[DogParkList] MacLoggerDX integration with fldigi

[Steve - VA3SPH]

Hi Mike,

Suspect it will never happen.  fldigi is an X11 based open source  
application which has been compiled to work on Mac OS X.  It will  
likely not have any unique Mac technologies like Applescript or  
AppleEvents added to it. For that to happen a developer would have to  
break away from original source code and develop a whole new Macfligi.

Serial.... Only one program can talk to radio because they both want  
to use the same serial port to the radio and having both trying  
wouldn't a good thing as I hope you can imagine.

CocoaModem is a Mac OS X only program and so is MacLoggerDX and both  
take advantage of Applescript and AppleEvents to make the the  
experience a seemless one.  Aka you have been spoiled by the  
developers good work and a unique feature of the Mac OS. :-)

flidigi, because it's generic multiplatform code base, is also not  
optimized for Mac OS X.  If you open up activity monitor and sort by  
CPU you will note fldigi consumes much more processing power than  
CocoaModem does.  Not a big deal really but again shows how Mac OS X  
programs can take advantage of performance feature where as straight  
compiled UNIX code typically can't.

Hope this helps.

73
Steve - VA3SPH


On 28-Nov-08, at 12:43 PM, Michael Blake wrote:


> Has anyone found any way to integrate MacLoggerDX with W1HKJ's  

> fldigi.   Fldigi Version 3.03 is available in OS X .dmg format and  

> works REALLY WELL on my MacBook.  It would be nice to be able to  

> pass radio control data from MacLoggerDX to fldigi as both have  

> radio control capabilities but only one program at a time can talk  

> to the radio.  Passing the contact information back from fldigi to  

> MacLoggerDX would complete the integration.  W7AY's cocoaModem does  

> accomplish this by using an Applescript to ass logging data back to  

> MacLoggerDX.

>

> Seems like it should be possible but I am not smart enough to  

> accomplish it myself.

>

> Michael Blake

> k9jri at mac.com

>

>

>

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