Subj : USER_NOPAUSESPIN in user.settings
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Sun Apr 24 2016 02:54 am

  Re: USER_NOPAUSESPIN in user.settings
  By: Nightfox to All on Sat Apr 23 2016 02:53 pm

 > I have a JavaScript script where I'd like to check for the user's spin pause
 > setting.  I saw in sbbsdefs.js that USER_NOPAUSESPIN represents no spinning
 > cursor at the pause prompt for user.settings.  However, when I check for
 > this, it seems it's always true, regardless of my spinning cursor setting.
 > I've tried a simple test to ensure I'm correctly checking for it:
 >
 > if (user.settings & USER_NOPAUSESPIN)
 >     console.print("No spin pause");
 > else
 >     console.print("Spin pause is enabled");
 >
 > Regardless of whether my spin pause is enabled or not, that code hits the
 > "No spin pause" case.
 > I've also tried the "if" test this way (which should be equivalent) with the
 > same result:
 >
 > if ((user.settings & USER_NOPAUSESPIN) == USER_NOPAUSESPIN)
 >     console.print("No spin pause");
 > else
 >     console.print("Spin pause is enabled");
 >
 > I'm not sure if I'm not checking it correctly or if it's a bug in
 > Synchronet.  I'm currently running Synchronet 3.17 for Windows built on
 > January 3, 2016.

Perhaps you're confusing USER_NOPAUSESPIN for USER_SPIN? The USER_SPIN setting
enables the spinning cursor at all input prompts. The USER_NOPAUSESPIN
*disables* the spinning cursor at the pause prompt (only). One has no effect on
the other.

                                            digital man

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