xlog: qrz.com lookup fails - incorrect URL

[Geoffrey Combes]

Binary package hint: xlog

Xlog Han Radio logging program - error
I installed Xlog with Ubuntu 9.08 early in 2009.
When I upgraded to 9.10 (Karma) in November 2009 I discovered that Xlog had been changed (now version 2.0.2) to include a ? button after the Call Sign entry window to allow calling up qrz.com. This is a handy addition.
The address called up by my version of Xlog is: http://qrz.com/(callsign). A few years ago qrz.com found this lacking and changed it to: http://qrz.com/db/(callsign).
Presently I add the 'db' and it works perfectly as intended. It would be nice if this change was part of Xlog.
Notes from the terminal commands:
geoffrey@geoffrey-desktop:~$ uname -a
Linux geoffrey-desktop 2.6.31-16-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 8 04:01:29 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
geoffrey@geoffrey-desktop:~$ dpkg -l | grep xlog
ii xlog 2.0.2-1 GTK+ Logging program for Hamradio Operators
ii xlog-data 2.0.2-1 data for xlog, a GTK+ Logging program for Hamradio Operators

Geoffrey Combes email: <email address hidden>

Xlog Han Radio logging program - error
I installed Xlog with Ubuntu 9.08 early in 2009.
When I upgraded to 9.10 (Karma) in November 2009 I discovered that Xlog had been changed (now version 2.0.2) to include a ? button after the Call Sign entry window to allow calling up qrz.com. This is a handy addition.
The address called up by my version of Xlog is: http://qrz.com/(callsign). A few years ago qrz.com found this lacking and changed it to: http://qrz.com/db/(callsign).
Presently I add the 'db' and it works perfectly as intended. It would be nice if this change was part of Xlog.
Notes from the terminal commands:
geoffrey@geoffrey-desktop:~$ uname -a
Linux geoffrey-desktop 2.6.31-16-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 8 04:01:29 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
geoffrey@geoffrey-desktop:~$ dpkg -l | grep xlog
ii xlog 2.0.2-1 GTK+ Logging program for Hamradio Operators
ii xlog-data 2.0.2-1 data for xlog, a GTK+ Logging program for Hamradio Operators

Geoffrey Combes email: <email address hidden>

Xlog Ham Radio logging program
I installed Xlog with Ubuntu early in 2009.
When I upgraded to Karma 9.10 in Nov 2009 I discovered the Xlog hd changed to include a ? button after the Call Sign entry window to allow calling up qrz.com . This is a handy addition.
The address called up by my version of Xlog is: http://qrz.com/(callsign). However a few years ago qrz.com found this lacking and changed the calling address to: http://qrz.com/db/(callsign).
I presently add the "db" and it works perfectly as intended. It would be nice if this change was included in the program.
Notes from terminal commands:
geoffrey@geoffrey-desktop:~$ uname -a
Linus geoffrey-desktop 2.6.31-16-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Tues Dec 8 04:01:29 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
geoffrey@geoffrey-desktop:~$ dpkg -l | grep xlog
ii xlog 2.0.2-1 GTK+ logging program for Hamradio Operators
ii xlog-data 2.0.2-1 data for xlog, a GTK+ logging program for Hamradio Operators

Geoffrey Combes VK4GWC email: <email address hidden>

[Dara Adib (daradib)]

Upstream bug: http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?27302

Until Xlog changes the default setting in their next release, you can add the /db/ part of the URL to the value in Settings->Preferences->Info->Lookup.

[AndyWLUG (andystewart)]

This bug was fixed quite a while ago. Version 2.0.5 definitely has the fix, and perhaps earlier versions. The user also has the capability to configure this URL via the Settings->Preferences->Info->Lookup menu option. I checked version 2.0.6beta1, and the default in the code is correct. I propose that this bug be closed with a request to users having this problem to upgrade to at least version 2.0.5.

[Geoffrey Combes (gcombes4)]

Thank you for the advice. I had learnt of the method through Settings.
X-log is working very well for me.
Geoffrey Combes VK4GWC