Add the option of a default frequency unit in the Preferences. Addresses issue #12.

pyqso/preferences_dialog.py

@@ -355,6 +355,17 @@ class RecordsPage:
         else:
             self.sources["DEFAULT_POWER"].set_text("")
 
+        # Frequency unit
+        self.sources["DEFAULT_FREQUENCY_UNIT"] = self.builder.get_object("default_values_frequency_unit_combo")
+        units = ["Hz", "kHz", "MHz", "GHz"]
+        for unit in units:
+            self.sources["DEFAULT_FREQUENCY_UNIT"].append_text(unit)
+        (section, option) = ("records", "default_frequency_unit")
+        if(have_config and config.has_option(section, option)):
+            self.sources["DEFAULT_FREQUENCY_UNIT"].set_active(units.index(config.get(section, option)))
+        else:
+            self.sources["DEFAULT_FREQUENCY_UNIT"].set_active(units.index("MHz"))
+
         # Callsign lookup
         self.sources["CALLSIGN_DATABASE"] = self.builder.get_object("callsign_lookup_database_combo")
         callsign_database = ["", "qrz.com", "hamqth.com"]
@@ -398,6 +409,7 @@ class RecordsPage:
         data["DEFAULT_MODE"] = self.sources["DEFAULT_MODE"].get_active_text()
         data["DEFAULT_SUBMODE"] = self.sources["DEFAULT_SUBMODE"].get_active_text()
         data["DEFAULT_POWER"] = self.sources["DEFAULT_POWER"].get_text()
+        data["DEFAULT_FREQUENCY_UNIT"] = self.sources["DEFAULT_FREQUENCY_UNIT"].get_active_text()
 
         data["CALLSIGN_DATABASE"] = self.sources["CALLSIGN_DATABASE"].get_active_text()
         data["CALLSIGN_DATABASE_USERNAME"] = self.sources["CALLSIGN_DATABASE_USERNAME"].get_text()

pyqso/record_dialog.py

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class RecordDialog:
 
         # FREQ
         self.sources["FREQ"] = self.builder.get_object("qso_frequency_entry")
-        (section, option) = ("records", "frequency_unit")
+        (section, option) = ("records", "default_frequency_unit")
         if(have_config and config.has_option(section, option)):
             self.frequency_unit = config.get(section, option)
             self.builder.get_object("qso_frequency_label").set_label("Frequency (%s)" % self.frequency_unit)

res/pyqso.glade

@@ -2275,12 +2275,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see &lt;http://www.gnu.org/licenses/&gt;.</pro
                                     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                     <property name="tooltip_text" translatable="yes">The unit of the frequency that will be entered into the Frequency entry box in the Add/Edit Record dialog (e.g. by selecting kHz, a value of 7140 can be entered instead of 7.140 MHz). However, the frequency will still be shown in MHz in the logbook.</property>
                                     <property name="active">2</property>
-                                    <items>
-                                      <item translatable="yes">Hz</item>
-                                      <item translatable="yes">kHz</item>
-                                      <item translatable="yes">MHz</item>
-                                      <item translatable="yes">GHz</item>
-                                    </items>
                                   </object>
                                   <packing>
                                     <property name="expand">False</property>