed.
That, how ever, prevents you placing 2 or more same F-key contents to buffer queue. Like as above example pressing keys F1,F2,F2 to get OH1KH 599 599 queued.

I have to think about this. I have noticed the same (just during HA dx contest now) it completely mess up the keyer.

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Saku
OH1KH

oh1kh
cw escape

Hi!
I made a version that I suggested in my first message.
At the moment limits only keyboard F-keys repeat rate.
If it is useful I have to add it also to CW keys -window.

Looks like working, but now I have to test it with HA contest...

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Saku
OH1KH

oh1kh
cw escape

Hi!
I have now released an alpha test binary with fixed CW routines.
If you like to try you will find it from https://github.com/OH1KH/cqrlog/tree/loc_testing/compiled
Information about CW changes is at the end of README.md

If if this CW fix seems to work better and have no serious bugs I will made a pull request to official version after some testing time.

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Saku
OH1KH

pa3drl
now the ESC key works good .

now the ESC key works good .