4.x Release Notes
4.0 2023-08-01
- SkookumLogger now requires macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or newer.
- SkookumLogger now has a groups.io mail reflector.
New
- All documentation has been merged into the updated SkookumLogger Guide.
- Kentucky QSO Party In Kentucky. The Other multiplier type is KY-county-per-call-per-mode qsos. KY is not counted as a state multiplier.
- "Log > Append to Last QSO Notes" transfers keyboard focus to the Notes cell in the log table row for the most recent QSO. Keyboard focus returns to the log when you finish editing.
Changed
- Font & Color settings now use the System monospaced font.
- The size of QSO Entry field text has increased from 14 to 16 points.
- The Grid Information window Target Grid field now tracks the Target Point coordinates, and the reverse geocode lookup happens automatically.
- Editing a special character now takes effect immediately, no need to tap tab or return. The special character entry fields now ignore characters other than ` [ ] \ ; ' : " < and >
- Changing a log's rules to an incompatible new rules set now generates a warning in the Status Messages window.
- California QSO Party Inside rules now use standard Canadian provinces and territories, and limit the maximum number of multipliers to 58.
- The Rate Breakdown Report now creates separate tables for each operator.
- The window for interfacing with a radio's decoding and encoding capabilities is now named Text Decode/Encode.
- Text encoding now supports sending CW messages when the Text Decode/Encode window is open. Call type-ahead is not available in this case.
- Users are now responsible for turning on a radio's decoder when they want to use it for decoding CW, FSK, or PSK.
Fixed
- Some special characters could not be reassigned. Thanks W2RU.
- The "His Call + Acknowledge + Log QSO" message was failing to send HisCall. Thanks W2RU.
- All Asian DX Cabrillo output was missing ages. Thanks VE3MM.
- Opening the Panadapter window with no available video capture device was causing a crash.
- Changing a log's contest rules wasn't changing the visible log table columns when necessary. Thanks AI6W.
- Cabrillo export for the UBA DX Contest was filling the received info field for ON stations with "--" instead of UBA sections.
- North American QSO Party wasn't limiting country multipliers to countries in North America. Thanks AI6W.
- North American QSO Party wasn't properly guessing pre-fill for DX QSOs -- DXCC for stations in NA, 'DX' otherwise.
- Holding a menu open was stalling CW sending with the YCCC SO2R Box keyer. Thanks AI6W.
- County pre-fill wasn't disabled for rovers in Outside QSO Parties.