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  • Reverse MSGS logic

    From Nigel Reed@1:103/705 to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Friday, March 04, 2022 11:15:27
    open https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/364

    When using the MSGS command you're reading the latest backwards, chronologically. Logically "Previous" would take to you back in time and next forward. MSGS needs default to "Previous" and then go backwards. +1 from Dan_C in IRC chat.[11:15] * Dan_C agrees with nelgin on the reversed logic for ;MSGS
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  • From Andre Robitaille@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Friday, March 04, 2022 20:08:17
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/364#note_2416

    I don't really think the proposed solution is better. Next/Previous isn't really any more intuitive.I'd say that just changing Previous to Older and Next to Newer solves the confusion better.
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  • From Nigel Reed@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Saturday, March 05, 2022 00:53:29
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/364#note_2417

    I disagree. You read your netmail previous/next, not oldest/newest, you read your echomail previous/next, not oldest to newest, so why wouldn't you read your messages previous/next. oldest/newest would be out of place and not used in that context anywhere else on the BBS.
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