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    From Janni@1:103/705 to All on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 08:22:24
    Hi,

    I'm back into BBSes after some 25 years but never as a sysop. I may be frequent here with all my questions, lol.

    How do I change the startup sequence when people login
    so they get directly to main without all the dialogs before ?

    Thanks in advance

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  • From Nightfox@1:103/705 to Janni on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 08:59:45
    Re: Change startup sequence for users
    By: Janni to All on Tue Aug 23 2022 08:22 am

    How do I change the startup sequence when people login
    so they get directly to main without all the dialogs before ?

    By "startup sequence", it sounds like you mean the activity when someone logs on? That's controlled by logon.js (in sbbs/exec). And before you make changes, it would be a good idea to copy logon.js to sbbs/mods and change that copy instead. That way, if you update Synchronet's .js files, you won't accidentally overwrite your own customizations.

    Nightfox

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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Janni on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 09:41:18
    Re: Change startup sequence for users
    By: Janni to All on Tue Aug 23 2022 08:22 am

    How do I change the startup sequence when people login
    so they get directly to main without all the dialogs before ?

    Users can use the "fast logon" option by prepending an '!' to their login name.

    Or you, as sysop, can delete disable stuff permanently to customize the login sequence:
    https://wiki.synchro.net/config:text_files
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  • From Janni@1:103/705 to Nightfox on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 19:16:33
    Re: Change startup sequence for users
    By: Nightfox to Janni on Tue Aug 23 2022 08:59:45

    Thanks for the great tip.

    I looked at the .js and it wasn't straight forward (at least not for me).

    What would be the line for:
    "Read your mail now" prompt
    "Search all groups for new messages" prompt.

    Thanks again.

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  • From Janni@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 19:29:02
    Re: Change startup sequence for users
    By: Digital Man to Janni on Tue Aug 23 2022 09:41:18

    Users can use the "fast logon" option by prepending an '!' to their login name.

    Didn't know that. Thanks!

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  • From Gamgee@1:103/705 to Janni on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 14:51:00
    Janni wrote to Nightfox <=-

    Re: Change startup sequence for users
    By: Nightfox to Janni on Tue Aug 23 2022 08:59:45

    Thanks for the great tip.

    I looked at the .js and it wasn't straight forward (at least not
    for me).

    What would be the line for:
    "Read your mail now" prompt
    "Search all groups for new messages" prompt.

    You really need to spend some time in SCFG (the configuration tool for Synchronet). Go through the "New User" settings and dig around in *ALL*
    of the menus. You will find the toggles/settings for all those things,
    right there.

    Also, the Wiki is your friend: http://wiki.synchro.net/



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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Janni on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 13:28:02
    Re: Change startup sequence for users
    By: Janni to Nightfox on Tue Aug 23 2022 07:16 pm

    Re: Change startup sequence for users
    By: Nightfox to Janni on Tue Aug 23 2022 08:59:45

    Thanks for the great tip.

    I looked at the .js and it wasn't straight forward (at least not for me).

    What would be the line for:
    "Read your mail now" prompt
    "Search all groups for new messages" prompt.

    Those lines are in your ctrl/text.dat file https://wiki.synchro.net/custom:text.dat

    Each user also has the option to disable the "Search all groups for new messages" prompt during logon.
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