CW_PLAYER Changelog

What's new in CW_PLAYER 4.8.7

Jun 1, 2020
  • To fix an error when recovering the choice of TX PTT/COM.

New in CW_PLAYER 4.8.6 (Jun 1, 2020)

  • Option to add leading spaces in front of character. This is to help for synchronized keying.

New in CW_PLAYER 4.8.5 (Feb 29, 2020)

  • To fix an anomaly which may occur after the creation of lessons with a large number of characters.

New in CW_PLAYER 4.8.4 (Feb 26, 2020)

  • Introduction of the Copy and Paste menus in the Tools menu

New in CW_PLAYER 4.7.8 (Sep 10, 2019)

  • To fix an error on file display when changing the font.

New in CW_PLAYER 4.7.7 (Aug 29, 2019)

  • Option in QUIZ: Equalize the occurence of characters
  • To implement the detailled Quiz report
  • To update the spanish help (by Juan Pablo EA4CIV)

New in CW_PLAYER 4.7.6 (Jul 1, 2019)

  • Miscellaneous little improvements

New in CW_PLAYER 4.7.5 (Feb 10, 2019)

  • QUIZ - Delay to answer: Steps of 100 ms in the interval 0-1 second.
  • QUIZ - Help button
  • Miscellaneous little improvements

New in CW_PLAYER 4.7.3 (Nov 24, 2018)

  • Button to open the system volume control

New in CW_PLAYER 4.7.2 (Oct 3, 2018)

  • To replace ioctrl.dll by ntport.dll

New in CW_PLAYER 4.7.0 (Oct 1, 2018)

  • To update ioctrl.dll
  • To fix install executable for 64bit architecture

New in CW_PLAYER 4.6.9 (Jun 7, 2018)

  • To create different access points to the help file topics related to the windows of the program which are actually displayed.

New in CW_PLAYER 4.5.7 (Jun 9, 2016)

  • to replace www.f6dqm.fr by f6dqm.free.fr

New in CW_PLAYER 4.5.6 (Jun 9, 2016)

  • To fix an error when keying with the mouse buttons
  • To update the spanish help (by Juan Pablo EA4CIV)

New in CW_PLAYER 4.5.5 (May 18, 2016)

  • To add LPT driver for 64-bits architecture
  • New release of ioctrl.ll library

New in CW_PLAYER 4.5.4 (Feb 1, 2016)

  • Choice between DSR, CTS and CD to connect the Dot and Dash contacts of the keyer onto the serial port.
  • Choice between DTR and/or RTS to power the keyer (+12V) if necessary.
  • To set DTR and/or RTS at high level with an "on" button in the PORT panel, parallel to the "ptt" button of the Monitoring window.

New in CW_PLAYER 4.5.0 (Feb 1, 2016)

  • Introduction of the iambic keying

New in CW_PLAYER 4.4.9 (Oct 5, 2015)

  • Variable delay between 0 and 5 seconds before playing in Random mode

New in CW_PLAYER 4.4.8 (Aug 14, 2015)

  • To fix a bug in QSB speed restoring.

New in CW_PLAYER 4.4.5 (Jul 30, 2015)

  • Save and restore the lesson numbers
  • Double-click to enter the lesson. Right click to create or to modify the selected lesson.
  • Other minor modifications and corrections

New in CW_PLAYER 4.4.4 (Jul 14, 2015)

  • To save the status of buttons QSB, QRN and QRH in mode Random and File
  • Scale of noise level (QRN) divided by 2
  • Three choices of QSB speed (slow, medium, fast)

New in CW_PLAYER 4.4.3 (Jul 13, 2015)

  • Menu/Options/Miscellaneous MONITORING : Unlimited dash duration if CTRL or single key (option checked by default).
  • In Monitoring mode, CTRL or single key, to replace erroneous signs by the characters ? and ! telling the learner how to improve his keying.

New in CW_PLAYER 4.4.2 (Jun 18, 2015)

  • In Monitoring mode, to filter audio clicks when simple contact keying.
  • In Monitoring mode, option for a calibration factor when double contact keying

New in CW_PLAYER 4.4.1 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • To fix or improve spanish texts (EA4CIV).

New in CW_PLAYER 4.4.0 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • To modify the process of reading the last available release and to display the information in the menu bar.

New in CW_PLAYER 4.3.9 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • To enable or disable the jingle at the end of Quiz and the Random series (use menu Options/Miscellaneous).
  • To enable or disable the Enter key to stop the Quiz or Random series (use menu Option/Miscellaneous).

New in CW_PLAYER 4.3.7 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • Jingle at the end of the series in Quiz mode
  • Possibility to disable the jingle in Quiz and Random modes with menu Options/Miscellaneous
  • Corrections with the Spacing panel and the QUIZ sub-menus

New in CW_PLAYER 4.3.5 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • To restart a file from the beginning by clicking right on the "Continue File" button
  • To Inhibit the menus which change characters to play when the Quiz mode or the Random mode is running.
  • To remplacer VA by SK in the special characters list
  • To translate the dialog buttons.

New in CW_PLAYER 4.3.4 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • To change and to create texts, mainly english ones.
  • Ability to hide the smiley in Quiz by clicking this smiley
  • To re-organize the File panel and to enlarge the file text window
  • To disable a mouse click in the window of the file text.
  • Ability to zoom in or to zoom out the font size in the DEMO window.VERSION 4.3.4

New in CW_PLAYER 4.3.3 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • Number of spaces between words from 1 to 20. This setting is in the same panel as the number of spaces between characters.

New in CW_PLAYER 4.3.2 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • In the Info window, add a button to check if the user uses the last version.

New in CW_PLAYER 4.3.0 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • To take into account a particularity of the register base in some releases of Windows7

New in CW_PLAYER 4.2.9 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • Option in menu to check for a new release on the Weeb site of the author

New in CW_PLAYER 4.0 (Jun 23, 2014)

  • correct an error related to the saved serial port
  • option to mask the hints (but not MSG and real speed)
  • save the last position of the main window
  • option to create frequency drift in random mode and file mode
  • creation of the Entry sheet in random mode and file mode
  • update portugeese texts
  • option to key morse with the CTRL key of the keyboard.
  • upgrade audio and direct decoding
  • in QUIZ mode, option to shorten the delay when an answer is given
  • in QUIZ mode, menu to show errors immediately and before resuming
  • in QUIZ mode, menu to replay the erroneous characters
  • in Monitoring window, to add the live morse code display

New in CW_PLAYER 3.3.5 (Jun 23, 2014)

  • To fix an anomaly when monitoring single key signals.

New in CW_PLAYER 3.3.4 (Jun 23, 2014)

  • Options for variable speed and variable delay in Quiz mode.

New in CW_PLAYER 3.3.0 (Jun 23, 2014)

  • Option Examen France (in french language only)
  • Word and text files proposed for the Vocabulary option

New in CW_PLAYER 3.2.7 (Jun 23, 2014)

  • Option Vocabulary

New in CW_PLAYER 3.2.6 (Jun 23, 2014)

  • Option Lowercase for the Random window

New in CW_PLAYER 3.2.5a (Jun 23, 2014)

  • Add the Clear button in the Monitoring window

New in CW_PLAYER 3.2.5 (Jun 23, 2014)

  • Replacement of the Joystick component