Re: [chirp_devel] [PATCH 4 of 4] [ft8x7] Add messages to help users remember clone procedure

On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Marco Filippi IZ3GME iz3gme.marco@gmail.com wrote:

@@ -304,8 +316,10 @@ data = "" blocks = 0 status = chirp_common.Status()

•    status.msg = "Cloning from radio"
  

•    status.msg = self._START_CLONE_TX_MSG
  

I don't think this is the best place to print the instructions. There should be an intermediary step so that the clone does not timeout while they are reading instructions. It could be added just after the experimental driver warning. In fact, the experimental driver warning code is almost exactly what we need, but without the Yes/No prompt.

•                if blocks == 0:
  

•                    raise Exception(_("Radio did not ack first block\n")
  

•                             + self._START_CLONE_RX_MSG)
  

This never prints because the first iteration of the loop is blocks == 1. Again, it would be more useful to display the instructions prior to starting the clone loop.

Tom KD7LXL