[Xastir] object display problems

[Gerry Creager (N5JXS)]

Bryan,

Welcome.

Check in the 'Stations' drop down menu and see if you have anything 
selected for display.  Likeely, you do not.  It takes a while to get a 
feel for initial configs, and if you're like me, you will find yourself 
changing them almost every time you are using xastir and think of 
another test to perform or station to track.

WRT the filtering, the filter defines the region of interest.  Since 
we're not filtering spam, the fact that it's counter-intuitive to mail 
has little real basis.  Once you wrap your mind around the idea that 
you're setting a filter and the results are the data you want, which 
really isn't different from spam filtering, it should start to make more 
sense.

73, gerry n5jxs

Bryan Klofas wrote:
> Hello--
> 
> I am running xastir 1.2.1 on Fedora Core 1, on the fedora edition of the 
> 2.4.22 kernel. I'm using a KPC-3 as my TNC.
> 
> My problem is that xastir won't display any other stations on the map 
> besides me (and probably only because I have it set up in my station 
> configuration). The link between the TNC and xastir is working because 
> all of the packets show up in the Display Packet Data window under 
> View..Incoming Data. However, after half-hour it still says "1 Stations" 
> in the bottom right corner.
> 
> I know this is a very broad issue, but any ideas?
> 
> I also had a question about the Filter menus. If the checkbox is 
> selected, are you filtering IN or OUT the data? I *think* when the box 
> is selected, you are filtering IN the data. However, this seems like the 
> wrong way to do it; you don't filter IN your real mail, you filter OUT 
> spam. Just my two cents about the confusing menus.

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