Another simple idea, change the color of the start/stop button depending on it's state. Maybe turn it red when it's recording. Everything is pretty monochrome as is and it can be hard to distinguish what state the logging is in.
I don't see how the behavior described is possible.As for the files being overwritten, I'm closing out each log. So if I'm logging the transmission, I'll do that, stop it, close it out and open the ECU and then log. Same file name but totally different parameters being logged.
Now if I'm logging the same parameters over again, and I hit resume, yes, it's being appended. But I checked my files and only one log appeared when I had recorded six different logs previously. If the coding saved each file via the date and time, that would prevent files from being overwritten.
Wednesday,27,March,2019,18:47:51:29711-VCID:6E900A54B1E30A3A3F-803A,VCDS Version: Release 18.9.1 (x64),Data version: 20190114 DS296.0
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Marker,TIME,Loc. IDE00019,TIME,Loc. IDE00021,TIME,Loc. IDE00022,TIME,Loc. IDE00023,TIME,Loc. IDE00024,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,STAMP,Voltage terminal 30,STAMP,Engine speed,STAMP,Transmission input speed,STAMP,Transmission output speed,STAMP,Transmission fluid temperature,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,, V,, /min,, /min,, /min,, °C,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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,0.88,13.1,0.50,0,0.60,0.00,0.69,0.00,0.79,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1.35,13.1,0.97,0,1.07,0.00,1.16,0.00,1.25,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1.81,13.1,1.44,0,1.53,0.00,1.63,0.00,1.72,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,2.28,13.1,1.91,0,2.00,0.00,2.09,0.00,2.19,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,2.75,13.1,2.38,0,2.47,0.00,2.56,0.00,2.66,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,3.22,13.1,2.84,0,2.94,0.00,3.03,0.00,3.13,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,3.69,13.1,3.31,0,3.41,0.00,3.50,0.00,3.59,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,4.15,13.1,3.78,0,3.88,0.00,3.97,0.00,4.06,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,4.62,13.1,4.25,0,4.34,0.00,4.44,0.00,4.53,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Wednesday,27,March,2019,18:49:21:29711-VCID:6E900A54B1E30A3A3F-803A,VCDS Version: Release 18.9.1 (x64),Data version: 20190114 DS296.0
0C8 927 755 ,ADVMB,AL1000 AISIN 100 2817,
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Marker,TIME,Loc. IDE00019,TIME,Loc. IDE00021,TIME,Loc. IDE00022,TIME,Loc. IDE00023,TIME,Loc. IDE00024,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,STAMP,Voltage terminal 30,STAMP,Engine speed,STAMP,Transmission input speed,STAMP,Transmission output speed,STAMP,Transmission fluid temperature,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,, V,, /min,, /min,, /min,, °C,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,0.03,13.1,0.13,0,0.22,0.00,0.31,0.00,0.41,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,0.50,13.1,0.59,0,0.69,0.00,0.78,0.00,0.88,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,0.97,13.1,1.06,0,1.16,0.00,1.25,0.00,1.34,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1.44,13.1,1.53,0,1.62,0.00,1.72,0.00,1.81,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1.91,13.1,2.00,0,2.09,0.00,2.19,0.00,2.28,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,2.37,13.1,2.47,0,2.56,0.00,2.65,0.00,2.75,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,2.85,13.1,2.93,0,3.03,0.00,3.12,0.00,3.22,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,3.31,13.1,3.40,0,3.50,0.00,3.59,0.00,3.68,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,3.78,13.1,3.87,0,3.96,0.00,4.06,0.00,4.15,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,4.24,13.1,4.34,0,4.43,0.00,4.53,0.00,4.62,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,4.71,13.1,4.81,0,4.90,0.00,4.99,0.00,5.09,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,5.18,13.1,5.27,0,5.37,0.00,5.46,0.00,5.59,25,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Wednesday,27,March,2019,19:00:19:29711-VCID:6E900A54B1E30A3A3F-803A,VCDS Version: Release 18.9.1 (x64),Data version: 20190114 DS296.0
0C8 927 755 ,ADVMB,AL1000 AISIN 100 2817,
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Marker,TIME,Loc. IDE00019,TIME,Loc. IDE00021,TIME,Loc. IDE00022,TIME,Loc. IDE00023,TIME,Loc. IDE00024,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,STAMP,Voltage terminal 30,STAMP,Engine speed,STAMP,Transmission input speed,STAMP,Transmission output speed,STAMP,Transmission fluid temperature,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,, V,, /min,, /min,, /min,, °C,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,0.02,13.1,0.11,0,0.20,0.00,0.30,0.00,0.39,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,0.48,13.1,0.58,0,0.67,0.00,0.76,0.00,0.86,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,0.96,13.1,1.05,0,1.14,0.00,1.23,0.00,1.33,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1.42,13.1,1.51,0,1.61,0.00,1.70,0.00,1.79,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1.89,13.1,1.98,0,2.08,0.00,2.17,0.00,2.26,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,2.36,13.1,2.45,0,2.54,0.00,2.64,0.00,2.73,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,2.82,13.1,2.92,0,3.01,0.00,3.10,0.00,3.20,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,3.29,13.1,3.38,0,3.48,0.00,3.57,0.00,3.67,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,3.76,13.1,3.85,0,3.95,0.00,4.04,0.00,4.13,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,4.23,13.1,4.32,0,4.41,0.00,4.51,0.00,4.61,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,4.70,13.1,4.79,0,4.88,0.00,4.98,0.00,5.07,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,5.16,13.1,5.26,0,5.35,0.00,5.44,0.00,5.54,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,5.63,13.1,5.73,0,5.82,0.00,5.91,0.00,6.01,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,6.10,13.1,6.19,0,6.29,0.00,6.38,0.00,6.47,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,6.57,13.1,6.66,0,6.75,0.00,6.85,0.00,6.94,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,7.04,13.1,7.13,0,7.22,0.00,7.32,0.00,7.41,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,7.50,13.1,7.60,0,7.69,0.00,7.78,0.00,7.88,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,7.97,13.1,8.06,0,8.16,0.00,8.25,0.00,8.35,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,8.44,13.1,8.53,0,8.63,0.00,8.72,0.00,8.81,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,8.91,13.1,9.00,0,9.09,0.00,9.19,0.00,9.28,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,9.38,13.1,9.47,0,9.56,0.00,9.66,0.00,9.75,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,9.84,13.1,9.94,0,10.03,0.00,10.12,0.00,10.22,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,10.32,13.1,10.40,0,10.50,0.00,10.59,0.00,10.69,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,10.78,13.1,10.87,0,10.97,0.00,11.06,0.00,11.15,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,11.25,13.1,11.34,0,11.43,0.00,11.53,0.00,11.62,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,11.71,13.1,11.81,0,11.90,0.00,12.00,0.00,12.09,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,12.18,13.1,12.28,0,12.37,0.00,12.46,0.00,12.56,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,12.65,13.1,12.74,0,12.84,0.00,12.93,0.00,13.03,26,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I'm not sure whether this is the right thing to do, but if you look in the file VCDS.CFG in the \Ross-Tech\VCDS folder you should see a line saying "Size=20" which you could change to say "Size=12"?So I adjusted the window size to 20 on my 13" laptop. Big mistake. There were popups that suggested the optimal setting per screen resolution but when you move the cursor quickly, they don't appear. I just slid it to the right and I had no reference and just tried 20. I hit save, quit the program and relaunched. Once I did that, I could no longer see the bottom of the VCDS screen. So even though I can change the window size with the slider, I can't see any of the buttons to save it. I have a feeling I'll have to uninstall and re-install the program.
I'm not a windows guy at all. There doesn't seem to be any way to drag the screen up (there's no drag anchor point like at the top of the window) and there's no scroll. Seriously frustrating. Please, please, please port this program to Mac.
; Please don't edit this file.
; Use the OPTIONS screen to set this stuff!