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80  Printing can be done in 2 styles: landscape with 30 QSO's per page and portrait  Printing can be done in 2 styles: landscape with 30 QSO's per page and portrait
81  with 50 QSO's per page. You need to make sure the log will fit on the paper,  with 50 QSO's per page. You need to make sure the log will fit on the paper,
82  landscape is best suited for this.  landscape is best suited for this.
83    
84    ***** QSL LABELS *****
85    glabels is a gnome application for printing business cards and labels, see
86    http://snaught.com/glabels. It is designed to work with various laser/ink-jet
87    peel-off label and business card sheets that you'll find at most office supply
88    stores.
89    
90    You can use the 'Save As' dialog for exporting the log to a type called
91    'labels'. This will save the date, gmt, callsign, band, mode and rst fields
92    of the log in a TAB separated file. This file can be imported into glabels using
93    the template called qsllabels.glabels in /usr/local/share/xlog.
94    
95    1 - Start glabels
96    2 - Open qsllabels.glabels
97    3 - Select 'Merge properties' from the Tools menu
98    4 - Point 'location' to the exported labels file
99    5 - Don't change any of the Custom field keys, just click 'OK'
100    6 - You are now ready to print
101    
102    You should customize the label sheet by using Edit->Select All from the
103    menu, click on 'New', select the apropriate sheet from the pulldown menu,
104    use Edit->Paste to copy the fields into the new sheet and move them around
105    with your mouse until the fit on the label. Save this file to use as a
106    template for your QSL labels.
107    
108  ***** LOG-EDITOR *****  ***** LOG-EDITOR *****
109  The log-editor, when selected from the tools menu, can be used to display or  The log-editor, when selected from the tools menu, can be used to display or
110  hide a number of columns in the log. 2 columns allow free entry, they can be  hide a number of columns in the log. 2 columns allow free entry, they can be
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176  for the file type when importing or exporting (using Save As) a log.  for the file type when importing or exporting (using Save As) a log.
177    
178  ***** FILES *****  ***** FILES *****
179  /usr/share/xlog/dxcc/cty.dat contains the DXCC entries read by xlog. This file  /usr/local/share/xlog/dxcc/cty.dat contains the DXCC entries read by xlog. This
180  can be completed by adding entries to /usr/share/xlog/dxcc/xlog.dat.  file can be completed by adding entries to /usr/local/share/xlog/dxcc/xlog.dat.
181    
182  ***** SEE ALSO *****  ***** SEE ALSO *****
183  /usr/share/xlog/README for more information in setting up hamlib and  The provided README for more information in setting up hamlib and the FAQ for a
184  /usr/share/xlog/FAQ for a list of frequently asked questions.  list of frequently asked questions.
185    
186  ***** BUGS *****  ***** BUGS *****
187  Currently, xlog does not recognise the different call districts of Canada and  Currently, xlog does not recognise the different call districts of Canada and

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