[drats_users] D-RATS 0.3.0b6
Michael A. Waldron
Sun May 10 13:27:18 PDT 2009
This seems like such a stupid question, but where do we find the betas of D-Rats?
I've just started playing with .2 and figure if I'm learning I might as well learn the newest.
-Mike
Dan Smith wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just posted 0.3.0b6. There aren't a large number of changes in this
> one, because one is very significant. This release replaces the
> single setting of a serial port and baud rate with a list of multiple
> ports. Each port can be selectively enabled/disabled, allowing you to
> connect to multiple data paths. You can connect to the ratflector,
> your local RF simplex frequency with one radio, your local RF repeater
> with another, etc.
>
> Most operations now prompt you with a port to use for the action. The
> stations list shows you what port the station was last heard on so
> you'll know. Note that the chat screen now has a port selector which
> controls which port a particular message goes out on. Chat traffic
> for all ports shows up in the window, prefixed with the port name.
>
> During an event, you could have two radios and send/receive files and
> messages through each port simultaneously to maximize bandwidth.
>
> The full change list is:
>
> - Allow multiple ports (as described above)
> - Fix (hopefully) the by-address assistant popping up under the
> preferences dialog on win32
> - Fixed some static objects on python 2.6 machines, allowing proper
> system-wide installation
> - Add "Send file" in the context menu of the stations display
>
> This is the version I'll likely take with me to Dayton. Given the
> invasive nature of the multiport changes, I'd really appreciate some
> vetting of it as soon as possible so I have time to fix anything that
> might be broken. The email gateway stuff is known to not be in good
> shape with the port stuff, but other than that, I think things should
> be good. Please speak up on issues to help me have a smooth demo at
> Dayton :)
>
> Thanks!
>
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Michael A. Waldron, AE0MW
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