• New sysop with a few questions

    From Momotombo@VERT/MMBBS to All on Sun Feb 12 12:58:45 2012
    Hello sysops. I've suddenly become interested in creating and running my ownãBBS, and I'd like to modify Synchronet's menus in order to give it my own lookãand feel.ããI've already read the customization guide for sysops and it's really good. ButãI have a couple of problems; hopefully I haven't missed something obvious.ããI decided to download PabloDraw in order to edit the .ans files I converted.ãHere's my biggest issue, however: http://i.imgur.com/6EHeZ.pngããAs you can see, this file is a little garbled-looking. I can see that there areãCTRL codes that are causing it to look that way, and when they're actuallyãbeing displayed it looks much nicer. I was wondering if there's some way toãdisplay the file a bit more "correctly" so that I can have an easier timeãediting it.ããHere's another example: http://i.imgur.com/IVhrz.pngããI've looked at the .src files and they look easy enough to edit. I can probablyãjust comment out commands in the default.src in order to restrict users fromãgoing to certain screens, right? I assumed default.src was for the main menuãhere.ããOne issue I've had with looking at the src files is that there's a strangeãcharacter in an oval shape that says "SOH" inside it wherever there's a CTRLãcode. This is from displaying it in notepad++. Is there a better program Iãcould use that would display the CTRL codes properly?ããThanks, and I apologize for my noobishness. I think I accidentally deleted oneãof Digital Man's posts and I'm not sure if that affects DOVE-Net entirely orãjust my BBS locally. I'll be more careful when scrolling through messages fromãnow on.ãã---ã þ Synchronetã
  • From Jas Hud@VERT/CBLISS to Momotombo on Sun Feb 12 18:21:00 2012
    Re: New sysop with a few quesã By: Momotombo to All on Sun Feb 12 2012 12:58:00ããã > As you can see, this file is a little garbled-looking. I can see that thereã > CTRL codes that are causing it to look that way, and when they're actuallyã > being displayed it looks much nicer. I was wondering if there's some way toã > display the file a bit more "correctly" so that I can have an easier timeã > editing it.ããwhat i would do is draw the ansi and THEN, open up the .ans file in a text ãeditor and add those AT codes at the bottom of the file. there are AT codes ãthat specify the cordinates but i've never used them. i just use ansi ãpositioning codes.ãie esc[1;1H is col 1, row 1ããanother thing that is easier is open up the file with thedraw and turnãon animation mode and THEN type in the AT codes where you want them to be.ãthen they wont get pushed around.ãã > I've looked at the .src files and they look easy enough to edit. I can probaã > just comment out commands in the default.src in order to restrict users fromã > going to certain screens, right? I assumed default.src was for the main menuãããi would suggest starting out with the renegade command shell. it's easy to ãmodify as a sysop and it's easy for users to understand.ãturn off that shit where new users can pick from command shells. it's just ãlame.ããã---ã þ Synchronet þ chaotic bliss - chaoticbliss.darktech.orgã
  • From Momotombo@VERT/MMBBS to Jas Hud on Sun Feb 12 20:09:25 2012
    Re: New sysop with a few quesã By: Jas Hud to Momotombo on Sun Feb 12 2012 06:21 pmãã > Re: New sysop with a few quesã > By: Momotombo to All on Sun Feb 12 2012 12:58:00ã > ã > ã > > As you can see, this file is a little garbled-looking. I can see that theã > > CTRL codes that are causing it to look that way, and when they're actuallã > > being displayed it looks much nicer. I was wondering if there's some way ã > > display the file a bit more "correctly" so that I can have an easier timeã > > editing it.ã > ã > what i would do is draw the ansi and THEN, open up the .ans file in a textã > editor and add those AT codes at the bottom of the file. there are AT codesã > that specify the cordinates but i've never used them. i just use ansiã > positioning codes.ã > ie esc[1;1H is col 1, row 1ã > ã > another thing that is easier is open up the file with thedraw and turnã > on animation mode and THEN type in the AT codes where you want them to be.ã > then they wont get pushed around.ã > ã > > I've looked at the .src files and they look easy enough to edit. I can prã > > just comment out commands in the default.src in order to restrict users fã > > going to certain screens, right? I assumed default.src was for the main mã > ã > ã > i would suggest starting out with the renegade command shell. it's easy toã > modify as a sysop and it's easy for users to understand.ã > turn off that shit where new users can pick from command shells. it's justã > lame.ã > ã > ãThanks, I'll try this out soon. I'm pretty new to BBSes in general so I have aãcouple more questionsããI noticed while browsing messages that all of the theads and replies are justãlisted together in one place. is it possible to view just the topic messagesãwithout the replies, or to have a threaded view? maybe newer forums haveãjust spoiled me, hahaããI've never looked at the renegade shell, so I'll try it out now. I didn't evenãknow there would be much of a difference between the shells for some reasonããoh yeah, I wanted users to be able to make an account for the BBS through aãwebpage. can this be done relatively easily?ããthanks again for your helpãã---ã þ Synchronetã
  • From Momotombo@VERT/MMBBS to Jason H.@@nospam on Sun Feb 12 20:14:25 2012
    Re: Re: New sysop with a few questionsã By: Jason H.@@nospam to alt.bbs.synchronet on Sun Feb 12 2012 05:20 pmãã > From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronetã > ã > On Feb 12, 12:58 pm, "Momotombo" <momoto...@MMBBS.remove-sbs-this>ã > wrote:ã > > One issue I've had with looking at the src files is that there's a strangeã > > character in an oval shape that says "SOH" inside it wherever there's a CTã > > code. This is from displaying it in notepad++. Is there a better program Iã > > could use that would display the CTRL codes properly?ã > you can change the CTRL+A character to \1 in all your .src filesã > i use xchange from ruth's utilities for this [google it]ã > when messing with a file that displays, convert it to ansi first withã > the msg2ansã > utility or whatever they are calling it now. asc2ans maybe.ã > then change it back [if you wish. i wouldnt]ã > > Thanks, and I apologize for my noobishness. I think I accidentally deletedã > > of Digital Man's posts and I'm not sure if that affects DOVE-Net entirely ã > > just my BBS locally. I'll be more careful when scrolling through messages ã > > now on.ã > when you delete a msg on your bbs, it is just removed from your bbs.ãyeah, when I used asc2ans it came out like those screenshots I linked to. Iãthought I still had to convert them back to asc, but I guess not. I kinda hopeãnot.ããI don't really understand what \1 means. is it just a placeholder? how do Iãchange it back to a ctrl code afterward?ããthanks for your help.ãã---ã þ Synchronetã
  • From Corey@VERT/TSGC to Momotombo on Sun Feb 12 20:11:36 2012
    Re: Re: New sysop with a few questionsã By: Momotombo to Jason H.@@nospam on Sun Feb 12 2012 08:14 pmãã > Subject: Re: New sysop with a few questionsã > @VIA: MMBBSã > @MSGID: <4F387201.23643.synchron@MMBBS>ã > @REPLY: <ce83dbfc-d15f-4a6f-9f49-ab592714cd08@j15g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>ã > @TZ: 4168ã > Re: Re: New sysop with a few questionsã > By: Jason H.@@nospam to alt.bbs.synchronet on Sun Feb 12 2012 05:20 pmã > ã > > From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronetã > >ã > > On Feb 12, 12:58 pm, "Momotombo" <momoto...@MMBBS.remove-sbs-this>ã > > wrote:ã > > > One issue I've had with looking at the src files is that there's a straã > > > character in an oval shape that says "SOH" inside it wherever there's aã > > > code. This is from displaying it in notepad++. Is there a better prograã > > > could use that would display the CTRL codes properly?ã > > you can change the CTRL+A character to \1 in all your .src filesã > > i use xchange from ruth's utilities for this [google it]ã > > when messing with a file that displays, convert it to ansi first withã > > the msg2ansã > > utility or whatever they are calling it now. asc2ans maybe.ã > > then change it back [if you wish. i wouldnt]ã > > > Thanks, and I apologize for my noobishness. I think I accidentally deleã > > > of Digital Man's posts and I'm not sure if that affects DOVE-Net entireã > > > just my BBS locally. I'll be more careful when scrolling through messagã > > > now on.ã > > when you delete a msg on your bbs, it is just removed from your bbs.ã > yeah, when I used asc2ans it came out like those screenshots I linked to. Iã > thought I still had to convert them back to asc, but I guess not. I kinda hoã > not.ã > ã > I don't really understand what \1 means. is it just a placeholder? how do Iã > change it back to a ctrl code afterward?ã > ã > thanks for your help.ã > ããwhy is this is 5 message areas?ãã"Practise safe Lunch, Use a Condiment"ããã---ã þ Synchronet þ Three Stooges Gentlemens Club - Las Vegas, Nv - tsgc.dyndns.orgã
  • From art@VERT/FATCATS to Corey on Mon Feb 13 07:27:07 2012
    Re: Re: New sysop with a few questionsã By: Corey to Momotombo on Sun Feb 12 2012 20:11:36ããHi all,ãã > Re: Re: New sysop with a few questionsã > why is this is 5 message areas?ããAye, I'm wondering the same, over here.ããRegards,ãã art@fatcatsbbsdotcom ãã"Do Klingons fear death as much as humans? I could snap your neck in aã second, but it wouldn't be as much fun."ã -- Admiral Quinn to Worf in ST:TNG "Conspiracy"ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ fatcats bbs - fatcatsbbs.comã
  • From Corey@VERT/TSGC to art on Mon Feb 13 07:16:32 2012
    Re: Re: New sysop with a few questionsã By: art to Corey on Mon Feb 13 2012 07:27 amãã > Subject: Re: New sysop with a few questionsã > @VIA: FATCATSã > @MSGID: <4F38BB4B.2331.syncbaja@fatcatsbbs.com>ã > @REPLY: <4F388D78.3689.bajaprog@tsgc.dyndns.org>ã > @TZ: 1000ã > Re: Re: New sysop with a few questionsã > By: Corey to Momotombo on Sun Feb 12 2012 20:11:36ã > ã > Hi all,ã > ã > > Re: Re: New sysop with a few questionsã > > why is this is 5 message areas?ã > ã > Aye, I'm wondering the same, over here.ã > ã > Regards,ã > ã > art@fatcatsbbsdotcom ã > ã > "Do Klingons fear death as much as humans? I could snap your neck in aã > second, but it wouldn't be as much fun."ã > -- Admiral Quinn to Worf in ST:TNG "Conspiracy"ã > ããeither that or I been taking too many of my meds again.ãã"Practise safe Lunch, Use a Condiment"ããã---ã þ Synchronet þ Three Stooges Gentlemens Club - Las Vegas, Nv - tsgc.dyndns.orgã