On Tue, 13 Feb 2024 06:28:29 -0800
"vela025" (VERT) <VERT!vela025@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:

> > Hope that helps.
>
> YES! Thanks so much, I've made quite a bit of progress thanks to your
> help. In doing so has raised two more questions.
> 1. Do you know how to customise the prompt, the bit I've circled here:
> http://beebs.ddns.net/images/sync/Prompt.jpg (not sure if it's
> actually called prompt, as it uses characters that Mode 7 does not
> support. I just want to swap out the divide symbol for something else
> (I'm at peace with the arrows). 2. When using strings (some that are
> buffered with "..." like the strings used for message sender, date
> etc. are fine, but others will insert a chacter rather than overwrite
> a charater like the toggles here
> (http://beebs.ddns.net/images/sync/strings.png), did you find a way
> around this? Thanks again, you've been a great help
>
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1. The prompts are controlled by the menu files, probably default.src
or default.js depending on which stage of development you picked up
your sbbs.

You can use some logic like checking if the term is ANSI compatible to
give one prompt and then give something different if not.

2. You can use something like @CODE|L3@ and it'll pad to 3 characters,
if I'm understanding your question correctly. You can find more
information on padding, centering and the like on the wiki if you
search for "message variables".

Looks good so far.
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To: nelgin

>The prompts are controlled by the menu files, probably default.src
or default.js

Excellent that you that has worked well. There are still a few prompt that
display the division sign next to them even though (for the ones that aren't in
default.js) in text.dat they have no control codes at all around them, an
example of this the prompt after starting a search where it asks if you wish to
include unread messages...but I can live with this!

>You can use something like @CODE|L3@
Again thanks that has worked great. I had spent quite a while on the wiki, I
just seem to be looking in the wrong places!
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To: nelgin
Re: Re: Acorn BBC Mode 7 (viewdata) conrtol codes
By: nelgin to All on Tue Feb 13 2024 10:28:59

Hey Nelgin,
This message is winging its way to you
from my BBC Micro in the adapted Mode 7msglist.js, I'm having trouble chaning
the "from" column width, I have changedthe number for From and To in the
max_len section of msglist.js however
it only seems to change the to
column...meaning that on a 40 column
display you cannot see the subject
(even pressing the different format
options 0-7 will not display the
subject). I'd like to reduce each to 10columns so that the subject can also beviewed. I can get it to display to andfrom on one line and the then subject
underneath...but this looks a little
messy.
There's a picture of what I have at themoment at beebs.ddns.net/images/sync/msglist.png as you can see From is takingup a lot of real estate!
Any thoughts welcome,
Cheers,
Fred

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To: Fred Smith
Re: Re: Acorn BBC Mode 7 (viewdata
By: Fred Smith to nelgin on Sat Feb 17 2024 22:09:40

> Hey Nelgin,
> This message is winging its way to you
> from my BBC Micro in the adapted Mode 7msglist.js, I'm having trouble
> chaning the "from" column width, I have changedthe number for From and To in
> the max_len section of msglist.js however

Well, it's a good start, though the 40 to 80 column might need a bit of work :)

It looks like setting LEN_ALIAS = 15 or something like that will do what you are wanting. Not sure if that's because max_len isn't working as intended or doing something else.

Try setting LEN_ALIAS are sbbsdefs.js has been loaded and see if that gets you closer to what you're looking for.

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To: nelgin
Re: Re: Acorn BBC Mode 7 (viewdata
By: nelgin to Fred Smith on Sat Feb 17 2024 17:58:22

> It looks like setting LEN_ALIAS = 15 > something like that will do what you > are wanting. Not sure if that's beca > max_len isn't working as intended or > doing something else.
Thanks for that I had noticed the
SBBSdefs.js file but thought it might
effect something else as well. Changingthat has solved the issue with the Frombut now I can't locate where the size
of the # column is located, it
currently has a length of 5, which i'd
like to change to 4 just t eek out a
bit more space. At least now you can
see the message subject, to and from
all on the same screen!
Thanks again for your help!

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To: Test Bot
Re: Re: Acorn BBC Mode 7 (viewdata
By: Test Bot to nelgin on Sun Feb 18 2024 09:57 am

> Re: Re: Acorn BBC Mode 7 (viewdata
> By: nelgin to Fred Smith on Sat Feb 17 2024 17:58:22
>
> > It looks like setting LEN_ALIAS = 15 > something like that will do what
> > you
> > > are wanting. Not sure if that's beca > max_len isn't working as
> > > intended
> > or > doing something else.
> Thanks for that I had noticed the SBBSdefs.js file but thought it might
> effect something else as well. Changingthat has solved the issue with the

Changing any values in sbbsdefs.js is definitely *not* recommended.
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To: Test Bot
Re: Re: Acorn BBC Mode 7 (viewdata
By: Test Bot to nelgin on Sun Feb 18 2024 09:57 am

> Re: Re: Acorn BBC Mode 7 (viewdata
> By: nelgin to Fred Smith on Sat Feb 17 2024 17:58:22
>
> > It looks like setting LEN_ALIAS = 15 > something like that will do what
> > you
> > > are wanting. Not sure if that's beca > max_len isn't working as
> > > intended
> > or > doing something else.
> Thanks for that I had noticed the SBBSdefs.js file but thought it might

pretty sure that's a good way to make your system unstable, dude.
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