[Xastir] [Fwd: [ui-view] Re: auto print nws watches and warnings]

[George]

I am forwarding a post from Roger Baker (author of UIVIEW) on the UIVIEW mailing list. 
I think XASTIR could greatly benefit from this as well.



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I've been having a look at printing the NWS messages -
 
I didn't like the idea of just printing the raw APRS message - it 
seemed the sort of thing that other APRS programs might do, but not the 
sort of thing I would want UI-View32 to do...

So I came up with the idea of printing a decoded version of the 
message, see the example below. There would be an option of printing all the 
NWS messages received (lots of paper!), or just the ones that covered 
areas for which you had set an alert.
 
The output would be one message per page, using a printer installed 
in Windows.

If this is of any use to those who have asked for printing, then I 
will implement it. (I'm really asking for a 'Yes' / 'No' comment, not
suggestions for doing it differently.)

Here is an example -
 
 
           Status:   Watch
           Type:     FLOOD
           From:     OUNFFA
           Received: 29 Aug 19:36 UTC
           Expires:  30 Aug 10:00 UTC
            
           Areas:
             OK Harper (OKZ004)
             OK Woods (OKZ005)
             OK Alfalfa (OKZ006)
             OK Grant (OKZ007)
             OK Kay (OKZ008)
             OK Ellis (OKZ009)
             OK Woodward (OKZ010)
             OK Major (OKZ011)
             OK Garfield (OKZ012)
             OK Noble (OKZ013)
             OK Roger Mills (OKZ014)
             OK Dewey (OKZ015)
             OK Custer (OKZ016)
             OK Blaine (OKZ017)
             OK Kingfisher (OKZ018)
             OK Logan (OKZ019)
             OK Payne (OKZ020)
             OK Beckham (OKZ021)
             OK Washita (OKZ022)
             OK Caddo (OKZ023)
             OK Canadian (OKZ024)
             OK Oklahoma (OKZ025)
             OK Lincoln (OKZ026)
             OK Grady (OKZ027)
             OK McClain (OKZ028)
             OK Cleveland (OKZ029)
             OK Pottawatomie (OKZ030)
             OK Seminole (OKZ031)
             OK Harmon (OKZ033)
             OK Greer (OKZ034)
             OK Kiowa (OKZ035)
             OK Jackson (OKZ036)
             OK Tillman (OKZ037)
             OK Comanche (OKZ038)
            
           APRS message frame:
             0OUNFFA>APRS,qAO,WXSVR:
             :NWS_WATCH:301000z,FLOOD,OKZ4>31-33>38 {TJaAA



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