jLog V 4.4.* - Release Notes

jLog V 4.4 can be installed directly over a previous version (or after first uninstalling the previous version). Make sure you have BACKUP COPIES OF YOUR LOG FILES (i.e the *.jdb-files) stored somewhere else (although nothing should happen to them). I recommend that you consider updating the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) before installing the new version (links to the newest versions can be found on jLog's Java download page). Frequent update of the JRE is generally recommended (continuously improved!).

Errors corrected (since V 3.3.8)

Add blank between date and time for Cabrillo output and allow 1.8 MHz
Corrected QRZ lookup error
Added missing init of Lat/Lon if Profile positions are not filled in
Corrected manual entry of 5 MHz values
Correction to avoid confusion with all numeric suffixes (e.g. /127)
Corrected display of QSL Status in Previous table NEW V 3.90.1.1
Corrected ITU & CQ dropdowns in Profile NEW V 3.90.1.3
Corrected count for Verify: Check Country NEW V 3.90.1.3
Corrected frequency column sorting NEW V 3.90.1.3
Some improvements of previous call lookup (still more to be done) NEW V 3.90.1.3
Corrected auto setting of empty End-time NEW V 3.90.1.3
Corrected Verify & ADIF Export of QSL S and QSL R values to avoid loss of QSL S & R values in the log!!! NEW 3.90.2
Added robustness against illegal frequency values NEW 3.90.2
Status field and DXCC Report selectable from Paper, eQSL or LoTW columns NEW 3.90.2
Suggest country in Verify Check Country warning NEW 3.90.2
Fixed Mac OS X Table Header error NEW 3.90.2
Save QSL Received Date value when updating from LoTW NEW Update 3.90.2.1
Avoid repeated checks for Updates when set to 'manual' NEW Update 3.90.2.2
Postal code is now active in Profile NEW Update 3.90.2.3
Improve init of myCQ and myITU Profile values NEW Update 3.90.2.3
Cosmetic improvements to FCC output + Profile (Mac OS X) NEW Update 3.90.2.4
Corrected DX Cluster port 23 entry NEW Update 3.90.2.4
Corr. saving of eQSL Auto and Manual flags in Profile and set eQSL Sent date NEW Update 3.90.2.5
Corr. search after modification of an existing entry's callsign NEW Update 3.90.2.5
Mac OS 9 ("Classic") updates NEW 3.90.2.6
Net-improvements NEW 3.90.2.7
ADIF Import improvements NEW Update 3.90.2.7
Changed call for time to run with Mac OS X 10.3.9 and Apple's recent Java Updates NEW V 3.90.2.8
Corrected Internet warning NEW V4 final
Improved 'jLog Update' NEW V4 final
Improved recovery of lost entries NEW V4 final
Proper handling of IOTA for IH9 and IG9 (African Italy) NEW V4 final
Improved auto-refresh from radio for new entry dialogue NEW V4 final
Improved DX Cluster login NEW V 4.1
Improved RXTX interface handling NEW V 4.3
Minor corrections to ARRL Section names NEW V 4.3
Improved robustness on the RXTX interface NEW V 4.3.2
Kenwood CAT improvements NEW 4.3.3
Additional CAT improvements, new installer NEW V 4.4
Disallow empty Frequency or Mode, force Either Auto Refresh or Auto Update mode NEW V 4.4
Removed Input error -1 message when reading log file NEW V 4.4.2
Adjusted to changed QRZ.com format NEW V 4.4.3
Adjusted to changed QRZ.com format NEW V 4.4.4

New features (since V 3.3.8)

Adjusted file format allowing many new ADIF 2-fields and a few proprietary fields to be introduced:
New ADIF2-fields, e.g. Rig, Latitude, Longitude, Operator, Station, Owner, SIG, SIG Info, various SAT-related fields (e.g. Bursts, Pings)
New proprietary fields, e.g. two User defined fields, E-mail-field, QRP-field, QSO# column
Queue column
Separate tracking of QSL Status for eQSL and LoTW (in addition to previous Bureau/Direct)
10 User defined columns in the Main table view (e.g. State, County and most relevant fields as columns).
Log Printing with Preview introduced using the KBTablePrinter library
"US WAS"-type Report now also available for AR, AU, CA, CH, CL, BE, DE, DK, ES, FR, MX, NL, NZ, PL, PT, PY, RO, SE, UY (and more to come...)
Auto sync eQSL.cc to update the status for received cards
US State/County auto lookup from QRZ on the Web
GeoCalc to calculate Lat/Lon <=> Gridsquare
Allow multiple Configurations (various Rigs, Locations, etc)
Insert entry command added
Ignore CQ and /QRP for ADIF export
Remember last Export Path used
ADIF import improvements
Preparations for creating national versions of jLog (language files for different 'Locales') later...
Improved I/O-error reporting NEW V 3.9.10.1.2
New User Defined columns available ("Via", "S_Via" and "R_ Via") NEW V 3.9.1.2
Added modes: FSK441, JT65, Olivia NEW V 3.90.1.3
Made columns resizable after setting L&F NEW V 3.90.1.3
Improved lookup of previous callsigns from entry and "simple Find" NEW 3.90.2
major update of prefix database, handle KG4?? as GB and rest as US NEW 3.90.2
Auto lookup US Counties for selected entries only NEW 3.90.2
Warn about unsaved changes when closing Profile NEW 3.90.2
Status field and DXCC Report selectable: Paper, eQSL or LoTW columns NEW 3.90.2
LoTW Sync & Entry Upload NEW 3.90.2
eQSL.cc ADIF 'Outbox status' Import from file NEW 3.90.2
Automatic check for Updates NEW 3.90.2
APRS & TEST as "callsigns" similar to "CQ" NEW 3.90.2
Convert modes for printing (CW->A1A, SSB->A3J, etc) to comply with e.g. UK regulations NEW 3.90.2
Remote Profile location introduced NEW Update 3.90.2.3
Verify will check syntax for DOK, JCC, JCG, OBL and Submode NEW Update 3.90.2.4
Renamed Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro NEW Update 3.90.2.4
Added "WAS" AT, BG, BR, CZ, FI, IT, ITs (Sardinia), HU, JP, KR, NO, PH, SK (definition files to be available with full update) NEW Update 3.90.2.4
Added SSID NEW Update 3.90.2.5
Check for Update improved NEW Update 3.90.2.5
Introduced 'NO-DXCC' in the Country selection dialog NEW Update 3.90.2.7
Make Entry dialog stay on top (requires Java 5) NEW Update 3.90.2.7
Introduced Font size adjustment and Font substitution (not for Mac OS 9.x and Linux w/GTK) NEW V4 final
The new RXTX version 'RXTX-2.1-7' introduced for CAT improvements NEW V4 final
Windows version changed to use RXTX in stead of Java Communications API NEW V4 final
Added Montenegro (YU6) and Swains Island (KH8S) as new countries NEW V4 final
Updated jLog-help.htm with the description of how to relocate the Profile NEW V4.0.1
Added Duplicate checking/removal NEW V 4.1
Auto lookup from QRZ for new entries NEW V 4.2
Added many Contest ID tags NEW V 4.3
Display modem signal status in Profile (Radio tab) NEW V 4.3
Cumulative Update NEW V 4.4
Recognize LoTW ADIF file and offer to convert to LoTW S/R QSL columns NEW V 4.4.1
Choose to convert QSL S/R to either eQSL S/R or LoTW S/R on ADIF Import NEW V 4.4.1
Separate eQSL Login for each config NEW V 4.4.2
Refresh Country status & Properties when switching between P, E or L as sources NEW V 4.4.2
Ignore "CLOSE" as callsign NEW V 4.4.2

Limitations and known errors

Configuration is not exported with every entry (as specified by ADIF 2)
jLog must be restarted after changing Look & Feel under Mac OS X Java 1.3
The Help window may display Internet pages improperly. Use an external browser if you experience problems.
Pre Java 1.4: On the first attempt to set the Country after opening the Profile, the currently selected country is not displayed. Close and select once more to see the correct value.

Feedback

Please send comments, suggestions, etc. to mail@jlog.org. Thanks!

Mac Classic

Check that you have the Mac Look and Feel for Java installed. The Mac option should appear in the File->Look and Feel menu. If not, install the mac.jar and swing.properties in the lib directory of the Java VM.

To allow for Look and Feel switching, the swing.properties file may need to be added to the Java VM lib directory. This is an example of the content of the swing.properties file with 'Mac' added to the three basic Look and Feels:

# Swing properties

swing.defaultlaf=com.sun.java.swing.plaf.motif.MotifLookAndFeel

swing.installedlafs = motif,windows,metal,mac
swing.installedlaf.motif.name = CDE/Motif
swing.installedlaf.motif.class = com.sun.java.swing.plaf.motif.MotifLookAndFeel
swing.installedlaf.windows.name = Windows
swing.installedlaf.windows.class = com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel
swing.installedlaf.metal.name = Metal
swing.installedlaf.metal.class = javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel
swing.installedlaf.mac.name = Mac
swing.installedlaf.mac.class = com.sun.java.swing.plaf.mac.MacLookAndFeel

Place the mac.jar in the same lib directory. You may want to try the macos.jar (described in the article Java on the Mac) by adding it to the swing.properties file as shown here:

swing.installedlafs = motif,windows,metal,mac,macos
.
.
swing.installedlaf.macos.name = MacOS
swing.installedlaf.macos.class = it.unitn.ing.swing.plaf.macos.MacOSLookAndFeel

Updated: August 8^th 2004

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