Re: jsexec fails unless node1 directory exists
By: Rob Swindell to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Tue Feb 02 2021 10:59 am
When setting msglist.js as the List Messages module, would it be possible to use DDMessageReader to read messages full screen?
Oh, I suppose someone could tweak msglist.js to support that. Doesn't like it's out of the question. But if you're using DDMessageReader, why wouldn't you use DDMessageLister (or whatever its called) too?
When setting msglist.js as the List Messages module, would it beOh, I suppose someone could tweak msglist.js to support that. Doesn't like it's out of the question. But if you're using DDMessageReader, why wouldn't you use DDMessageLister (or whatever its called) too?
possible to
use DDMessageReader to read messages full screen?
Just providing options to users. Honestly, I like your lister but the navigation of DDMesageReader (L/R arrows to go to next/prev messages, etc)
I mod my DDMessage reader and msglist a bit, so wanted to see if anything was built in before I figure out how to do it myself. :) (Also, if it's baked in that means I dont have to re-do it everytime a new update comes out. lol)
If you ever have anything you'd like to see in DDMsgReader, you can always make a suggestion.
Nightfox
Any way to get what I'm after? Am I misconfiguring or misunderstanding?
Just providing options to users. Honestly, I like your lister butIf you ever have anything you'd like to see in DDMsgReader, you can always make a suggestion.
the navigation of DDMesageReader (L/R arrows to go to next/prev
I mod my DDMessage reader and msglist a bit, so wanted to see if
anything was built in before I figure out how to do it myself. :)
Re: msglist and DDMsgReader playing together
By: Nightfox to nolageek on Thu Feb 04 2021 08:27 am
If you ever have anything you'd like to see in DDMsgReader, you can always make a suggestion.
Nightfox
This might be a bit of a thread hijack, but I think it's somewhat related. I'm coming over from Mystic to Synchronet, and admittedly getting my butt kicked a bit with the learning curve.
Anyway, the main thing I'm trying to emulate a bit is Mystic's Indexed Message Reader... It's an arrow/esc key graphical message lister, but also an area/group browser as well. When it opens, you see a full list of all message areas, categorized by group (network), along with all the unread message counts and whatnot. When you select one of them using arrows and enter, you are then in a graphical message lister for that area. Hit esc to go back up to the all-area list.
I've played with DDmsgReader and msglist, but it seems that I have to use the standard menu system to select the area first, then I can invoke the external message lister.
Any way to get what I'm after? Am I misconfiguring or misunderstanding?
I've played with DDmsgReader and msglist, but it seems that I have to use the standard menu system to select the area first, then I can invoke the external message lister.
Any way to get what I'm after? Am I misconfiguring or misunderstanding?
So... it seems like I can browse the areas with (C)hg Area. Not as intuitive as Esc for non-bbs users, but livable.
But the part I'm struggling with is how to launch into the (C)hg Area list immediately from the Syncronet menu. I'll go back to the docs and see if I can figure it out.
The main one I do is have it prepend the user's selected command shell name to the configuration files, like default-DDMsgReader.cfg, and then use appropriately named default-areaChgHeader.ans and default-theme.cfg files. That way each of my shellss can have different colors/fonts/text, etc.. If that's not found, it uses the stock files.
Andre wrote to Nightfox <=-
I may have partially answered my own question. I had gone back to
testing msglist for some parts, and wasn't using DDMsgReader for
the list, just for other parts. So I had a mix of both.
So... it seems like I can browse the areas with (C)hg Area. Not
as intuitive as Esc for non-bbs users, but livable.
But the part I'm struggling with is how to launch into the (C)hg
Area list immediately from the Syncronet menu. I'll go back to
the docs and see if I can figure it out.
But the part I'm struggling with is how to launch into the (C)hg Area list immediately from the Syncronet menu. I'll go back to the docs and see if I can figure it out.
Anyway, the main thing I'm trying to emulate a bit is Mystic's Indexed Message Reader... It's an arrow/esc key graphical message lister, but also an area/group browser as well. When it opens, you see a full list of all
Re: msglist and DDMsgReader playing together
By: Andre to Nightfox on Thu Feb 04 2021 02:54 pm
Anyway, the main thing I'm trying to emulate a bit is Mystic's Indexed Message Reader... It's an arrow/esc key graphical message lister, but also an area/group browser as well. When it opens, you see a full list of all
Also, yes the Mystic Indexed Message Reader is really nice and intuitive. WOuld love to see something like that ported to synchronet.
Re: msglist and DDMsgReader playing together
By: Andre to Nightfox on Thu Feb 04 2021 02:54 pm
Any way to get what I'm after? Am I misconfiguring or misunderstanding?
This may be what you're looking for: https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/tree/master/xtrn/DDAreaChoosers
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digital man
For the last hour or so I've been thinking, "I don't think I really need all of what Synchronet offers, so why try to reinvent the wheel since I love Mystic's menu and mail reader UI so much?"
So I went back to Mystic's website and wiki to do a little comparison research. And I was reminded how much more robust sync's documentation is.
I think msglist.js is a good start.
Re: msglist and DDMsgReader playing together
By: nolageek to Digital Man on Fri Feb 05 2021 10:14 am
DM,
Could you add an sample [msglist] section in modopts.ini or on the wiki? I tried to add them from the table on the current wiki page and I dont know if it's my syntax (what goes in quotes and what shouldn't) or what, but it really messed up the display after I saved it. For example the Preview seperator just displayed xC4 (with the slash prefix) in a never ending loop until I hung up.
I'm not going to blow feathers up digital man's ass by saying this, and I know some will say I am, but Synchronet is a rock solid implementation of an Internet-based BBS software. Mystic is a good BBS software and some of its implementations for FTN and QWK networking are pretty good, but I have yet to see something more solid than Synchronet.
Wow, Something I actually agree with you on :)
That's not currently supported by DDMsgReader. But referring to my previous reply, my stand-alone area choosers can be used to provide a lightbar area chooser interface from your menu: https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/tree/master/xtrn/DDAreaChoosers
I'm seeing that if I have an current area chosen that exceeds the number of available areas in a different group, the selector lightbar ends up in that position and is invisible until you up-arrow a bit.
For example, I'm currently in DOVE-Net group and the Sync Sysops area. That's area #18. If I invoke DDAreaChoosers and choose fsxNet, there are only 15 possible area choices. So the selector lightbar is invisble down at a non-existent #18. If I up-arrow a few times then I'll be at #15, which is a valid selection, and the selection bar appears.
If you agree that this is normal, and not just something I'm doing wrong, can you point me in the right direction for a fix? Maybe something isn't working around line 489-501 in DDMsgAreaChooser.js?
Re: msglist and DDMsgReader playing together
By: Andre to Nightfox on Sat Feb 06 2021 07:48 pm
I just tried it, and I'm not seeing that issue in DDMsgAreaChooser. I do see it in DDMsgReader though, so I'll note that as something to fix.
In DDMsgAreaChooser, I tried choosing a high-numbered message area in FidoNet (which has a lot of areas), then trying a smaller message area and it starts the lightbar at the 1st sub-board.
Here's what I'm seeing. Thoughts?
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AoUTrMGuFbsnhvIPfkO2EMa8u84qzQ?e=DOfXtr
Yeah, I was able to reproduce that in my reader. When I have some time, I can look into it and make a fix.
Yeah, I was able to reproduce that in my reader. When I have some
time, I can look into it and make a fix.
I'm happy to take a stab at it if you point me in the right direction. But I understand if that's more effort than just doing the fix yourself.
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