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  • DDMsgReader - Indexed message reader mode

    From Tristan Greaves@1:103/705 to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Sun Feb 27 10:36:19 2022
    open https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354

    Hi,This is a feature request, and was touched on in discussions, but just formalising it here.It would be great if there was an Indexed message reader mode.When activated (e.g. a key from a Synchronet menu), it would display ALL message sub groups on a single (scrollable) page, grouped together by message group. This would be instead of having to 'click through' a message group first.It would also put all echoes with NEW messages at the top of each group, for easy identification.Screenshot attached. ![Screenshot_2022-02-27_at_18.35.57](https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/uploads/df8270abe9a4ccc0c30eca3e9d814922/Screenshot_2022-02-27_at_18.35.57.png)
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  • From Eric Oulashin@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sun Feb 27 15:15:51 2022
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354#note_2380

    Would you want it to simply display this list? Or would you want the sub-boards to be selectable (i.e. to read them)?What is the screenshot taken from?
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  • From Andre@1:103/705 to Eric Oulashin on Sun Feb 27 19:09:30 2022
    Re: DDMsgReader - Indexed message reader mode
    By: Eric Oulashin to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sun Feb 27 2022 03:15 pm

    Would you want it to simply display this list? Or would you want the sub-boards to be selectable (i.e. to read them)?

    What is the screenshot taken from?

    It's been awhile, but I'm pretty sure that's the native Mystic messaging menu. They're selectable.

    There are two things that Mystic really does well... Message boards and editing, and the sysop config tool.


    - Andre

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  • From Tristan Greaves@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sun Feb 27 23:31:03 2022
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354#note_2388

    Yes, selectable - it's the first step in eventually 'drilling down' to the messages themselves. This is a screenshot from Mystic BBS (default installation).
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  • From VIncent Macaluso@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Wed Mar 2 10:58:07 2022
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354#note_2397

    This is a very nice feature of Mystic. Kind of a one-stop-shop for area jumping and message reading.
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  • From Eric Oulashin@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Wed Mar 2 11:01:08 2022
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354#note_2399

    I'm wondering if this would be a better fit for my message area chooser rather than my message reader.Also I'm still not entirely sure what the "indexed" means in "indexed message reader mode".
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  • From VIncent Macaluso@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Wed Mar 2 11:12:25 2022
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354#note_2401

    I'm not sure why they call it that either. I also think it would be a better fit for your message area chooser since that is what it is essentially doing.
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  • From Tristan Greaves@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Wed Mar 2 12:33:18 2022
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354#note_2406

    Sounds like the right approach to me!
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  • From Andre@1:103/705 to Eric Oulashin on Wed Mar 2 15:08:06 2022
    Re: DDMsgReader - Indexed message reader mode
    By: Eric Oulashin to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Wed Mar 02 2022 11:01 am

    I'm wondering if this would be a better fit for my message area chooser rather than my message reader. Also I'm still not entirely sure what the "indexed" means in "indexed message reader mode".

    It's kind of a combination of reader, list, and area chooser all at once. It would be lovely, but it doesn't look like a small endeavor at all.


    - Andre

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  • From Nightfox@1:103/705 to Andre on Wed Mar 2 14:35:57 2022
    Re: DDMsgReader - Indexed message reader mode
    By: Andre to Eric Oulashin on Wed Mar 02 2022 03:08 pm

    I'm wondering if this would be a better fit for my message area
    chooser rather than my message reader. Also I'm still not entirely
    sure what the "indexed" means in "indexed message reader mode".

    It's kind of a combination of reader, list, and area chooser all at once. It would be lovely, but it doesn't look like a small endeavor at all.

    I haven't used Mystic much, but it sounds like this is a list of message areas with some stats, and it lets you choose one. I don't know what Mystic does next, but I was thinking this could potentially fit into my area chooser, as a separate format to display the message areas and allowing the user to choose one (and then the user could choose to read messages from the Synchronet menu).

    I suppose I could also incorporate this into my message reader to go into read/list mode when the user chooses one.

    Nightfox

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  • From Andre@1:103/705 to Nightfox on Wed Mar 2 17:10:37 2022
    Re: DDMsgReader - Indexed message reader mode
    By: Nightfox to Andre on Wed Mar 02 2022 02:35 pm

    I haven't used Mystic much, but it sounds like this is a list of message

    It's probably worth seeing just so you know what the Issue is talking about. While Avon's board is heavily customized, looks like he left Mystic's "Index Message Reader" alone. It differs from the historical networks/areas/messages hierarchy tools.

    agency.bbs.nz
    telnet
    login with guest/guest
    M from the main menu for messages
    I from the message menu for Index Msg Reader

    Tool uses ESC to go back versus our more common 'Q'.


    - Andre

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  • From Fernando Toledo@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Wed Mar 2 17:00:52 2022
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354#note_2407

    Mystic call "indexed message reader" to this own reader
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  • From Eric Oulashin@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Wed Mar 2 17:30:49 2022
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354#note_2409

    Which own reader? Is "indexed message reader" a separate message reader and not built into Mystic?
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  • From Tristan Greaves@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Wed Mar 2 23:00:32 2022
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354#note_2411

    It's built-in. The name is perhaps a little strange, but it's a standard feature which comes in any default Mystic installation.
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  • From Andre@1:103/705 to Eric Oulashin on Thu Mar 3 06:15:28 2022
    Which own reader? Is "indexed message reader" a separate message reader and not built into Mystic?


    No, it’s built-in, just kept separate. There’s the traditional message reading system, and the “index” system.

    - Andre

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  • From VIncent Macaluso@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Fri Feb 3 15:29:24 2023
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354#note_3166

    Just wanted to check in and see if any thought had been given to this idea. It would prevent the need to hop back and forth from the group list and the area list in your message area chooser.
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  • From Eric Oulashin@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Fri Feb 3 16:23:33 2023
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354#note_3167

    I had some ideas for this but haven't implemented anything for this yet. I suppose I've put this off a bit because it could require some significant changes to things. I'll have to keep thinking of ways to implement this.
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  • From Eric Oulashin@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Wed Mar 29 14:31:22 2023
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354#note_3402

    I've been working on this again recently and am slowly making some progress on it.
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  • From Eric Oulashin@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Wed Mar 29 19:24:56 2023
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354#note_3403

    Early development - Lightbar list being built:![image](/uploads/6936418ed1126d64e72cc9221991a0a5/image.png)
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  • From Eric Oulashin@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Thu Mar 30 19:11:36 2023
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354#note_3404

    A test version is available [here](http://www.digitaldistortionbbs.com:81/synchronet_stuff/ddmr_index_mode.zip). Back up your current DDMsgReader.js and dd_lightbar_menu.js. After unzipping, copy the DDMsgReader.js to the directory where you keep it, and copy the included dd_lightbar_menu.js to your sbbs/mods directory (and don't forgot to delete it there when you're done, as it's normally located in sbbs/exec/load).
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  • From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Tue Apr 4 13:37:29 2023
    close https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/354
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