So I'm trying to get this new avatar message default working. Here's what I did I ran this jscript line:

jsexec avatars msg-default=/sbbs/text/avatars/silhouettes.bin -offset=0

This is the results I got:

JSexec v3.17c-Linux (rev 1.203) Debug - Execute Synchronet JavaScript Module Compiled Apr 30 2019 15:26:36 with GCC 7.3.0

Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl
JavaScript-C 1.8.5 2011-03-31
JavaScript: Creating runtime: 8388608 bytes
JavaScript: Initializing context (stack: 16384 bytes)

Reading script from /sbbs/exec/avatars.js
/sbbs/exec/avatars.js compiled in 0.01 seconds
/sbbs/exec/avatars.js executed in 0.04 seconds

JavaScript: Destroying context
JavaScript: Destroying runtime


Here is the AVATAR section of the Modopts.ini

[sbbslist]
export_freq = 7
add_ars = not guest

[avatars]
export_freq = 7

; echicken's web interface v4
[web]
guest=Guest
timeout=43200
inactivity=900
user_registration=true
minimum_password_length=6
maximum_telegram_length=800
web_directory=../webv4
ftelnet=true
ftelnet_splash=../text/synch.ans

Nothing has changed. There is no msg_default key. and no avatars

What am I doing wrong Boss? :-)


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Re: Doing wrong?
By: HusTler to All on Fri Jun 14 2019 02:28 pm

So I'm trying to get this new avatar message default working. Here's what did I ran this jscript line:

jsexec avatars msg-default=/sbbs/text/avatars/silhouettes.bin -offset=0

This is the results I got:

JSexec v3.17c-Linux (rev 1.203) Debug - Execute Synchronet JavaScript

Module

Compiled Apr 30 2019 15:26:36 with GCC 7.3.0

Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl
JavaScript-C 1.8.5 2011-03-31
JavaScript: Creating runtime: 8388608 bytes
JavaScript: Initializing context (stack: 16384 bytes)

Reading script from /sbbs/exec/avatars.js
/sbbs/exec/avatars.js compiled in 0.01 seconds
/sbbs/exec/avatars.js executed in 0.04 seconds

JavaScript: Destroying context
JavaScript: Destroying runtime

What revision of avatars.js is that? Using the current/latest revision of avatars.js and the command-line you provided, I see this:

e$ jsexec avatars msg-default=/sbbs/text/avatars/silhouettes.bin -offset=0

JSexec v3.17c-Linux (rev 1.203) Debug - Execute Synchronet JavaScript Module Compiled May 11 2019 01:25:27 with GCC 6.3.0

Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl
JavaScript-C 1.8.5 2011-03-31
JavaScript: Creating runtime: 8388608 bytes
JavaScript: Initializing context (stack: 16384 bytes)

Reading script from /sbbs/exec/avatars.js
/sbbs/exec/avatars.js compiled in 0.01 seconds
Importing /sbbs/text/avatars/silhouettes.bin sub-board default avatar Successful
/sbbs/exec/avatars.js executed in 0.08 seconds

JavaScript: Destroying context
JavaScript: Destroying runtime

What am I doing wrong Boss? :-)

Looks like you're using an old revision of avatars.js.

digital man

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Re: Doing wrong?
By: Digital Man to HusTler on Fri Jun 14 2019 01:38 pm

Ok I replaced avatars.js with the latest version. Now I got :

jsexec avatars msg-default=/sbbs/text/avatars/silhouettes.bin -offset=0

JSexec v3.17c-Linux (rev 1.203) Debug - Execute Synchronet JavaScript Module Compiled Apr 30 2019 15:26:36 with GCC 7.3.0

Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl
JavaScript-C 1.8.5 2011-03-31
JavaScript: Creating runtime: 8388608 bytes
JavaScript: Initializing context (stack: 16384 bytes)

Reading script from /sbbs/exec/avatars.js
/sbbs/exec/avatars.js compiled in 0.00 seconds
Importing /sbbs/text/avatars/silhouettes.bin sub-board default avatar Successful
/sbbs/exec/avatars.js executed in 0.05 seconds

JavaScript: Destroying context
JavaScript: Destroying runtime

But no changes were made in modopts.ini I am not seeing a "default Avatar Header" What else do I need to do boss?

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Re: Doing wrong?
By: HusTler to Digital Man on Fri Jun 14 2019 06:19 pm

Re: Doing wrong?
By: Digital Man to HusTler on Fri Jun 14 2019 01:38 pm

Ok I replaced avatars.js with the latest version. Now I got :

jsexec avatars msg-default=/sbbs/text/avatars/silhouettes.bin -offset=0

JSexec v3.17c-Linux (rev 1.203) Debug - Execute Synchronet JavaScript

Module

Compiled Apr 30 2019 15:26:36 with GCC 7.3.0

Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl
JavaScript-C 1.8.5 2011-03-31
JavaScript: Creating runtime: 8388608 bytes
JavaScript: Initializing context (stack: 16384 bytes)

Reading script from /sbbs/exec/avatars.js
/sbbs/exec/avatars.js compiled in 0.00 seconds
Importing /sbbs/text/avatars/silhouettes.bin sub-board default avatar Successful
/sbbs/exec/avatars.js executed in 0.05 seconds

JavaScript: Destroying context
JavaScript: Destroying runtime

But no changes were made in modopts.ini

Are you sure about that?

I am not seeing a "default Avatar
Header" What else do I need to do boss?

What revision of exec/showmsgavatar.js are you using?

digital man

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Re: Doing wrong?
By: Digital Man to HusTler on Fri Jun 14 2019 04:49 pm

Ok. I just to a good look at the cvs/exec and I see a bunch of files are newer then what I have. But anyway this is the avatar.js I have.

/ $Id: avatars.js,v 1.38 2019/06/04 09:02:10 rswindell Exp $

I just noticed a line change in modopts.ini:

; echicken's web interface v4 msg_default=IH8gfyB/3H/cf9x/3H8gfyB/IH8gfyB/3n/bf9t/23/bf91/IH8gfyB/IH/ef9t/23/ $
[web]
This is the version of showmgavatar I have:
// $Id: showmsgavatar.js,v 1.2 2018/04/05 02:22:01 rswindell Exp $

Please let me know what other files have to be updated for this to work? It's not gonna crash my BBS is it? I've updated some other files from cvs and the BBS didn't like them.

Looks like showavatar.js, showmsgavatar.js, showansi.js, showfileavatar.js, showmsgavatar.js, showmsghdr.js are all new. Should I just update them all?

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Re: Doing wrong?
By: HusTler to Digital Man on Fri Jun 14 2019 08:38 pm

Re: Doing wrong?
By: Digital Man to HusTler on Fri Jun 14 2019 04:49 pm

Ok. I just to a good look at the cvs/exec and I see a bunch of files are newer then what I have.

You should fix that.

This is the version of showmgavatar I have:
// $Id: showmsgavatar.js,v 1.2 2018/04/05 02:22:01 rswindell Exp $

That's too old. http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/exec/showmsgavatar.js?view=log

Please let me know what other files have to be updated for this to work?

The only required file to be updated was showmsgavatar.js

It's not gonna crash my BBS is it?

Is that a serious question?

I've updated some other files from cvs and the BBS didn't like them.

You should report the details of that problem.

Looks like showavatar.js, showmsgavatar.js, showansi.js, showfileavatar.js, showmsgavatar.js, showmsghdr.js are all new. Should I just update them all?

Not necessary, but generally a good idea.

digital man

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Re: Doing wrong?
By: Digital Man to HusTler on Fri Jun 14 2019 06:19 pm


Could you please give me a working example of this?

Once imported into the modopts.ini file, you can rename or copy the msg_default
key to <sub-code>_default or <group-name>_default as desired. The <sub-code> and <group-name> must be lower-case.




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Re: Doing wrong?
By: HusTler to Digital Man on Sat Jun 15 2019 09:19 am

Re: Doing wrong?
By: Digital Man to HusTler on Fri Jun 14 2019 06:19 pm

Could you please give me a working example of this?

Once imported into the modopts.ini file, you can rename or copy the msg_default key to <sub-code>_default or <group-name>_default as desired. The <sub-code> and <group-name> must be lower-case.

Let's say you have a group named "FidoNet" in SCFG->Message Areas. You could copy or rename the msg_default key ("msg_default=<value>") to fidonet_default to make it the default avatar for the fidonet group. You could remove/delete the msg_default key if you don't want a default avatar for other groups at that point.

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Re: Doing wrong?
By: Digital Man to HusTler on Sat Jun 15 2019 02:09 pm

What name do I use from my scfg? "Long Name" "Short name" or "Internal Code Prefix"? My scfg is Long Name: Fidonet Echomail
Short name: FidoNet
External Code Prefix: ECHOMAIL

msg_default=IH8gfyB/3H/cf9x/3H8gfyB/IH8gfyB/3n/bf9t/23/bf9??????????????
I would change the above line to

fidonet_default=IH8gfyB/3H/cf9x/3H8gfyB/IH8gfyB/3n/bf9t/23/bf9??????????????
or echomail_default=IH8gfyB/3H/cf9x/3H8gfyB/IH8gfyB/3n/bf9t/23/bf9?????????????? not fidonet echomail?

Should I keep the msg_default if I want to chose an avatar for each message area? or leave it in if I just want to have random avatars in my fidonet area?

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Re: Doing wrong?
By: HusTler to Digital Man on Sat Jun 15 2019 10:07 pm

Re: Doing wrong?
By: Digital Man to HusTler on Sat Jun 15 2019 02:09 pm

What name do I use from my scfg? "Long Name" "Short name" or "Internal Code Prefix"? My scfg is Long Name: Fidonet Echomail
Short name: FidoNet
External Code Prefix: ECHOMAIL

msg_default=IH8gfyB/3H/cf9x/3H8gfyB/IH8gfyB/3n/bf9t/23/bf9??????????????
I would change the above line to

fidonet_default=IH8gfyB/3H/cf9x/3H8gfyB/IH8gfyB/3n/bf9t/23/bf9??????????????

Correct.

or

echomail_default=IH8gfyB/3H/cf9x/3H8gfyB/IH8gfyB/3n/bf9t/23/bf9??????????

No.

???? not fidonet echomail?

No.

Should I keep the msg_default if I want to chose an avatar for each message area?

If it's the same avatar, then having both msg_default and fidonet_default would make no sense.

or leave it in if I just want to have random avatars in my fidonet
area?

There's no facility for an avatar to be picked at random for each message.


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