Subj : bbs.smb_curmsg in messages to you
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Tue May 07 2013 01:26 am

 Re: bbs.smb_curmsg in messages to you
 By: Nightfox to All on Sat May 04 2013 08:29 am

> This could be a somewhat obscure issue, but here goes.
>
> When replying to messages using Synchronet's "Scan for messages to you"
> feature, I've noticed that bbs.smb_curmsg seems to be relative to the
> messages to you rather than to the entire list of messages in the
> sub-board.  For instance, when reading the first message to you,
> bbs.smb_curmsg is 0, regardless of whether that message is the first
> message in the sub-board or not.
>
> I'd like to be able to get the current message number/index, like
> smb_curmsg, that is always relative to the entire list of messages, even
> when replying to messages using the "Scan for messages to you" feature.
> Has anyone tried this and know if it's possible?

Have you tried using bbs.msg_offset or bbs.msg_number? You should be able to
access an absolute message number via JavaScript using either of these property
values.

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