• Cursor/meter during new message scan?

    From DaiTengu@VERT/ENSEMBLE to All on Sunday, January 27, 2019 23:16:40
    I'm wondering if there's a way to create a meter, or at least a spinning cursor during new message scans? I've got some pretty big message bases, and if there's no mail for a user, they're kind of stuck for about 30 seconds during a
    new message scan if there's nothing for them.

    I'd like to show some activity or something while that's going on.

    DaiTengu

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to DaiTengu on Monday, January 28, 2019 00:52:04
    Re: Cursor/meter during new message scan?
    By: DaiTengu to All on Sun Jan 27 2019 11:16 pm

    I'm wondering if there's a way to create a meter, or at least a spinning cursor during new message scans? I've got some pretty big message bases, and if there's no mail for a user, they're kind of stuck for about 30 seconds during a
    new message scan if there's nothing for them.

    I'd like to show some activity or something while that's going on.

    Normally, each sub's group/name scrolls by as its scanning, like this:
    DOVE-Net Hobby Corner (RC/modeling/etc) New: 0 of 1000 DOVE-Net Synchronet Announcements New: 0 of 59 DOVE-Net Synchronet Discussion New: 6 of 2469

    You're not seeing that?

    digital man

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  • From DaiTengu@VERT/ENSEMBLE to Digital Man on Monday, January 28, 2019 15:35:41
    Re: Cursor/meter during new message scan?
    By: Digital Man to DaiTengu on Mon Jan 28 2019 12:52 am

    I'd like to show some activity or something while that's going on.

    Normally, each sub's group/name scrolls by as its scanning, like this: DOVE-Net Hobby Corner (RC/modeling/etc) New: 0 of 1000
    DOVE-Net Synchronet Announcements New: 0 of 59
    DOVE-Net Synchronet Discussion New: 6 of 2469

    You're not seeing that?

    No, but I think I know why. After a little log investigation, I forgot I was using DDMsgReader, which is called when it does a new message scan, and which apparently handles the scan.

    So, carry on, false alarm :)

    DaiTengu

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