Bump v1.0.0-devel

Configuration.cpp

@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ private:
   qint32 RxBandwidth_;
   double degrade_;
   double txDelay_;
+  bool check_for_updates_;
   bool id_after_73_;
   bool tx_qsy_allowed_;
   bool spot_to_reporting_networks_;
@@ -750,6 +751,7 @@ qint32 Configuration::aggressive() const {return m_->aggressive_;}
 double Configuration::degrade() const {return m_->degrade_;}
 double Configuration::txDelay() const {return m_->txDelay_;}
 qint32 Configuration::RxBandwidth() const {return m_->RxBandwidth_;}
+bool Configuration::check_for_updates() const { return m_->check_for_updates_; }
 bool Configuration::id_after_73 () const {return m_->id_after_73_;}
 bool Configuration::tx_qsy_allowed () const {return m_->tx_qsy_allowed_;}
 bool Configuration::spot_to_reporting_networks () const
@@ -772,7 +774,7 @@ bool Configuration::heartbeat_qso_pause() const { return m_->heartbeat_qso_pause
 bool Configuration::relay_off() const { return m_->relay_disabled_; }
 bool Configuration::monitor_off_at_startup () const {return m_->monitor_off_at_startup_;}
 bool Configuration::monitor_last_used () const {return m_->rig_is_dummy_ || m_->monitor_last_used_;}
-bool Configuration::log_as_DATA () const {return m_->log_as_DATA_;}
+bool Configuration::log_as_DATA () const { return false; }
 bool Configuration::report_in_comments () const {return m_->report_in_comments_;}
 bool Configuration::prompt_to_log () const {return m_->prompt_to_log_;}
 bool Configuration::insert_blank () const {return m_->insert_blank_;}
@@ -1400,6 +1402,7 @@ void Configuration::impl::initialize_models ()
   ui_->sound_cq_path_display_label->setText(sound_cq_path_);
   ui_->sound_dm_path_display_label->setText(sound_dm_path_);
   ui_->sound_am_path_display_label->setText(sound_am_path_);
+  ui_->checkForUpdates_checkBox->setChecked (check_for_updates_);
   ui_->CW_id_after_73_check_box->setChecked (id_after_73_);
   ui_->tx_qsy_check_box->setChecked (tx_qsy_allowed_);
   ui_->psk_reporter_check_box->setChecked (spot_to_reporting_networks_);
@@ -1677,6 +1680,7 @@ void Configuration::impl::read_settings ()
   monitor_off_at_startup_ = settings_->value ("MonitorOFF", false).toBool ();
   monitor_last_used_ = settings_->value ("MonitorLastUsed", false).toBool ();
   spot_to_reporting_networks_ = settings_->value ("PSKReporter", true).toBool ();
+  check_for_updates_ = settings_->value("CheckForUpdates", true).toBool();
   id_after_73_ = settings_->value ("After73", false).toBool ();
   tx_qsy_allowed_ = settings_->value ("TxQSYAllowed", false).toBool ();
   use_dynamic_info_ = settings_->value ("AutoGrid", false).toBool ();
@@ -1849,6 +1853,7 @@ void Configuration::impl::write_settings ()
   settings_->setValue ("MonitorOFF", monitor_off_at_startup_);
   settings_->setValue ("MonitorLastUsed", monitor_last_used_);
   settings_->setValue ("PSKReporter", spot_to_reporting_networks_);
+  settings_->setValue ("CheckForUpdates", check_for_updates_);
   settings_->setValue ("After73", id_after_73_);
   settings_->setValue ("TxQSYAllowed", tx_qsy_allowed_);
   settings_->setValue ("Macros", macros_.stringList ());
@@ -2381,6 +2386,7 @@ void Configuration::impl::accept ()
   aggressive_ = ui_->sbAggressive->value ();
   degrade_ = ui_->sbDegrade->value ();
   RxBandwidth_ = ui_->sbBandwidth->value ();
+  check_for_updates_ = ui_->checkForUpdates_checkBox->isChecked();
   id_after_73_ = ui_->CW_id_after_73_check_box->isChecked ();
   tx_qsy_allowed_ = ui_->tx_qsy_check_box->isChecked ();
   transmit_directed_ = ui_->transmit_directed_check_box->isChecked();

Configuration.hpp

@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public:
   qint32 RxBandwidth() const;
   double degrade() const;
   double txDelay() const;
+  bool check_for_updates() const;
   bool id_after_73 () const;
   bool tx_qsy_allowed () const;
   bool spot_to_reporting_networks () const;

Configuration.ui

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       <string>Select tab to change configuration parameters.</string>
      </property>
      <property name="currentIndex">
-      <number>3</number>
+      <number>0</number>
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="general_tab">
       <attribute name="title">
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                 <x>0</x>
                 <y>0</y>
                 <width>738</width>
-                <height>453</height>
+                <height>448</height>
                </rect>
               </property>
               <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@
                <rect>
                 <x>0</x>
                 <y>0</y>
-                <width>615</width>
-                <height>646</height>
+                <width>726</width>
+                <height>631</height>
                </rect>
               </property>
               <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_26">
@@ -394,6 +394,13 @@
                     </property>
                    </widget>
                   </item>
+                  <item>
+                   <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkForUpdates_checkBox">
+                    <property name="text">
+                     <string>Check for software updates at startup</string>
+                    </property>
+                   </widget>
+                  </item>
                   <item>
                    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_9">
                     <item>
@@ -918,8 +925,8 @@ text message.</string>
                <rect>
                 <x>0</x>
                 <y>0</y>
-                <width>718</width>
-                <height>435</height>
+                <width>285</width>
+                <height>397</height>
                </rect>
               </property>
               <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_27">
@@ -1339,8 +1346,8 @@ a few, particularly some Kenwood rigs, require it).</string>
                <rect>
                 <x>0</x>
                 <y>0</y>
-                <width>237</width>
-                <height>467</height>
+                <width>257</width>
+                <height>427</height>
                </rect>
               </property>
               <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_28">
@@ -1767,8 +1774,8 @@ radio interface behave as expected.</string>
            <rect>
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>760</width>
-            <height>502</height>
+            <width>267</width>
+            <height>302</height>
            </rect>
           </property>
           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_29">
@@ -2080,8 +2087,8 @@ both here.</string>
            <rect>
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>746</width>
-            <height>525</height>
+            <width>572</width>
+            <height>498</height>
            </rect>
           </property>
           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_30">
@@ -2108,7 +2115,7 @@ both here.</string>
                 <item row="0" column="3">
                  <widget class="QLabel" name="label_13">
                   <property name="text">
-                   <string>Op Call:</string>
+                   <string>Operator Callsign (if different than Station Callsign):</string>
                   </property>
                  </widget>
                 </item>
@@ -2153,6 +2160,9 @@ both here.</string>
                 </item>
                 <item row="0" column="1">
                  <widget class="QCheckBox" name="log_as_RTTY_check_box">
+                  <property name="visible">
+                   <bool>false</bool>
+                  </property>
                   <property name="toolTip">
                    <string>Some logging programs will not accept JT-65 or JT9 as a recognized mode.</string>
                   </property>
@@ -2182,6 +2192,9 @@ comments field.</string>
                 </item>
                 <item row="0" column="2">
                  <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+                  <property name="visible">
+                   <bool>false</bool>
+                  </property>
                   <property name="orientation">
                    <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
                   </property>
@@ -2339,7 +2352,7 @@ This is used for reverse ping analysis which is very useful
 for assessing propagation and system performance.</string>
                 </property>
                 <property name="text">
-                 <string>Enable spotting to reporting networks (JS8 Network, PSKReporter, APRS-IS, etc)</string>
+                 <string>Enable spotting to reporting networks (JS8NET, PSKReporter, APRS-IS, etc)</string>
                 </property>
                 <property name="checked">
                  <bool>true</bool>
@@ -2537,8 +2550,8 @@ for assessing propagation and system performance.</string>
            <rect>
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>760</width>
-            <height>502</height>
+            <width>498</width>
+            <height>321</height>
            </rect>
           </property>
           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_31">
@@ -3115,8 +3128,8 @@ QListView::item:hover {
                <rect>
                 <x>0</x>
                 <y>0</y>
-                <width>738</width>
-                <height>378</height>
+                <width>280</width>
+                <height>201</height>
                </rect>
               </property>
               <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_15">
@@ -3370,8 +3383,8 @@ QListView::item:hover {
                <rect>
                 <x>0</x>
                 <y>0</y>
-                <width>233</width>
-                <height>253</height>
+                <width>236</width>
+                <height>258</height>
                </rect>
               </property>
               <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_5">
@@ -3574,8 +3587,8 @@ QListView::item:hover {
                <rect>
                 <x>0</x>
                 <y>0</y>
-                <width>277</width>
-                <height>93</height>
+                <width>288</width>
+                <height>96</height>
                </rect>
               </property>
               <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_8">
@@ -4184,11 +4197,11 @@ soundcard changes</string>
  </connections>
  <buttongroups>
   <buttongroup name="CAT_stop_bits_button_group"/>
+  <buttongroup name="CAT_data_bits_button_group"/>
+  <buttongroup name="TX_mode_button_group"/>
+  <buttongroup name="CAT_handshake_button_group"/>
   <buttongroup name="split_mode_button_group"/>
   <buttongroup name="PTT_method_button_group"/>
-  <buttongroup name="CAT_data_bits_button_group"/>
   <buttongroup name="TX_audio_source_button_group"/>
-  <buttongroup name="CAT_handshake_button_group"/>
-  <buttongroup name="TX_mode_button_group"/>
  </buttongroups>
 </ui>

SpotClient.cpp

@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ void SpotClient::setLocalStation(QString callsign, QString grid, QString info, Q
         changed = true;
     }
 
-    // send local information to network on change, or once every 5 minutes
-    if(changed || m_seq % 5 == 0){
+    // send local information to network on change, or once every 15 minutes
+    if(changed || m_seq % 15 == 0){
         enqueueLocalSpot(callsign, grid, info, version);
     }
 }

Versions.cmake

@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 set (WSJTX_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set (WSJTX_VERSION_MINOR 0)
 set (WSJTX_VERSION_PATCH 0)
-set (WSJTX_RC 3)		 # release candidate number, comment out or zero for development versions
+set (WSJTX_RC 0)		 # release candidate number, comment out or zero for development versions
 set (WSJTX_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 0) # set to 1 for final release build

about.cpp

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ CAboutDlg::CAboutDlg(QWidget *parent) :
                          "development group. <br/>JS8Call is "
                          "licensed under and in accordance with the terms "
                          "of the <a href=\"https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt\">GPLv3 license</a>.<br/>"
-                         "The source code modifications are public and can be found in <a href=\"https://bitbucket.org/widefido/wsjtx/\">this repository</a>.<br/><br/>"
+                         "The source code modifications are public and can be found in <a href=\"https://bitbucket.org/widefido/js8call/\">this repository</a>.<br/><br/>"
 
                          "JS8Call is heavily inspired by WSJT-X, Fldigi, "
                          "and FSQCall <br/>and would not exist without the hard work and "

mainwindow.cpp

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #include <QRegExp>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
+#include <QNetworkAccessManager>
+#include <QNetworkRequest>
+#include <QNetworkReply>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QDir>
@@ -1116,7 +1119,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
   //splashTimer.setSingleShot (true);
   //splashTimer.start (20 * 1000);
 
-  // TODO: jsherer - need to remove this eventually...
   QTimer::singleShot (0, this, SLOT (checkStartupWarnings ()));
 
   if(!ui->cbMenus->isChecked()) {
@@ -1639,27 +1641,91 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
   if (!m_valid) throw std::runtime_error {"Fatal initialization exception"};
 }
 
-QDate eol(2019, 4, 1);
-
-void MainWindow::checkExpiryWarningMessage()
-{
-    if(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc().date() > eol){
-        MessageBox::critical_message (this, QString("This pre-release development build of JS8Call has reached its end-of-life. Please check for an upgrade to the latest version."));
+QPair<QPair<int, int>, int> splitVersion(QString v){
+    int hyphenPos = v.lastIndexOf("-");
+    if(hyphenPos >= 0){
+        v = v.left(hyphenPos);
     }
+
+    QVector<int> intSegs;
+    foreach(QString seg, v.split(".")){
+        bool ok = false;
+        int i = seg.toInt(&ok);
+        if(!ok){
+            break;
+        }
+        intSegs.append(i);
+    }
+
+    int len = intSegs.count();
+    QPair<QPair<int, int>, int> tuple;
+    if(len > 0){
+        tuple.first.first = intSegs.at(0);
+    }
+    if(len > 1){
+        tuple.first.second = intSegs.at(1);
+    }
+    if(len > 2){
+        tuple.second = intSegs.at(2);
+    }
+    return tuple;
+}
+
+void MainWindow::checkVersion(bool alertOnUpToDate){
+  auto m = new QNetworkAccessManager(this);
+  connect(m, &QNetworkAccessManager::finished, this, [this, alertOnUpToDate](QNetworkReply * reply){
+    if(reply->error()){
+        qDebug() << "Checking for Updates Error:" << reply->errorString();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QString content = reply->readAll().trimmed();
+
+    auto currentVersion = splitVersion(version());
+    auto networkVersion = splitVersion(content);
+
+    qDebug() << "Checking Version" << currentVersion << "with" << networkVersion;
+
+    if(currentVersion < networkVersion){
+
+        SelfDestructMessageBox * m = new SelfDestructMessageBox(60,
+          "New Updates Available",
+          QString("A new version (%1) of JS8Call is now available. Please see js8call.com for more details.").arg(content),
+          QMessageBox::Information,
+          QMessageBox::Ok,
+          QMessageBox::Ok,
+          false,
+          this);
+
+        m->show();
+
+    } else if(alertOnUpToDate){
+
+        SelfDestructMessageBox * m = new SelfDestructMessageBox(60,
+          "No Updates Available",
+          QString("Your version (%1) of JS8Call is up-to-date.").arg(version()),
+          QMessageBox::Information,
+          QMessageBox::Ok,
+          QMessageBox::Ok,
+          false,
+          this);
+
+        m->show();
+
+    }
+  });
+
+  qDebug() << "Checking for Updates...";
+  QUrl url("http://files.js8call.com/version.txt");
+  QNetworkRequest r(url);
+  m->get(r);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::checkStartupWarnings ()
 {
-  MessageBox::critical_message (this,
-                                QString("This version of %1 is a pre-release development\n"
-                                "build and will expire after %2 (UTC), upon which you\n"
-                                "will need to upgrade to the latest version. \n\n"
-                                "Use of development versions of JS8Call are at your own risk \n"
-                                "and carry a responsiblity to report any problems to:\n"
-                                "Jordan Sherer (KN4CRD) kn4crd@gmail.com\n\n").arg(QApplication::applicationName()).arg(eol.toString()));
-
-  checkExpiryWarningMessage();
-
+  if(m_config.check_for_updates()){
+      checkVersion(false);
+  }
   ensureCallsignSet(false);
 }
 
@@ -2603,6 +2669,10 @@ void MainWindow::on_menuControl_aboutToShow(){
 #endif
 }
 
+void MainWindow::on_actionCheck_for_Updates_triggered(){
+    checkVersion(true);
+}
+
 void MainWindow::on_actionEnable_Spotting_toggled(bool checked){
     ui->spotButton->setChecked(checked);
 }
@@ -3438,7 +3508,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionCopyright_Notice_triggered()
                            "IV3NWV; Greg Beam, KI7MT; Michael Black, W9MDB; Edson Pereira, PY2SDR; "
                            "Philip Karn, KA9Q; and other members of the WSJT Development Group.\n\n"
                            "Further, the source code of JS8Call contains material Copyright (C) "
-                           "2018 by Jordan Sherer, KN4CRD.\"");
+                           "2018-2019 by Jordan Sherer, KN4CRD.\"");
   MessageBox::warning_message(this, message);
 }
 
@@ -6030,8 +6100,6 @@ bool MainWindow::ensureCreateMessageReady(const QString &text){
 }
 
 QString MainWindow::createMessage(QString const& text){
-    checkExpiryWarningMessage();
-
     return createMessageTransmitQueue(replaceMacros(text, buildMacroValues(), false), true);
 }
 
@@ -6439,18 +6507,16 @@ void MainWindow::on_genStdMsgsPushButton_clicked()
 
 void MainWindow::on_logQSOButton_clicked()                 //Log QSO button
 {
-  /*
-  if (!m_hisCall.size ()) {
-    MessageBox::warning_message (this, tr ("Warning:  DX Call field is empty."));
+  QString call = callsignSelected();
+  if(m_callSelectedTime.contains(call)){
+    m_dateTimeQSOOn = m_callSelectedTime[call];
   }
-  */
-  // m_dateTimeQSOOn should really already be set but we'll ensure it gets set to something just in case
   if (!m_dateTimeQSOOn.isValid ()) {
     m_dateTimeQSOOn = DriftingDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
   }
   auto dateTimeQSOOff = DriftingDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
   if (dateTimeQSOOff < m_dateTimeQSOOn) dateTimeQSOOff = m_dateTimeQSOOn;
-  QString call=callsignSelected();
+
   if(call.startsWith("@")){
       call = "";
   }
@@ -7062,8 +7128,17 @@ void MainWindow::buildFrequencyMenu(QMenu *menu){
 }
 
 void MainWindow::buildHeartbeatMenu(QMenu *menu){
-    auto autoAckHB = menu->addAction(ui->autoReplyButton->isChecked() ? "Send Heartbeat Acknowledgments (ACK)" : "Send Heartbeat Acknowledgments (ACK) (AUTO disabled)");
-    autoAckHB->setEnabled(ui->autoReplyButton->isChecked());
+    auto selectedCallsign = callsignSelected();
+    bool enabled = ui->autoReplyButton->isChecked() && selectedCallsign.isEmpty();
+    auto text = "Send Heartbeat Acknowledgments (ACK)";
+    if(!ui->autoReplyButton->isChecked()){
+        text = "Send Heartbeat Acknowledgments (ACK) (Disabled: AUTO is off)";
+    }
+    if(!selectedCallsign.isEmpty()){
+        text = "Send Heartbeat Acknowledgments (ACK) (Disabled: Currently in QSO)";
+    }
+    auto autoAckHB = menu->addAction(text);
+    autoAckHB->setEnabled(enabled);
     autoAckHB->setCheckable(true);
     autoAckHB->setChecked(m_hbAutoAck);
     connect(autoAckHB, &QAction::triggered, this, [this, autoAckHB](){
@@ -7078,7 +7153,7 @@ void MainWindow::buildHeartbeatMenu(QMenu *menu){
         menu->addSeparator();
     }
 
-    buildRepeatMenu(menu, ui->hbMacroButton, &m_hbInterval);
+    buildRepeatMenu(menu, ui->hbMacroButton, false, &m_hbInterval);
 
     menu->addSeparator();
     auto now = menu->addAction("Send Heartbeat Now");
@@ -7092,14 +7167,14 @@ void MainWindow::buildCQMenu(QMenu *menu){
         menu->addSeparator();
     }
 
-    buildRepeatMenu(menu, ui->cqMacroButton, &m_cqInterval);
+    buildRepeatMenu(menu, ui->cqMacroButton, true, &m_cqInterval);
 
     menu->addSeparator();
     auto now = menu->addAction("Send CQ Now");
     connect(now, &QAction::triggered, this, [this](){ sendCQ(true); });
 }
 
-void MainWindow::buildRepeatMenu(QMenu *menu, QPushButton * button, int * interval){
+void MainWindow::buildRepeatMenu(QMenu *menu, QPushButton * button, bool isLowInterval, int * interval){
     QList<QPair<QString, int>> items = {
         {"On demand / do not repeat",  0},
         {"Repeat every 1 minute",      1},
@@ -7111,6 +7186,14 @@ void MainWindow::buildRepeatMenu(QMenu *menu, QPushButton * button, int * interv
         {"Repeat every N minutes (Custom Interval)", -1}, // this needs to be last because of isSet bool
     };
 
+    if(isLowInterval){
+        items.removeAt(5); // remove the thirty minute interval
+        items.removeAt(5); // remove the sixty minute interval
+    } else {
+        items.removeAt(1); // remove the one minute interval
+        items.removeAt(1); // remove the five minute interval
+    }
+
     auto customFormat = QString("Repeat every %1 minutes (Custom Interval)");
 
     QActionGroup * group = new QActionGroup(menu);
@@ -8071,45 +8154,10 @@ void MainWindow::on_tableWidgetRXAll_cellDoubleClicked(int row, int col){
 void MainWindow::on_tableWidgetRXAll_selectionChanged(const QItemSelection &/*selected*/, const QItemSelection &/*deselected*/){
     on_extFreeTextMsgEdit_currentTextChanged(ui->extFreeTextMsgEdit->toPlainText());
 
-    auto placeholderText = QString("Type your outgoing messages here.");
     auto selectedCall = callsignSelected();
-    if(selectedCall.isEmpty()){
-        // try to restore hb
-        if(m_hbPaused){
-            ui->hbMacroButton->setChecked(true);
-            m_hbPaused = false;
-        }
-    } else {
-        placeholderText = QString("Type your outgoing directed message to %1 here.").arg(selectedCall);
-
-        // when we select a callsign, use it as the qso start time
-        m_dateTimeQSOOn = DriftingDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
-
-        // TODO: jsherer - move this to a generic "callsign changed" signal
-        if(m_config.heartbeat_qso_pause()){
-            // don't hb if we select a callsign... (but we should keep track so if we deselect, we restore our hb)
-            if(ui->hbMacroButton->isChecked()){
-                ui->hbMacroButton->setChecked(false);
-                m_hbPaused = true;
-            }
-
-            // don't cq if we select a callsign... (and it will not be restored otherwise)
-            if(ui->cqMacroButton->isChecked()){
-                ui->cqMacroButton->setChecked(false);
-            }
-        }
+    if(selectedCall != m_prevSelectedCallsign){
+        callsignSelectedChanged(m_prevSelectedCallsign, selectedCall);
     }
-    ui->extFreeTextMsgEdit->setPlaceholderText(placeholderText);
-
-#if SHOW_CALL_DETAIL_BROWSER
-    auto html = generateCallDetail(selectedCall);
-    ui->callDetailTextBrowser->setHtml(html);
-    ui->callDetailTextBrowser->setVisible(!selectedCall.isEmpty() && (!hearing.isEmpty() || !heardby.isEmpty()));
-#endif
-
-    // immediately update the display);
-    updateButtonDisplay();
-    updateTextDisplay();
 }
 
 QString MainWindow::generateCallDetail(QString selectedCall){
@@ -9187,7 +9235,8 @@ void MainWindow::updateButtonDisplay(){
 }
 
 void MainWindow::updateRepeatButtonDisplay(){
-    auto hbBase = m_hbAutoAck && ui->autoReplyButton->isChecked() ? "HB + ACK" : "HB";
+    auto selectedCallsign = callsignSelected();
+    auto hbBase = m_hbAutoAck && ui->autoReplyButton->isChecked() && selectedCallsign.isEmpty() ? "HB + ACK" : "HB";
     if(ui->hbMacroButton->isChecked() && m_hbInterval > 0 && m_nextHeartbeat.isValid()){
         auto secs = DriftingDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc().secsTo(m_nextHeartbeat);
         if(secs > 0){
@@ -9404,7 +9453,56 @@ QString MainWindow::callsignSelected(bool useInputText){
     return QString();
 }
 
+void MainWindow::callsignSelectedChanged(QString /*old*/, QString selectedCall){
+    auto placeholderText = QString("Type your outgoing messages here.");
+    if(selectedCall.isEmpty()){
+        // try to restore hb
+        if(m_hbPaused){
+            ui->hbMacroButton->setChecked(true);
+            m_hbPaused = false;
+        }
+    } else {
+        placeholderText = QString("Type your outgoing directed message to %1 here.").arg(selectedCall);
+
+        // when we select a callsign, use it as the qso start time
+        if(!m_callSelectedTime.contains(selectedCall)){
+            m_callSelectedTime[selectedCall] = DriftingDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
+        }
+
+        if(m_config.heartbeat_qso_pause()){
+            // TODO: jsherer - HB issue
+            // don't hb if we select a callsign... (but we should keep track so if we deselect, we restore our hb)
+            if(ui->hbMacroButton->isChecked()){
+                ui->hbMacroButton->setChecked(false);
+                m_hbPaused = true;
+            }
+
+            // don't cq if we select a callsign... (and it will not be restored otherwise)
+            if(ui->cqMacroButton->isChecked()){
+                ui->cqMacroButton->setChecked(false);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    ui->extFreeTextMsgEdit->setPlaceholderText(placeholderText);
+
+#if SHOW_CALL_DETAIL_BROWSER
+    auto html = generateCallDetail(selectedCall);
+    ui->callDetailTextBrowser->setHtml(html);
+    ui->callDetailTextBrowser->setVisible(!selectedCall.isEmpty() && (!hearing.isEmpty() || !heardby.isEmpty()));
+#endif
+
+    // immediately update the display);
+    updateButtonDisplay();
+    updateTextDisplay();
+
+    m_prevSelectedCallsign = selectedCall;
+}
+
 void MainWindow::clearCallsignSelected(){
+    // remove the date cache
+    m_callSelectedTime.remove(m_prevSelectedCallsign);
+
+    // remove the callsign selection
     ui->tableWidgetCalls->clearSelection();
     ui->tableWidgetRXAll->clearSelection();
 }
@@ -9913,6 +10011,7 @@ void MainWindow::processCommandActivity() {
     while (!m_rxCommandQueue.isEmpty()) {
         auto d = m_rxCommandQueue.dequeue();
 
+        auto selectedCallsign = callsignSelected();
         bool isAllCall = isAllCallIncluded(d.to);
         bool isGroupCall = isGroupCallIncluded(d.to);
 
@@ -10099,7 +10198,7 @@ void MainWindow::processCommandActivity() {
 
         // if this is an allcall, check to make sure we haven't replied to their allcall recently (in the past ten minutes)
         // that way we never get spammed by allcalls at too high of a frequency
-        if (isAllCall && m_txAllcallCommandCache.contains(d.from) && m_txAllcallCommandCache[d.from]->secsTo(now) / 60 < 10) {
+        if (isAllCall && m_txAllcallCommandCache.contains(d.from) && m_txAllcallCommandCache[d.from]->secsTo(now) / 60 < 15) {
             qDebug() << "skipping command for allcall timeout" << d.from;
             continue;
         }
@@ -10338,8 +10437,8 @@ void MainWindow::processCommandActivity() {
         }
 
         // PROCESS ACTIVE HEARTBEAT
-        // if we have auto reply enabled and we are heartbeating and selcall is not enabled
-        else if (d.cmd == " HB" && ui->autoReplyButton->isChecked() && m_hbAutoAck){
+        // if we have auto reply enabled and auto ack enabled and no callsign is selected
+        else if (d.cmd == " HB" && ui->autoReplyButton->isChecked() && m_hbAutoAck && selectedCallsign.isEmpty()){
 
             // check to see if we have a message for a station who is heartbeating
             QString extra;
@@ -10575,6 +10674,7 @@ void MainWindow::processCommandActivity() {
             continue;
         }
 
+        // TODO: jsherer - HB issue here
         // do not queue a reply if it's a HB and HB is not active
         if((!ui->hbMacroButton->isChecked() || m_hbInterval <= 0) && d.cmd.contains("HB")){
             continue;
@@ -11354,6 +11454,7 @@ void MainWindow::displayCallActivity() {
 
             auto iconItem = new QTableWidgetItem(hasMessage ? "\u2691" : hasACK ? "\u2605" : hasCQ ? "\u260E" : "");
             iconItem->setData(Qt::UserRole, QVariant(d.call));
+            iconItem->setToolTip(hasMessage ? "Message Available" : hasACK ? "Hearing Your Station" : hasCQ ? "Calling CQ" : "");
             iconItem->setTextAlignment(Qt::AlignHCenter | Qt::AlignVCenter);
             ui->tableWidgetCalls->setItem(row, col++, iconItem);
             if(hasMessage || hasACK || hasCQ){

mainwindow.h

@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ private slots:
   void on_tx5_currentTextChanged (QString const&);
   void on_tx6_editingFinished();
   void on_menuControl_aboutToShow();
+  void on_actionCheck_for_Updates_triggered();
   void on_actionEnable_Spotting_toggled(bool checked);
   void on_actionEnable_Auto_Reply_toggled(bool checked);
   void on_menuWindow_aboutToShow();
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ private slots:
   void buildFrequencyMenu(QMenu *menu);
   void buildHeartbeatMenu(QMenu *menu);
   void buildCQMenu(QMenu *menu);
-  void buildRepeatMenu(QMenu *menu, QPushButton * button, int * interval);
+  void buildRepeatMenu(QMenu *menu, QPushButton * button, bool isLowInterval, int * interval);
   void sendHeartbeat();
   void sendHeartbeatAck(QString to, int snr, QString extra);
   void on_hbMacroButton_toggled(bool checked);
@@ -413,7 +414,7 @@ private slots:
   void on_cbCQTx_toggled(bool b);
   void splash_done (); 
   void on_measure_check_box_stateChanged (int);
-  void checkExpiryWarningMessage ();
+  void checkVersion(bool alertOnUpToDate);
   void checkStartupWarnings ();
   void clearCallsignSelected();
   void refreshTextDisplay();
@@ -762,6 +763,7 @@ private:
     QList<ActivityDetail> msgs;
   };
 
+  QString m_prevSelectedCallsign;
   int m_bandActivityWidth;
   int m_callActivityWidth;
   int m_textActivityWidth;
@@ -837,6 +839,7 @@ private:
 
   JSCChecker * m_checker;
 
+  QMap<QString, QDateTime> m_callSelectedTime; // call -> timestamp when callsign was last selected
   QSet<QString> m_callSeenHeartbeat; // call
   int m_previousFreq;
   bool m_shouldRestoreFreq;
@@ -947,6 +950,7 @@ private:
   bool isAllCallIncluded(QString const &text);
   bool isGroupCallIncluded(const QString &text);
   QString callsignSelected(bool useInputText=false);
+  void callsignSelectedChanged(QString old, QString current);
   bool isRecentOffset(int offset);
   void markOffsetRecent(int offset);
   bool isDirectedOffset(int offset, bool *pIsAllCall);

mainwindow.ui

@@ -4613,7 +4613,7 @@ list. The list can be maintained in Settings (F2).</string>
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>994</width>
-     <height>22</height>
+     <height>25</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuFile">
@@ -4688,6 +4688,7 @@ list. The list can be maintained in Settings (F2).</string>
     <addaction name="actionShort_list_of_add_on_prefixes_and_suffixes"/>
     <addaction name="actionCopyright_Notice"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
+    <addaction name="actionCheck_for_Updates"/>
     <addaction name="actionAbout"/>
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuMode">
@@ -5677,6 +5678,11 @@ list. The list can be maintained in Settings (F2).</string>
     <string>Show Message Inbox...</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionCheck_for_Updates">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Check for Updates</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
  <customwidgets>