Enable building just data message frames

TransmitTextEdit.cpp

@@ -360,9 +360,9 @@ bool TransmitTextEdit::eventFilter(QObject */*o*/, QEvent *e){
         return false;
     }
 
-    // -1. don't filter the escape key
+    // -1. don't filter the escape key, return key, or enter key here
     QKeyEvent *k = static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(e);
-    if(k->key() == Qt::Key_Escape){
+    if(k->key() == Qt::Key_Escape || k->key() == Qt::Key_Return || k->key() == Qt::Key_Enter){
         return false;
     }
 

mainwindow.cpp

@@ -6175,6 +6175,7 @@ QString MainWindow::createMessageTransmitQueue(QString const& text, bool reset){
   m_txFrameQueue.append(frames);
   m_txFrameCount += frames.length();
 
+#if 0
   int freq = currentFreqOffset();
   qDebug() << "creating message for freq" << freq;
 
@@ -6195,6 +6196,9 @@ QString MainWindow::createMessageTransmitQueue(QString const& text, bool reset){
   m_lastTxMessage += text;
 
   return joined;
+#else
+  return Varicode::rstrip(lines.join(""));
+#endif
 }
 
 void MainWindow::restoreMessage(){
@@ -6329,12 +6333,16 @@ QList<QPair<QString, int>> MainWindow::buildMessageFrames(const QString &text){
 
     bool forceIdentify = !m_config.avoid_forced_identify();
 
+    // TODO: might want to be more explicit?
+    bool forceData = !m_totalTxMessage.isEmpty();
+
     auto frames = Varicode::buildMessageFrames(
         mycall,
         mygrid,
         selectedCall,
         text,
         forceIdentify,
+        forceData,
         m_nSubMode);
 
 #if 0
@@ -6355,7 +6363,7 @@ bool MainWindow::prepareNextMessageFrame()
   // typeahead
   static QString lastText;
   auto text = ui->extFreeTextMsgEdit->toPlainText();
-  if(lastText == "" || lastText != text){
+  if(!text.isEmpty() && (lastText == "" || lastText != text)){
 #if 1
       auto sent = ui->extFreeTextMsgEdit->sentText();
       auto unsent = ui->extFreeTextMsgEdit->unsentText();
@@ -9579,6 +9587,7 @@ void MainWindow::refreshTextDisplay(){
     QString mycall = m_config.my_callsign();
     QString mygrid = m_config.my_grid().left(4);
     bool forceIdentify = !m_config.avoid_forced_identify();
+    bool forceData = false;
 
     BuildMessageFramesThread *t = new BuildMessageFramesThread(
         mycall,
@@ -9586,6 +9595,7 @@ void MainWindow::refreshTextDisplay(){
         selectedCall,
         text,
         forceIdentify,
+        forceData,
         m_nSubMode
     );
 

varicode.cpp

@@ -1828,6 +1828,7 @@ QList<QPair<QString, int>> Varicode::buildMessageFrames(QString const& mycall,
     QString const& selectedCall,
     QString const& text,
     bool forceIdentify,
+    bool forceData,
     int submode){
     #define ALLOW_SEND_COMPOUND 1
     #define ALLOW_SEND_COMPOUND_DIRECTED 1
@@ -1849,6 +1850,12 @@ QList<QPair<QString, int>> Varicode::buildMessageFrames(QString const& mycall,
         // do the same for when we have sent data...
         bool hasData = false;
 
+        // or if we're forcing data to be sent...
+        if(forceData){
+            forceIdentify = false;
+            hasData = true;
+        }
+
 #if AUTO_REMOVE_MYCALL
         // remove our callsign from the start of the line...
         if(line.startsWith(mycall + ":") || line.startsWith(mycall + " ")){
@@ -1866,7 +1873,7 @@ QList<QPair<QString, int>> Varicode::buildMessageFrames(QString const& mycall,
         // see if we need to prepend the directed call to the line...
         // if we have a selected call and the text doesn't start with that call...
         // and if this isn't a raw message (starting with "`")... then...
-        if(!selectedCall.isEmpty() && !line.startsWith(selectedCall) && !line.startsWith("`")){
+        if(!selectedCall.isEmpty() && !line.startsWith(selectedCall) && !line.startsWith("`") && !forceData){
             bool lineStartsWithBaseCall = (
                 line.startsWith("@ALLCALL")  ||
                 Varicode::startsWithCQ(line) ||
@@ -2074,6 +2081,7 @@ BuildMessageFramesThread::BuildMessageFramesThread(const QString &mycall,
     const QString &selectedCall,
     const QString &text,
     bool forceIdentify,
+    bool forceData,
     int submode,
     QObject *parent):
     QThread(parent),
@@ -2082,6 +2090,7 @@ BuildMessageFramesThread::BuildMessageFramesThread(const QString &mycall,
     m_selectedCall{selectedCall},
     m_text{text},
     m_forceIdentify{forceIdentify},
+    m_forceData{forceData},
     m_submode{submode}
 {
 }
@@ -2093,6 +2102,7 @@ void BuildMessageFramesThread::run(){
         m_selectedCall,
         m_text,
         m_forceIdentify,
+        m_forceData,
         m_submode
     );
 

varicode.h

@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ public:
         QString const& selectedCall,
         QString const& text,
         bool forceIdentify,
+        bool forceData,
         int submode);
 };
 
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ public:
                              QString const& selectedCall,
                              QString const& text,
                              bool forceIdentify,
+                             bool forceData,
                              int submode,
                              QObject *parent=nullptr);
     void run() override;
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ private:
     QString m_selectedCall;
     QString m_text;
     bool m_forceIdentify;
+    bool m_forceData;
     int m_submode;
 };