If you could display graphical files to users natively, would you
want to?
If you could display videos to user natively, would yo want to?
Do you think these technologies could mix together, or would they
clash- would it not be a BBS is it had newer tech built-in?
pAULIE42o .........
-!- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Raspberry Pi/32) * Origin:
American Pi BBS (21:2/150)
If you could display graphical files to users natively, would you want
to?
If you could display videos to user natively, would yo want to?
On 18 Jul 2020, paulie420 said the following...
Hmm, my previous reply didn't seem to come through, let's try this again from Mystic...
If you could display graphical files to users natively, would you wan to?
I think images could come in handy, the trouble would be how to
distribute them. I think the BBS community could steal a page from Reddit's (pre redesign) book and use third party image hosts rather then attaching or embedding the image in the message:
[Funny Image](https://i.imgur.com/lr8eTMh.jpeg)
We could also use markdown to introduce some text formatting such as *italic* or **bold** text.
This way messages are still legible on yesterday/today's BBSes while
newer readers would be able to display images in line.
If you could display videos to user natively, would yo want to?
I personally wouldn't want videos here, though some may see the value in it.
But for the love of everything holy & sacred they should never ever be auto-playing. Also if I ever started seeing pre-roll ads I'd probably flip my desk.
paulie420 wrote to Warpslide <=-
Now I KNOW that some folks will say its already like this, but I
prefer like a hyperlink sort of... you see a link, click it, and
a 3rd application shows the JPG or plays the video... and I know
some will SAY that works today; but I use syncterm and arch
linux, and I cant even COPY and paste a link most of the times...
it just doesn't work WELL.
I wish you could make one click; and a link would just open... furthermore, I wish it were one click and link was closed; I just
think that we miss out on a lot for lack of MORE than simple
text. Like a Raspberry Pi Project, or BBS howto... you almost
NEED a picture or three, a video here and there... I wish it were implemented better... and easy; without breaking the simple BBSes
that we already love.
On 07-21-20 19:30, Gamgee wrote to paulie420 <=-
As I've already suggested to you, and you acknowledged, if you'd
try an offline reader (like MultiMail), you can indeed click a
link in a BBS message and have a browser open. <SHRUG>
On 07-21-20 19:30, Gamgee wrote to paulie420 <=-
As I've already suggested to you, and you acknowledged, if
you'd try an offline reader (like MultiMail), you can indeed
click a link in a BBS message and have a browser open.
<SHRUG>
And I say it doesn't work! :/ Haqve to see if that's a version
issue or something else.
... I'm pretty sure that none of us are here.
=== MultiMail/Win v0.51
--- SBBSecho 3.10-Linux
* Origin: Freeway BBS Bendigo,Australia freeway.apana.org.au
(21:1/109)
If you could display graphical files to users natively, would you want
to?
If you could display videos to user natively, would yo want to?
Do you think these technologies could mix together, or would they clash- would it not be a BBS is it had newer tech built-in?
pAULIE42o
.........
--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: American Pi BBS (21:2/150)
Vk3jed wrote to Gamgee <=-
As I've already suggested to you, and you acknowledged, if you'd
try an offline reader (like MultiMail), you can indeed click a
link in a BBS message and have a browser open. <SHRUG>
And I say it doesn't work! :/ Haqve to see if that's a version
issue or something else.
During the Mid-90's I ran a BBS called Excalibur that was more graphical than the more mainstream BBS packages. Unfortunately Excalibur was only 16-Bit rendering it pretty much useless today but at the time it was pretty cutting edge. Sysops could even privide direct internet access
to their users with tye software. And the doors for the system were
full VGA capabible.
- Mike
It works for me with version 0.52 on Linux (middle-click). I use
it pretty much every day this way...
paulie420 wrote to Gamgee <=-
It works for me with version 0.52 on Linux (middle-click). I use
it pretty much every day this way...
I just downloaded 0.52, and am gonna compile it here shortly.
Then I have to figure out how to pull messages... I'm sure I
could use MY BBS right? Just download from the QWK menu I
believe...
On 07-22-20 22:56, apam wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Could be the terminal multimail is running in scrapes urls.
On 07-22-20 13:53, Gamgee wrote to Vk3jed <=-
It works for me with version 0.52 on Linux (middle-click). I use
it pretty much every day this way...
On 07-22-20 09:46, Nazferiti wrote to paulie420 <=-
During the Mid-90's I ran a BBS called Excalibur that was more
graphical than the more mainstream BBS packages. Unfortunately
Excalibur was only 16-Bit rendering it pretty much useless today but at
Vk3jed wrote to Gamgee <=-
It works for me with version 0.52 on Linux (middle-click). I use
it pretty much every day this way...
Yeah, have to try and work out what's causing the difference,
whether it's the OS/desktop, or the minor version change.
Gamgee wrote to Vk3jed <=-
My guess is that it's the OS/desktop/terminal. FWIW, I'm running Slackware 64-bit with XFCE desktop, and xfce4-terminal v0.6.3.
On 07-24-20 08:23, Gamgee wrote to Vk3jed <=-
My guess is that it's the OS/desktop/terminal. FWIW, I'm running Slackware 64-bit with XFCE desktop, and xfce4-terminal v0.6.3.
Vk3jed wrote to Gamgee <=-
My guess is that it's the OS/desktop/terminal. FWIW, I'm running Slackware 64-bit with XFCE desktop, and xfce4-terminal v0.6.3.
Which won't help me. :/
Tiny wrote to Gamgee <=-
My guess is that it's the OS/desktop/terminal. FWIW, I'm running Slackware 64-bit with XFCE desktop, and xfce4-terminal v0.6.3.
It's the windows console. One work around is the old click top
left, mark / enter feature. That's how I get links into a browser.
When I had the linux for windows crap working I just ran the linux
version and that worked fine with a middle click.
On 07-25-20 08:00, Gamgee wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Maybe it's time to make the jump to Linux... ;-)
Hopefully you saw the other post from Tiny confirming that the
issue is Windows related.
On 07-25-20 09:17, Tiny wrote to Gamgee <=-
It's the windows console. One work around is the old click top left,
mark / enter feature. That's how I get links into a browser. When I
had the linux for windows crap working I just ran the linux version
and
that worked fine with a middle click.
On 07-25-20 08:02, Gamgee wrote to Tiny <=-
Cool, thanks for confirming the cause of the problem.
Reason # 1,368,440 to avoid Windows... ;-)
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