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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