Subj : Some questions
To   : Drakmir
From : Digital Man
Date : Sat Sep 24 2005 05:04 pm

  Re: Some questions
  By: Drakmir to Digital Man on Fri Sep 23 2005 08:59 pm

 >   Re: Some questions
 >   By: Digital Man to Drakmir on Fri Sep 23 2005 04:09 pm
 > 
 >  >   Re: Some questions
 >  >   By: Drakmir to All on Fri Sep 23 2005 12:05 pm
 >  >
 >  >  > I've written a JavaScript shell, and I've got a few issues that I was 
 >  >  > resolve here.
 >  >  >
 >  >  > 1) If I change a user record, sometimes the changes don't seem to stic
 >  >  > logging the user offline and then online again, everything is fine.
 >  >
 >  > Can you give an example?
 >  >
 >  >  > 2) When I change the values for node action and status, they don't see
 >  >  > working correctly.  An example is listed below.
 >  >  >
 >  >  > 3) If I was to go and change my shell in the user editor and exit, I'm
 >  >  > the other shell.  Users on the BBS don't have this option, but sysops 
 >  >  > have to do something special to allow the JavaScript shell to switch t
 >  >  > different one?
 >  >
 >  > Yes. The shell must be changed from the default configuration menu (yes, 
 >  > have access to it).
 >  >
 >  >  > Example of #2:
 >  >  > When entering our menu system, I set the action/status to represent th
 >  >  > user is in the "main menu".
 >  >  > They run a telnet_gate door.  (TWGS)
 >  >  > Those users flash quickly with "Running Tradewars 2002" and then they 
 >  >  > "Logging In".  Not sure why it goes back that far (that's 2 status cha
 >  >  > back).
 >  >  > When they return from TWGS, their status is on Loggin In still until t
 >  >  > change menus (at which point my action/status code runs again and puts
 >  >  > into "main menu")
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Am I missing something?
 >  >  > All I'm doing is setting the current node's action/status numbers
 >  >  > approrpriately.  Is there a method I should be setting instead?
 >  >
 >  > Please post some code examples. Are you setting bbs.node_action or
 >  > system.node_list[].action or what?

 > function CommandShellUpdatePresence()
 > {
 >     var node = system.node_list[bbs.node_num - 1];
 >     node.action = NODE_MAIN;
 > 
 >     if (node.status != NODE_QUIET)
 >     {
 >         node.status = NODE_INUSE;
 >     }
 > }

The correct way to set the current node's action value is by modifying
bbs.node_action. The internal C code in Synchronet is responsible for keeping
the current node's status and action synchronized.

                                                  digital man

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