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    From Boxoskulz@21:1/162 to All on Wednesday, May 08, 2024 20:24:38
    I don't see a modifier to make a menu command happen when the menu loads. Is there a thing for Maximus?

    I got excited when I saw key_poke, but it only runs a bunch of menu commands after the trigger key is pressed.

    Say I wanted to display a short ascii file above a menu. How would I do that? I don't want the entire Maximus menu to disappear like the MenuFile option does.

    tia
    boxOskulz


    --- Maximus 3.01
    * Origin: Another Millennium - Canada - another.tel (21:1/162)
  • From AKAcastor@21:1/162 to Boxoskulz on Thursday, May 09, 2024 10:59:52
    Say I wanted to display a short ascii file above a menu.
    How would I do that? I don't want the entire Maximus
    menu to disappear like the MenuFile option does.

    "HeaderFile" may be what you are looking for. This is what I use on Another Millennium BBS to display the ANSI pictures above the Max-generated menus.

    To display Max\Misc\Menu_Hdr.MEC above a menu use:
    HeaderFile Misc\Menu_Hdr

    You can also display a MEX file (I use this so that I can select a random ANSI picture to display) using: (to display Max\M\Menu_Hdr.MEX)
    HeaderFile :M\Menu_Hdr

    Note that if you clear the screen in the file you display above the menu, you may have to add some Press_Enter prompts after commands (or in the header file) to prevent the screen being cleared before callers can read it.


    Chris/akacastor

    --- Maximus 3.01
    * Origin: Another Millennium - Canada - another.tel (21:1/162)
  • From Roon@21:4/148 to Boxoskulz on Thursday, May 09, 2024 22:22:14
    Hello Boxoskulz,

    08 May 24 20:24, you wrote to All:

    I don't see a modifier to make a menu command happen when the menu
    loads. Is there a thing for Maximus?

    I got excited when I saw key_poke, but it only runs a bunch of menu commands after the trigger key is pressed.

    Say I wanted to display a short ascii file above a menu. How would I
    do that? I don't want the entire Maximus menu to disappear like the MenuFile option does.

    check HeaderFile in the max.doc :)

    HeaderFile <filespec> [type]

    This keyword specifies the name of a custom .bbs file to display (or a MEX program to run) when entering a menu area.

    Regards,
    --
    dp

    telnet://bbs.roonsbbs.hu:1212 <<=-

    ... Uptime: 12d 2h 9m 17s
    --- GoldED/2 1.1.4.7+EMX
    * Origin: Roon's BBS - Budapest, HUNGARY (21:4/148)
  • From Tiny@21:1/162 to AKAcastor on Thursday, May 09, 2024 14:06:08
    Quoting AKAcastor to Boxoskulz <=-

    "HeaderFile" may be what you are looking for. This is what I use on Another Millennium BBS to display the ANSI pictures above the Max-generated menus.
    To display Max\Misc\Menu_Hdr.MEC above a menu use:
    HeaderFile Misc\Menu_Hdr

    I always used the command to display a mecca file as my menus and did
    the ole ANS2MEC program, throw in a NOPAUSE (or whatever it is) at the
    top and prompt or something at the bottom.

    I just tried to boot the OS/2 VM for my old Maximus setup but it will no
    longer boot. If I ever get a day off I'll play with it.

    Shawn

    ... If you want your boomerang to come back, throw it first!
    --- Blue Wave/386 v2.30
    * Origin: Another Millennium - Canada - another.tel (21:1/162)
  • From AKAcastor@21:1/162 to Tiny on Thursday, May 09, 2024 16:42:20
    I just tried to boot the OS/2 VM for my old Maximus setup but it will no longer boot. If I ever get a day off I'll play with it.

    I hope you're able to revive the VM. Would be great to see it running!

    I spent a day playing with OS/2 again recently, but I have a ways to go before I'll be ready to run a BBS again in OS/2 (I gotta master this DOS setup first heh).


    Chris/akacastor


    --- Maximus 3.01
    * Origin: Another Millennium - Canada - another.tel (21:1/162)
  • From Tiny@21:1/700 to AKACASTOR on Friday, May 10, 2024 06:10:00
    Quoting Akacastor to Tiny <=-

    I hope you're able to revive the VM. Would be great to see it
    running!

    I'll keep working at it, it did boot not long ago however that was using
    the original host machine which I no longer have.

    Shawn

    ... Cure for postal strikes: Mail them their strike pay.
    --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
    * Origin: _thePharcyde telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin) (21:1/700)
  • From Boxoskulz@21:1/162 to AKAcastor on Friday, May 10, 2024 08:28:36
    "HeaderFile" may be what you are looking for. This is
    what I use on Another Millennium BBS to display the ANSI
    pictures above the Max-generated menus.

    Sweet!


    --- Maximus 3.01
    * Origin: Another Millennium - Canada - another.tel (21:1/162)