Add a m_config.bNoSpecial() function.

Configuration.cpp

@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ private:
   bool bHound_;
   bool bGenerate77_;
   bool bDecode77_;
+  bool bNoSpecial_;
   bool bFieldDay_;
   bool bRTTYroundup_;
   bool bNA_VHF_Contest_;
@@ -677,6 +678,7 @@ bool Configuration::bFox() const {return m_->bFox_;}
 bool Configuration::bHound() const {return m_->bHound_;}
 bool Configuration::bGenerate77() const {return m_->bGenerate77_;}
 bool Configuration::bDecode77() const {return m_->bDecode77_;}
+bool Configuration::bNoSpecial() const {return m_->bNoSpecial_;}
 bool Configuration::bFieldDay() const {return m_->bFieldDay_;}
 bool Configuration::bRTTYroundup() const {return m_->bRTTYroundup_;}
 bool Configuration::bNA_VHF_Contest() const {return m_->bNA_VHF_Contest_;}
@@ -1174,6 +1176,7 @@ void Configuration::impl::initialize_models ()
   ui_->cbHound->setChecked(bHound_);
   ui_->cbGenerate77->setChecked(bGenerate77_);
   ui_->cbDecode77->setChecked(bDecode77_);
+  ui_->rbNone->setChecked(bNoSpecial_);
   ui_->rbFieldDay->setChecked(bFieldDay_);
   ui_->rbRTTYroundup->setChecked(bRTTYroundup_);
   ui_->rbNA_VHF_Contest->setChecked(bNA_VHF_Contest_);
@@ -1417,6 +1420,7 @@ void Configuration::impl::read_settings ()
   bHound_ = settings_->value("Hound",false).toBool ();
   bGenerate77_ = settings_->value("Generate77",false).toBool ();
   bDecode77_ = settings_->value("Decode77",false).toBool ();
+  bNoSpecial_ = settings_->value("NoSpecial",false).toBool ();
   bFieldDay_ = settings_->value("FieldDay",false).toBool ();
   bRTTYroundup_ = settings_->value("RTTYroundup",false).toBool ();
   bNA_VHF_Contest_ = settings_->value("NA_VHF_Contest",false).toBool ();
@@ -1528,6 +1532,7 @@ void Configuration::impl::write_settings ()
   settings_->setValue ("Hound", bHound_);
   settings_->setValue ("Generate77", bGenerate77_);
   settings_->setValue ("Decode77", bDecode77_);
+  settings_->setValue ("NoSpecial", bNoSpecial_);
   settings_->setValue ("FieldDay", bFieldDay_);
   settings_->setValue ("RTTYroundup", bRTTYroundup_);
   settings_->setValue ("NA_VHF_Contest", bNA_VHF_Contest_);
@@ -1937,6 +1942,7 @@ void Configuration::impl::accept ()
   bHound_ = ui_->cbHound->isChecked ();
   bGenerate77_ = ui_->cbGenerate77->isChecked();
   bDecode77_ = ui_->cbDecode77->isChecked();
+  bNoSpecial_ = ui_->rbNone->isChecked ();
   bFieldDay_ = ui_->rbFieldDay->isChecked ();
   bRTTYroundup_ = ui_->rbRTTYroundup->isChecked ();
   bNA_VHF_Contest_ = ui_->rbNA_VHF_Contest->isChecked ();

Configuration.hpp

@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ public:
   bool bHound() const;
   bool bGenerate77() const;
   bool bDecode77() const;
+  bool bNoSpecial() const;
   bool bFieldDay() const;
   bool bRTTYroundup() const;
   bool bNA_VHF_Contest() const;

Configuration.ui

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       <string>Select tab to change configuration parameters.</string>
      </property>
      <property name="currentIndex">
-      <number>0</number>
+      <number>7</number>
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="general_tab">
       <attribute name="title">

lib/77bit/todo.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 			  ---------------
 			  
 The following list is for informtion and general guidance.  Everything
-is subject to revision!
+is subject to change, and not all ideas are necessarily good ones!
 
 1. Nomenclature and parameters for message types
    - Old-style = classic 72-bit JT-style source-encoding
@@ -37,3 +37,15 @@ ARRL Field Day, ARRL RTTY Roundup, use of goofy calls.
 type of operating.
 
 8. (??) What's needed for MSK144 with LDPC(128,90) ?
+
+==========================================================================
+The following are just ideas:
+
+- Special Fox message to mean "shift no normal FT8 mode"
+- Options to sort/filter decoded signals
+- New Fox message type using constant-envelope waveform and higher
+  symbol rate to accommodate multiple simultaneous QSOs.  RR73 sent to
+  0-5 calls, report sent to 0-5 calls.  Decoding uses AP for missing
+  calls, thereby effectively making lower-rate codes when not all
+  slots are used.
+-