Hi got a question about the Node Lists /L command. I was wondering, is it possible to add extra custom labels in there so that if I have extra areas in my BBS those show up? The idea is that the custom command shell that I'm writing can update it so that if a user accesses the "Bar" area, it shows as "is in the bar" in the node list...

I'm assuming it's not going to be particularly easy, so far I have experimented with adding to the Node.action area of nodedefs.js and nodedefs.inc and adding an entry (took a wild guess at this one though) in text.js and text.dat... when trying to call the new node_action in the menu file it just gives me "undefined" in the nodelist...

Any ideas if this is even possible? I've rolled back all the additions I put in there but I'm still curious if this is doable as it would add a little more "flavor" to the whole experience.

Thanks in advance!
Andrew
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Re: Node List
By: Andrew Brook to All on Thu Mar 10 2022 04:35 pm

Hi got a question about the Node Lists /L command. I was wondering, is it possible to add extra custom labels in there so that if I have extra areas in my BBS those show up? The idea is that the custom command shell that I'm writing can update it so that if a user accesses the "Bar" area, it shows as "is in the bar" in the node list...

I'm assuming it's not going to be particularly easy, so far I have experimented with adding to the Node.action area of nodedefs.js and nodedefs.inc and adding an entry (took a wild guess at this one though) in text.js and text.dat... when trying to call the new node_action in the menu file it just gives me "undefined" in the nodelist...

Any ideas if this is even possible? I've rolled back all the additions I put in there but I'm still curious if this is doable as it would add a little more "flavor" to the whole experience.

That was the intention of "Custom node actions", see https://synchro.net/docs/customization.html#NodeActionText

Some of those aren't really used today, e.g. NodeActionBiXfer, so if you set that string in the text.dat to "at the bar" and then set the node action value to NODE_BXFR, that should accomplish what you're trying to achieve.

You should not need to edit nodedefs.js or text.js.
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Re: Node List
By: Digital Man to Andrew Brook on Fri Mar 11 2022 12:15 am

Also just a head's up, this is not really the right conference for Synchronet support questions. We have a lot of Synchronet-specific areas already in DOVE-Net and this isn't one of them. :-)
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Re: Node List
By: Digital Man to Andrew Brook on Fri Mar 11 2022 00:15:56

That was the intention of "Custom node actions", see https://synchro.net/docs/customization.html#NodeActionText
Some of those aren't really used today, e.g. NodeActionBiXfer, so if you set that string in the text.dat to "at the bar" and then set the node action value to NODE_BXFR, that should accomplish what you're trying to achieve.

Excellent, thank you for getting back to me. Sorry 'bout posting in the wrong area. :-)
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