I have msglist configured as my loadable module for both Read Mail and List Msgs (per wiki.synchro.net/module:msglist). Works great for reading personal email and listing messages from the main menu. However, whenever I do a new message scan, or just hit R from the main menu to read messages, it falls back to the stock message reader.
Is there any way to use msglist's scrolling reader for reading all messages on the system instead of the stock one?
It wasn't really designed for that. The 'L' command from the reading messages prompt should still load it for listing messages, but it'll load *all* messages, not just new ones.
Synchronet does support the concept of a "message scan" module (SCFG->System->Loadable Modules->Scan Msgs), but msglist.js doesn't support that use case today. DDMessageReader does however, have you check it out? http://digdist.synchro.net/DigDistBBSStuff/DigDistBBSStuff.html
Re: MsgList for all messages on system?
By: Digital Man to Codefenix on Sun Jan 29 2023 01:41 pm
It wasn't really designed for that. The 'L' command from the reading messages prompt should still load it for listing messages, but it'll load *all* messages, not just new ones.
It's really the scrolling message reader within the msglist module that I'm after though. It would be really nice to have just one consistent reader for all messages instead of different readers for different scenarios.
Synchronet does support the concept of a "message scan" module (SCFG->System->Loadable Modules->Scan Msgs), but msglist.js doesn't support that use case today. DDMessageReader does however, have you check it out? http://digdist.synchro.net/DigDistBBSStuff/DigDistBBSStuff.html
Yes, I actually did use both it as well as msglist for a while, msglist for listing and DDMessageReader for scans and general reading. DDMessageReader is quite nice, but the msglist reader does a better job displaying ANSI.
DDMessageReader is quite nice, but the msglist reader does a better job displaying ANSI.
I've tried to duplicate what msglist does for displaying ANSI in DDMsgReader, but maybe I'll need to go back and double-check. Do you have any examples of ANSI messages that msgList displays better than DDMsgReader?
have any examples of ANSI messages that msgList displays better than
DDMsgReader?
Every ANSI message in the Adverts sub. DDMessageReader displays an extra blank line every other line. This is with the new CTRL+U scrollbar toggle option, tried it both on and off, looks the same both ways.
Every ANSI message in the Adverts sub. DDMessageReader displays an extra blank line every other line. This is with the new CTRL+U scrollbar toggle option, tried it both on and off, looks the same both ways.
have any examples of ANSI messages that msgList displays better than
DDMsgReader?
Every ANSI message in the Adverts sub. DDMessageReader displays an extra blank line every other line. This is with the new CTRL+U scrollbar toggle option, tried it both on and off, looks the same both ways.
I've made a change to DDMsgReader that looks like it should help improve how those ANSI messages look. I've submitted a merge request, so once it's merged, you can update your DDMsgReader.js if you want to give it a try.
I've made a change to DDMsgReader that looks like it should help
improve how those ANSI messages look. I've submitted a merge
request, so once it's merged, you can update your DDMsgReader.js if
you want to give it a try.
Nice, I'll be on the lookout for the update!
You can download it from the (so far unmerged) branch to give it a try ahead of time if you want - At the top of the file, where it says DDMsgReader.js, click the download button all the way to the right: https://bit.ly/3Hml1j5
You can download it from the (so far unmerged) branch to give it a
try ahead of time if you want - At the top of the file, where it
says DDMsgReader.js, click the download button all the way to the
right: https://bit.ly/3Hml1j5
Installed it this morning. Looks like it's displaying all messages perfectly, both with and without the scrollbar enabled!
However, it doesn't seem to be reading my modified colors from the DefaultTheme.cfg file for some reason.
However, it doesn't seem to be reading my modified colors from the DefaultTheme.cfg file for some reason.
I've made a fix for that and put in a merge request.
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