I have been using the software for a few months. Huge thank you to the developers! The software rivals the commercial options (I own both of them and can compare).
I am a contester, increasingly operating remotely. That is, the logger (N1MM in my case) is the focal point of the screen and the main control of the radio. Right now Wfview takes more screen space than the logger.
I was wondering if there is enough interest in developing a barebone, minimalistic version of the UI suitable for contesting. No spectrum, no waterfall, only a very few buttons (filters, AGC, etc.) and a slim S/PwR/SWR meter.
If there is any desire to minimize the UI, I can create some mock ups to visualize the concept.
How to create a control screen (GUI) of your choice using Excel.
The problem is that it is not equipped with an S-meter, etc.
You need to use wfview or RS-BA1 behind the scenes as it does not work with remote connection.
The important thing is that you can easily create the screen you want.
*It’s in Japanese, but the translation function is excellent these days, so it’s not a problem!
Anyone use a contest logger? They are utilitarian in their use of screen real estate. WFview, Win4ICOM, RS-BA, etc are wasteful, hoaging the screen compared to the logger. And they replicate the same information.
I can’t imagine that most folks use remote software and nothing else and therefore need to see a full front panel.
Rudy N2WQ
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You must have a very minimalist N1MM+ setup, 2 x Entry windows, 2x bandmap windows Check window, Info window, Log window, Mults window, (sometimes spectrum window but I don’t actually like it and find it very slow and a CPU hog), telnet window, cw window, and network window if in a field day, and probably others! That easily fills 2 x 1920x1080 monitors.
In comparison, wfview with a single scope is 800x615 and with detached scope can be as small as 800x360 which is tiny imo.
I think that a more minimalist UI is certainly an option, but over the last 4 years of developing wfview, we have discovered that everybody’s requirements are different.
My preferred option is probably a right-click menu on the main screen that allows users to hide controls that they don’t want/need.
