I have seen some pretty cool looking ftelnet splash screens and was wondering, how does one go about doing that? I saw that /sbbs/web/root/ftelnet.inc has an
script link to embed-v2.ftelnet.ca but wasn't sure if I subscribe there and they just link it when it is loaded? Thought I'd ask here before I do bother them, I figure ya'll are use to my 'obvious' questions :-Þ



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Re: Custom fTelnet Splash
By: Mortifis to All on Thu Feb 21 2019 05:12 pm

I have seen some pretty cool looking ftelnet splash screens and was wondering, how does one go about doing that? I saw that /sbbs/web/root/ftelnet.inc has an script link to embed-v2.ftelnet.ca but wasn't sure if I subscribe there and they just link it when it is loaded? Thought I'd ask here before I do bother them, I figure ya'll are use to

my

'obvious' questions :-Þ

I host my fTelnet locally on my BBS web site. One of the settings in the fTelnet configuration is the name of an ANSI file to ues for the splash screen (I don't remember offhand what the setting is though).

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Re: Custom fTelnet Splash
By: Mortifis to All on Thu Feb 21 2019 05:12 pm

I have seen some pretty cool looking ftelnet splash screens and was wondering, how does one go about doing that? I saw that /sbbs/web/root/ftelnet.inc has an script link to embed-v2.ftelnet.ca but wasn't sure if I subscribe there and they just link it when it is loaded? Thought I'd ask here before I do bother them, I figure ya'll are use to my 'obvious' questions :-Þ

I host my fTelnet locally on my BBS web site. One of the settings in the fTelnet configuration is the name of an ANSI file to ues for the splash screen (I don't remember offhand what the setting is though).I had though, at

one point, I had seen in one of the ftelnet file, either .js, ssjs, or in ... but after looking again the only options settings I see if in /sbbs/web/root/ftelnet.inc and that option is for emulation not an ansi to to display

oh well, no worries just a little customization it doesn't affect operation

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Re: Custom fTelnet Splash
By: Mortifis to All on Thu Feb 21 2019 05:12 pm

I have seen some pretty cool looking ftelnet splash screens and was wondering, how does one go about doing that? I saw that /sbbs/web/root/ftelnet.inc has an script link to embed-v2.ftelnet.ca but wasn't sure if I subscribe there and they just link it when it is loaded? Thought I'd ask here before I do bother them, I figure ya'll are use to

my

'obvious' questions :-Þ

Yes go here 1st question is your bbs domain fill that in then go down and to the right where it says want to display a custom ansi splash screen?
click on choose file then copy the code below and overwrite the ftelnet with the new code.
checkout my splash screen at outwestbbs.com

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Re: Custom fTelnet Splash
By: Denn to Mortifis on Fri Feb 22 2019 12:27 am

guess it would help if I post the link lol

https://embed-v2.ftelnet.ca/
Want to display a custom ANSI splash screen? then click choose file
goto botom and click preview, when satisfied cut the code and paste it over your ftenet code on your BBS.
it will encode the ansi spalsh screen for you so just cut and paste.

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Re: Custom fTelnet Splash
By: Denn to Mortifis on Fri Feb 22 2019 12:27 am

guess it would help if I post the link lol

https://embed-v2.ftelnet.ca/
Want to display a custom ANSI splash screen? then click choose file
goto botom and click preview, when satisfied cut the code and paste it over your ftenet code on your BBS.
it will encode the ansi spalsh screen for you so just cut and paste.

Thank you kind sir


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Re: Custom fTelnet Splash
By: Mortifis to All on Thu Feb 21 2019 17:12:46

I have seen some pretty cool looking ftelnet splash screens and was wondering, how does one go about doing that? I saw that /sbbs/web/root/ftelnet.inc has an script link to embed-v2.ftelnet.ca but

In ftelnet.inc you'll see a bunch of properties being set on the Options object. Add an 'Options.SplashScreen' property, the value of which is a string. That string is the contents of your .ans file, base64 encoded.

You can get the value for this string with a quick script, run under jsexec:

var f = new File('/path/to/my.ans');
f.open('rb');
var splash = base64_encode(f.read());
f.close();
writeln(splash);

(This is done on the fly in my web interface, so that the sysop only needs to set a value in modopts.ini pointing to the location of their .ans file.)

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Re: Custom fTelnet Splash
By: Mortifis to All on Thu Feb 21 2019 17:12:46

I have seen some pretty cool looking ftelnet splash screens and was wondering, how does one go about doing that? I saw that /sbbs/web/root/ftelnet.inc has an script link to embed-v2.ftelnet.ca but

In ftelnet.inc you'll see a bunch of properties being set on the Options object. Add an 'Options.SplashScreen' property, the value of which is a string. That string is the contents of your .ans file, base64 encoded.

I didn't have that option as I was using the stock ftelnet.inc file ... but I copy/pasted that option from embed-v2 ... I have it set up now, albiet an low end splash :-P

Thanks EC

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Re: Re: Custom fTelnet Splash
By: Mortifis to Denn on Fri Feb 22 2019 07:23 am

https://embed-v2.ftelnet.ca/
Want to display a custom ANSI splash screen? then click choose file
goto botom and click preview, when satisfied cut the code and paste it
over your ftenet code on your BBS.
it will encode the ansi spalsh screen for you so just cut and paste.

Thank you kind sir

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