Subj : Some questions
To   : Digital Man
From : Drakmir
Date : Sun Sep 25 2005 01:06 am

  Re: Some questions
  By: Digital Man to Drakmir on Sat Sep 24 2005 06:04 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 w
 >  >  >  > resolve here.
 >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  > 1) If I change a user record, sometimes the changes don't seem to s
 >  >  >  > 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 
 >  >  >  > working correctly.  An example is listed below.
 >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  > 3) If I was to go and change my shell in the user editor and exit, 
 >  >  >  > the other shell.  Users on the BBS don't have this option, but syso
 >  >  >  > have to do something special to allow the JavaScript shell to switc
 >  >  >  > different one?
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Yes. The shell must be changed from the default configuration menu (ye
 >  >  > have access to it).
 >  >  >
 >  >  >  > Example of #2:
 >  >  >  > When entering our menu system, I set the action/status to represent
 >  >  >  > user is in the "main menu".
 >  >  >  > They run a telnet_gate door.  (TWGS)
 >  >  >  > Those users flash quickly with "Running Tradewars 2002" and then th
 >  >  >  > "Logging In".  Not sure why it goes back that far (that's 2 status 
 >  >  >  > back).
 >  >  >  > When they return from TWGS, their status is on Loggin In still unti
 >  >  >  > change menus (at which point my action/status code runs again and p
 >  >  >  > 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 keepin
 > the current node's status and action synchronized.
 > 
 >                                                   digital man
 > 
 > Snapple "Real Fact" #16:
 > The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.
 > 
I'll adjust that code then.  But it still doesn't explain why when a
bbs.nodesync is done (which I assume the telnet code is doing) it reverts back
to the last action state (not one I set).  I'll look into it a bit more.

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