So I want to use to new menu screens (ansi) How do I use a new login screen specifically that is all ansi and still have the login prompts? Currently with the new screen they just show up at the bottom which is less than ideal. Is this possible to have a custom screen and place the prompts where I want them?
You can do most anything you like with startup.mps. If you login to my board you can see what you can do with it. Let me know if I can help in any way.
So I want to use to new menu screens (ansi) How do I use a new login screen specifically that is all ansi and still have the login prompts? Currently with the new screen they just show up at the bottom which is less than ideal. Is this possible to have a custom screen and place the prompts where I want them?
You can do most anything you like with startup.mps. If you login to board you can see what you can do with it. Let me know if I can help
any way.
startup.mps? I looked for this in mystic did not see it.. Is it a script from somewhere else? I checked out your board, very cool! I uploaded
one of the login screens I want to use to your board so you have an idea of what I am trying to do...
Thannks for your help..
Yes, I saw that you logged in and Ive pulled your ansi. Ill have a look and see what I can recommend. startup.mps is an mpl script that can be executed as part of the initial user connection process (if it exists).
programming experience to make necessary modifications. I am uncertain
if any release of Mystic contained examples of the startup.mps file or even instructions for its use but I could be mistaken. Dan Richter of
less than ideal. Is this possible to have a custom screen and place the prompts where I want them?
Yes you can have a custom screen and put them prompts wherever you want them. Draw the ANSI screen and the you can edit the prompts using [X and
[Y codes to move to X/Y locations where you want them to display.
less than ideal. Is this possible to have a custom screen and place the
prompts where I want them?
Use TheDraw, and draw the custom screen. Then turn on animation mode, and draw the prompt where you want it, and before you save the file, press
the spacebar where you want the user's input to go. I recommend saving
the file with the ClearScreen option (you'll see it when you save.)
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction, I cant seem to locate the docs on the X and Y codes does some instruction exist?
I have all of the display codes documented on the Wiki; http://wiki.mysticbbs.com/doku.php?id=displaycodes
Its just [X## and [Y## where ## is the location you want to move to.
If you have prompt #000 that you want to display at X/Y coordinates 5,5 then you'd set the prompt 000 to:
|[X05|[Y05Enter your user name:
Use TheDraw, and draw the custom screen. Then turn on animation mode,
and draw the prompt where you want it, and before you save the file,
press the spacebar where you want the user's input to go. I recommend saving the file with the ClearScreen option (you'll see it when you
save.)
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction, I cant seem to locate the docs on the X and Y codes does some instruction exist?
I do not have thedraw, I did try and locate it, but have not as of yet. Can your suggestion be accomplished with another program?
Thank you so much that clicked in my head perfectly... head injuries
are a bitch..
I do not have thedraw, I did try and locate it, but have not as of yet. Can your suggestion be accomplished with another program?
So I want to use to new menu screens (ansi) How do I use a new login screen specifically that is all ansi and still have the login prompts? Currently with the new screen they just show up at the bottom which is less than ideal. Is this possible to have a custom screen and place the
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction, I cant seem to locate the docs on the X and Y codes does some instruction exist?
There is a better way to do this with mystic. Draw the screen, and then create the cursor placement with built-in Mystic display codes (see
Mystic BBS wiki).
Doing ansimation has drawbacks, not least of which is being able to edit the ansi after the fact. I'd strongly recommend against this method.
I use two ansis. The first one is the login screen, which already
includes the username prompt and the second one is an animated ans
that's just the password prompt that appears after your username is entered. Both are called and positioned using the prompts.
Now that you mention it I did stop using the animated ansi a couple of years ago and just started putting the prompts completely in with the prompt editor. You are right, much easier to change later.
shift from its originally drawn location. I understand it has something to do with the L/R/C functions but haven't really been able to figure it out. But, haven't committed a lot of time to it. Any quick tips?
shift from its originally drawn location. I understand it has someth to do with the L/R/C functions but haven't really been able to figure out. But, haven't committed a lot of time to it. Any quick tips?
Yeah, it's the padding. Works very well. Only place I've had issues with it is in my message read headers and just haven't had time to fix it properly. Same link that was posted earlier has the codes, the L/R/C
that you are talking about. http://wiki.mysticbbs.com/doku.php?id=displaycodes
I do this often. The one area I have yet to fully understand is how
to display a 24x80 ANSI, use the X/Y display codes to place the
prompts within prompt editor, but not have the remaining line ANSI disappear or shift from its originally drawn location. I understand
it has something to do with the L/R/C functions but haven't really
been able to figure it out. But, haven't committed a lot of time to
it. Any quick tips?
For example I want a full 24x80 login for "enter user name and
password," without it shifting the ANSI characters and lines
after
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