Enumerating audio devices with QAudioDeviceInfo::availableDevices()
takes a long time on Linux with pulseaudio. This change only
enumerates up to the selected device when configuring and only
enumerates the whole list when the Settings->Audio tab is current.
This change also warns with a message box when Tx is started with no
audio output device configured.
Fixed buffer sizes are used. Rx use s 3456 x 1st downsample rate x 5
audio frames of buffer space. On Windows this means that each
chunk (periodSize()) delivered from the audio stream is our initial
DSP processing chunk size, thus matching audio buffer latency exactly
with WSJT-X's own front end latency. This should result in optimal
resilience to high system loads that might starve the soundcard ADC of
buffers to fill and case dropped audio frames.
For Tx a buffer sufficient for 1 s of audio is used at present, on
Windows the period size will be set to 1/40 of that which gives
reasonably low latency and plenty of resilience to high system loads
that might starve the soundcard DAC of audio frames to render. Note
that a 1 s buffer will make the "Pwr" slider slow to respond, we may
have to reduce the Tx audio buffer size if this is seen as a problem.
This enforces an audio input device in the settings dialog since we
can't do anything without an input device. A nil audio output device
is allowed with a warning.
Adjusting these may help with audio drop-outs, particularly on slower
CPU systems or heavily loaded systems. Smaller buffer sizes leave less
margin for process interruptions, larger sizes waste resources that
could impact other processes.
the decoders. Also, an experimental change to the FT4 decoder to base
AP decoding passes on 4-symbol block detection instead of single symbol
detection. This provides about 1 dB improvement on the AWGN channel.
Sensitivity changes on other channels are TBD.
This is a check box option in "Settings->Colors" rather than new
highlighting types so un-worked field highlighting and un-worked grid
square highlighting are mutually exclusive. The check box state can be
changed at any time, no log rescanning is necessary, and subsequent
decoded message highlighting will be according to the check box state.
The Status(1) message acquires the new fields Frequency Tolerance, T/R
Period, and Configuration Name. The Rx DF, Tx DF fields become
unsigned (this should be a benign change which is just for correctness
as -ve values have never been possible).
The Close(6) message becomes bi-directional allowing external
applications to gracefully close down WSJT-X instances.
A new message SwitchConfiguration(14) is provided that allows an
external application to switch the current configuration of a WSJT-X
instance.
Another new message Configure(15) is provided to allow external
applications to adjust some key parameters like the mode and submode.
See the NetworkMessages.hpp header commentary for full details. The
UDPExamples/MessageAggregator reference application has been updated
to be able to exercise all of the above changes.
Note that this commit enforces stricter checking on the
"Settings->Reporting->Allow UDP requests" option, which must be
checked before any state changing incoming messages to a WSJT-X
instance are processed.
Re-enabling the WSJT-X i18n facilities. This allows translation files
to be created for languages that are automatically used to lookup
translatable strings. To enable a new language the language name must
be added to the CMakeLists.txt LANGUAGES list variable in BCP47 format
(i.e. en_US, en_GB, pt_PT, ...). Do one build with the CMake option
UPDATE_TRANSLATIONS enabled (do not leave it enabled as there is a
danger of loosing existing translated texts), that will create a fresh
translations/wsjtx_<lang>.ts file which should be immediately checked
in with the CMakeLists.txt change. The .ts should then be updated by
the translator using the Qt Linguist tool to add translations. Check
in the updated .ts file to complete the initial translation process
for that language.
To aid translators their WIP .ts file may be tested by releasing
(using the lrelease tool or from the Linguist menu) a .qm file and
placing that .qm file in the current directory before starting
WSJT-X. The translations will be used if the system locale matches the
file name. If the system locale does not match the file name; the
language may be overridden by setting the LANG environment variable.
For example if a wsjtx_pt_PT.qm file is in the current directory
WSJT-X will use it for translation lookups, regardless of the current
system locale setting, if the LANG variable is set to pt_PT or pt-PT.
On MS Windows from a command prompt:
set LANG=pt_PT
C:\WSJT\wsjtx\bin\wsjtx
elsewhere:
LANG=pt_PT wsjtx
This change also repairs a defect in showing potential LoTW users when
the "Settings->General->Show DXCC, grid, and worked before status"
option is not checked.
This change incorporates a reorganization of the GUI code with
widgets, validators, models, and item delegates being moved to
sub-directories.
Relax the requirements of the ForeignKeyDelegate and related
CandidateKeyFilter classes to allow them to work with constant model
pointers for both referenced and referencing models.
Make the group box checkable and the radio buttons mutually exclusive.
Prevent switch from any other mode to MSK144 and put up an error box if the contest radio button setting is not allowed for MSK144.
If currently in MSK144 mode and an invalid contest type is selected, put up an error box and change mode to FT8 where any contest type is allowed.
Settings option to highlight not worked before entities/grids/calls by
mode. Fix issues with highlighting decodes and generally refactor the
internal workings of ADIF and QSO recording for worked before
detection.
Includes a new settings facility with the highlighting being contrled
by a new model class and a modified QListView to display the data for
editing. Edits include enable and disable check boxes, a contextual
pop-up menu to adjust backkground and foreground colours.
Still to be implemented are priorities for highlighting
categories. This will be adjustable by drag and drop in the Colors
settings panel, it is already implemented by the priority order has no
effect on highlighting of decodes yet.
The LotW users data file fetch and time since user's last upload is
now controled from the settings dialog.
This change also drops support for Qt versions before 5.5 so that many
workarounds for earlier versions can be removed.
Debug trace is slightly modified to make better use of the Qt built in
facilities to format and synchronize cross thread messaging.
Bill Somerville
Steven Franke
sirhc808
Joe Taylor