I'm from Remote Access days where you had the framework and built all the components. Syncrhronet being all contained premade BBS, really has me confused to my options/limitations.
I want to start working on the structure of my BBS. Am I able to make the main menu more straight forward like:
1) Bulletins
2) Mail
3) Games
4) Files
in sbbs\text\menus I see the menu I need to change. I guess I should look for a script for the menu I am changing and edit it to suit my needs ?
To: Geoffrey SammonsThanks, I am headed to it now.. I just want it to be simple main menu without screwing up Synchronets stability.
Re: Synchronet Main Menu
By: Geoffrey Sammons to alt.bbs.synchronet on Wed Apr 25 2018 07:13:41
I'm from Remote Access days where you had the framework and built all the
components. Syncrhronet being all contained premade BBS, really has me confused to my options/limitations.
I suggest that you start by perusing the Customization section of the wiki:
http://wiki.synchro.net/custom:index
It may not be obvious from the outset, especially to sysops who've run some other BBS package in the past, but Synchronet gives you a lot of freedom in this area.
I want to start working on the structure of my BBS. Am I able to make the
main menu more straight forward like:
1) Bulletins
2) Mail
3) Games
4) Files
Yes, but you'll have to modify one of the default command shells, or create your own. See the wiki link above to understand what that means.
This topic has been discussed here many times and at great length, so I'll leave it at that for now.
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Thanks, I am headed to it now.. I just want it to be simple main menu without screwing up Synchronets stability.
I want to start working on the structure of my BBS. Am I able to make the main menu more straight forward like:
1) Bulletins
2) Mail
3) Games
4) Files
Some Synchronet sysops (such as myself) have opted to write their command she N>in JavaScript instead. If you want todo that, you will need to create a simp N>Baja module that will just run your JavaScript command shell.
To: Geoffrey SammonsYes, I was pleased to see that, but I already committed myself :) I have Started on My main ansi screen... I'm bit confused..
Re: Re: Synchronet Main Menu
By: Geoffrey Sammons to alt.bbs.synchronet on Wed Apr 25 2018 10:28 am
Thanks, I am headed to it now.. I just want it to be simple main menu without screwing up Synchronets stability.
Have you looked at the "simple" command shell that comes with a stock Synchronet install? It might be what you're looking for or at least provide an
example/inspiration. There are several other samples command shells that come with Synchronet as well.
digital man
This Is Spinal Tap quote #12:
Nigel Tufnel: Well, I don't know - wh-wh-... what're the hours?
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OLD Days: We had message and bulletins. Bulletins were fido and local. Messages was users sending messages to each other.
Q: How is the layout in modern time? I want this part to stay consistent with Synchronet planned layout of bulletins, messages, and email.
Yes, I was pleased to see that, but I already committed myself :) I have Started on My main ansi screen... I'm bit confused..
OLD Days: We had message and bulletins. Bulletins were fido and local.
Messages was users sending messages to each other.
Q: How is the layout in modern time? I want this part to stay consistent with Synchronet planned layout of bulletins, messages, and email.
OLD Days: We had message and bulletins. Bulletins were fido and local. Messages was users sending messages to each other.
Q: How is the layout in modern time? I want this part to stay consistent with Synchronet planned layout of bulletins, messages, and email.
I see Email is its own thing and bulletins are messages.. yes?
Files.. I assume (t) option I would use for the File menu... What is TXT file section for ? I have my main scripted completely except for the files.
Maybe login to a Synchronet BBS and use it as a user first and get used to the terminology and layout?
in sbbs\text\menus I see the menu I need to change. I guess I should look for a script for the menu I am changing and edit it to suit my needs ?
To: Geoffrey SammonsI don't know what harm asking was.. Messages was for bbs users to send internal mail to each other.. bulletins was forums. My question was relevant.. myself I careless about the message/email/bulletins. It is a feature I am trying to keep. 30 years since doing this, I'm doing pretty good. I'm done with my main menu just to find the bin is interfering.. I will research it and figure it out like I have been doing.
Re: Re: Synchronet Main Menu
By: Digital Man to Geoffrey Sammons on Wed Apr 25 2018 07:28 pm
Maybe login to a Synchronet BBS and use it as a user first and get used to the terminology and layout?
Also, there's this Synchronet user manual (created around 1991 or 92): http://synchro.net/docs/user.html
digital man
Synchronet/BBS Terminology Definition #45:
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To: Geoffrey Sammons
Re: Re: Synchronet Main Menu
By: Geoffrey Sammons to alt.bbs.synchronet on Wed Apr 25 2018 10:08:29
in sbbs\text\menus I see the menu I need to change. I guess I should look
for a script for the menu I am changing and edit it to suit my needs ?
Please read the documentation as stated earlier. you can customize scripts in your /sbbs/exec/ dir, either JS or BAJA scripts, those scripts load the ansi/asci files located in /sbbs/text.
do a directory listing of *.src files in your /sbbs/exec dir. you will seee an
emulation in BAJA of just about every BBS out there.
Javascript is much more powerful now though. check the wiki it will lead you where you need to be.
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To: Geoffrey Sammons
Re: Re: Synchronet Main Menu
By: Geoffrey Sammons to alt.bbs.synchronet on Wed Apr 25 2018 10:08:29
in sbbs\text\menus I see the menu I need to change. I guess I should look
for a script for the menu I am changing and edit it to suit my needs ?
Please read the documentation as stated earlier. you can customize scripts in your /sbbs/exec/ dir, either JS or BAJA scripts, those scripts load the ansi/asci files located in /sbbs/text.
do a directory listing of *.src files in your /sbbs/exec dir. you will seee an
emulation in BAJA of just about every BBS out there.
Javascript is much more powerful now though. check the wiki it will lead you where you need to be.
--
Tim Smith (KK4QBN)
KK4QBN BBS
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* Vertrauen - Riverside County, California - telnet://vert.synchro.net
I want to start working on the structure of my BBS. Am I able to make the main menu more straight forward like:
Yes, I was pleased to see that, but I already committed myself :) I have Started on My main ansi screen... I'm bit confused.. OLD Days: We had message and bulletins. Bulletins were fido and local. Messages was users sending messages to each other.
Q: How is the layout in modern time? I want this part to stay
consistent with Synchronet planned layout of bulletins, messages, and email.
I see Email is its own thing and bulletins are messages.. yes?
I don't know what harm asking was..
Messages was for bbs users to send internal mail to each other..
bulletins was forums.
My question was relevant.. myself I careless about the message/email/bulletins. It is a feature I am trying to keep. 30
years since doing this, I'm doing pretty good. I'm done with my main
menu just to find the bin is interfering.. I will research it and
figure it out like I have been doing.
are you on winwhatever or a *nix? if *nox, get mc (midnight commander) installed... also learn to use the *nix find and grep commands... i had to useYes, I'm the stubborn one trying to use Windows for everything :) My but was dragging last night.. but I did get a lot accomplished. My test BBS is almost done with customizing. I was able to figure out how to make a message section menu coming from main. I'm not on the next learning hump. Using Ansi menu for External Program Section. I studies the xtrn_sec.js file. I am able to follow chunks here and there, but when I hit a chunk I can't interrupt.. my mind give me 'Overflow Error' :) My goal is to have it gather, create list, assign a number, but I don't want it to display to screen. My setup is 'Game Area Menu' with sub of space, Board, DND (examples).
the find command to locate the ra_emu and bullseye files...
user@machine:/sbbs$ find . -type f -name bullseye.*
./exec/bullseye.js
./text/bullseye.asc
./text/bullseye.cfg
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(examples). I am setting this up for Jr High, High School kids, parents, and some teachers. My son and few of his friends has been my critics (reason for customizing). BBS will be their hangout outside of school and in a 'safe' environment. If it was just me goofing off with a BBS.. I would just use emulator to connect to a BBS someone else made :)
Interesting.. I wouldn't have expected jr. high & high school kids to be interested in something like a BBS these days, or even know what it is.
Nightfox
The Retro Computing fad is taking off like mad. I've seen a lot of younger folks sign up for access lately on the boards I frequent. It's been a pleasant surprise, and most of them are quite talkative in the forums!
That's interesting to hear. And on a similar note, retro video game emulation seems to be as popular as ever. I often keep hearing about new retro game consoles on the market - Nintendo's NES Classic and SNES Classic are the latest. And a few years ago, I saw a group of retro-styled game consoles at the store based on the Atari 2600, Genesis, etc. I heard those were made by some Chinese companies and quality was hit or miss. And an ever-popular thing to do seems to be to mod game consoles and install emulators on them (among other things) so you can play games from older game consoles. There are also handheld emulator consoles on the market too.
Dmxrob wrote to Nightfox <=-
The Retro Computing fad is taking off like mad. I've seen a lot of younger folks sign up for access lately on the boards I frequent. It's been a pleasant surprise, and most of them are quite talkative in the forums!
The Retro Computing fad is taking off like mad. I've seen a lot
of younger folks sign up for access lately on the boards I
frequent. It's been a pleasant surprise, and most of them are
quite talkative in the forums!
That's cool, maybe the retro revival will come yet? :)
Paul Quinn wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
That's cool, maybe the retro revival will come yet? :)
Or, they're really MAMiLs going through their second childhood. ;-)
That's interesting to hear. And on a similar note, retro video game emulation seems to be as popular as ever. I often keep hearing about new
That's cool, maybe the retro revival will come yet? :)
I have one of my Raspberry PI's set up as a retro Game console, It emulates atari,snes,snes64,genisis and a few other Game system emulators all on one SD card.
I've been toying with building a full sized console using my PI.
That's interesting to hear. And on a similar note, retro video game
emulation seems to be as popular as ever. I often keep hearing about
new
My take on it, and I'm not a gamer, is that the 'magic' is gone out of games and such. There really was something special about older games. Sure, the graphics and such may not have been all that, but they were what they were and people loved it.
The games I see nowadays are all the same boring theme -- either shoot them up, steal a car or play pretend sports. Granted, a lot of the older games were like that -- but you could find such a wide variety, play styles, etc.
Dmxrob wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
One can only hope. I think it is like anything else -- we swing so far one direction (in this case extreme tech, social isolation, etc) that
the pendulum always swings back the other way. Here's hoping I am
right!
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