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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