Re: [Xlog-discussion] Log as diary

[Leigh L Klotz, Jr.]

Yes on all points.  XDIF is a more extensible format than ADIF and can 
be converted to ADIF with a simple transformation and it can be 
converted to weblog format with a simple transformation.  it can be 
converted to Cabrillo with a simple transformation. It could be used to 
keep the log and make us all happy.
XDIF can be stored in a single file for a personal log, a Berkeley DB 
with XML support for a DXPedition, an eXist Java DB, or a 
high-performance db such as Monet (from CWI, where Python came from) for 
a web-sized log site.

Leigh/WA5ZNU
On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:58 am, Martin Ewing AA6E wrote:
> Leigh,
>
>  An XDIF approach is very interesting, and seems very powerful.  (I 
> note that your formalized QSO narrative sounds a lot like the 
> genealogical books I sometimes work with.  Lots of info, very little 
> style! :-)
>
>  Really, all I wanted was to interpolate text notes in my station log.  
> The intention is not to blog it to the world -- or even to myself.  
> (Although I find I am using Zim on my desktop for personal wiki-ing. 
> Very neat.) It seems that all the machinery is there in apps like xlog, 
> but one might want a different data view/report option and possibly a 
> new non-qso input dialog.
>
>  Conventional logging apps seem to grow out of contesting needs 
> historically, and they're not  trying to fully emulate the way I (for 
> one) used my paper log.
>
> 73, Martin AA6E
>
> Leigh L Klotz, Jr. wrote:
> > Sounds like you want what I want, a combination ham log/web log.
> >
> > I use a small client to generate weblog entries and publish them using 
> > APP
> > to a weblog, and use microformats to mark up the resulting entries.  
> > The
> > microformat matches XDIF; i.e.,
> >  <div class="qso"><a href="http://www.qrz.com/callsign/AA6E"; class="om
> > control callsign">AA6E</a> called me on <span class="band">20M</span>
> > <span class="mode">CW</span> and I gave him <span class="tx
> > rst">599</span> for his <span class="om equipment rig">TenTec
> > Omni</span></div> and he sent <span class="rx rst">559C</span> for my
> > <span class="my equipment rig">Tuna Tin Two</span> at <span class="my
> > equipment power">250mW</span>.
> >
> > I can generate this from a wiki-like markup:
> >   QRZ:AA6E called me on BAND:20M MODE:CW and I gave him TXRST:599 for 
> > his
> > OMRIG:{TenTec Omni} and he sent TXRST:559C for my RIG:{Tuna Tin Two} at
> > POWER:{250mW}.
> >
> > I'd like to take a direct mapping from XDIF and generate chatty reports
> > like the above, plus include other text I generate from QSO notes, but 
> > at
> > the moment I just type the above wiki-like markup.
> >
> > Since it's a mapping from the XDIF tags, XDIF support would help this 
> > as
> > you could transform the XDIF entries directly to ATOM with the embedded
> > XHTML markup and the microformat attributes.
> >
> > Microformats are useful because (the theory goes) a search engine could
> > find the QSO records that way.  There are some for address book and 
> > resume
> > searches, but none for XDIF microformat QSO records, hi hi.
> >
> >
> > Leigh/WA5ZNU
> >
> >
> > > Here's a small suggestion.  In my old written logs, I would enter
> > > various non-operating information: changes in antennas, new equipment,
> > > mailing batches of QSL cards, propagation notes, and what-not.
> > >
> > > I don't see any facility for that in any logging software I've used,
> > > including xlog - everything is a 'contact'.
> > >
> > > It would be nice to have a "comment" record not related to a contact.
> > > Text with no special formatting, except maybe a date field.
> > >
> > > I see that I can make a QSO entry with remarks but no call sign.  I
> > > suppose that's OK as far as the database is concerned, but it doesn't
> > > get displayed well -- off the right of my screen, usually.  Would a
> > > no-call record screw up ADI exchanges?
> > >
> > > 73, Martin AA6E
> > >
> > >
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