[wxqc] WeatherLink's intrusive screen during uploading - a fix

[gary.oldham at adelphia.net]

I've recently read messages from a number of people who are bothered (as was I) by the dialog box that forces its way to the top when WeatherLink is doing uploads to web pages or CWOP.

A member of the WeatherLink forum has come up with a DLL (that's handled as an Expansion Module by WeatherLink) that essentially cures this problem.  As he describes it, "Because of the way Davis wrote WeatherLink, I can't just "remove" the dialog. I'm simply hiding it. That means, it still pops up and becomes active while it's working, you just don't see it because I made it very tiny. When it's uploading, the WeatherLink window will be "inactive", beeping if you click on it. This is normal, and is exactly like it used to be with the dialog in place. Don't worry, it will eventually come back to you."  

What this means in practice is that you can minimize the WeatherLink window and "get on with your life" doing other things, and when WeatherLink is doing uploads, it won't take control of your computer.  Or, if you just want to be watching WeatherLink display your weather conditions, the screen won't be overtaken by the upload dialog box.  I've been using this DLL for some while when I'm using WeatherLink and it works very well.

More information and a download link can be found at http://n6skk.proboards20.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1114328207, and the main page for the WeatherLink forum is at http://n6skk.proboards20.com/.  This is not an official Davis forum (there isn't one), and Davis has yet to make an appearance (though rumor has it they occasionally lurk), but WeatherLink users might find some helpful tips (and people) there.  I do moderate this forum (as well as one for WxSolution at http://wxsolution.proboards3.com/ which is sanctioned by WxSolution's developer and serves as their "unofficial" forum, and last and not least, www.weatherforum.net.

Gary
CW0146


gary.oldham(at)adelphia.net