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    From Rick Smith@1:340/202.1 to All on Thursday, May 21, 2020 02:15:20
    Greetings All,

    So now that I have the login screen sorted with a custom screen, I want to change out my menu screens... Where do I call for them to be displayed? Prompts? Or is it a display file command from the menu? I do want to replace the "whos online, Last callers" as well and I do see those in prompts. can you call for a file to display in the prompts editor?

    And I thought creating and customizing the screens would be the hard part!<VBG>


    Regards ...
    Rick Smith
    A Friend will help you move, a good friend will help you move a body!

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  • From Rick Smith@1:340/202.1 to ALL on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 21:45:04


    On *21.05.20* At *2:15:20* you replied to a post in *MYSTIC*
    from *All* About *"New Menu's"*.


    So now that I have the login screen sorted with a custom screen, I want
    to change out my menu screens... Where do I call for them to be
    displayed? Prompts? Or is it a display file command from the menu? I do want to replace the "whos online, Last callers" as well and I do see
    those in prompts. can you call for a file to display in the prompts editor?

    I finally found this section in the wiki. I am able to change the menu's and display the file for say the one liners. I know how to put the prompt where I want it on the screen using the XY commands. So my only question is how do I put the users output where I want it? Ie when I enter a "one liner" it puts it near the bottom of the screen vs the top of screen under the graphic?



    Regards ...
    Rick Smith

    --- WinPoint Beta 5 (359.1)
    * Origin: Abacus Sysop Point..... bbs.abon.us:2323 (1:340/202.1)
  • From g00r00@1:129/215 to Rick Smith on Thursday, May 21, 2020 14:42:58
    So now that I have the login screen sorted with a custom screen, I want
    to change out my menu screens... Where do I call for them to be

    Menus are in the menu editor.

    You can replace the entire thing with an ANSI, or varius parts of it, and so on. When you open a menu for editing it defaults to the editing of the commands and actions on the menu, but there is also a /S Settings page.

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  • From Nicholas Boel@1:154/10 to Rick Smith on Thursday, May 21, 2020 18:49:22
    Hello Rick,

    On Wed May 20 2020 21:45:04, Rick Smith wrote to ALL:

    I finally found this section in the wiki. I am able to change the
    menu's and display the file for say the one liners. I know how to put
    the prompt where I want it on the screen using the XY commands. So my only question is how do I put the users output where I want it? Ie
    when I enter a "one liner" it puts it near the bottom of the screen vs
    the top of screen under the graphic?

    Trial and error. ;)

    Regards,
    Nick

    ... "Take my advice, I don't use it anyway."
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20181215
    * Origin: thePharcyde_ distribution system (Wisconsin) (1:154/10)
  • From Rick Smith@1:340/202.1 to Nicholas Boel on Thursday, May 21, 2020 18:48:03
    //Hello Nicholas, //

    On *5/21/2020* At *18:49:22* you replied to a post in *MYSTIC*
    from *Rick Smith* About *"New Menu's"*.

    \
    I enter a "one liner" it puts it near the bottom of the screen vs the
    top of screen under the graphic?

    Trial and error. ;)


    Yeah thats the approach Im taking, I set up a dummy install of mystic so that I dont royally screw things up, but Im making progress...


    Regards ...
    Rick Smith

    --- WinPoint Beta 5 (359.1)
    * Origin: Abacus Sysop Point..... bbs.abon.us:2323 (1:340/202.1)
  • From Nicholas Boel@1:154/10 to Rick Smith on Saturday, May 23, 2020 07:33:48
    Hello Rick,

    On Thu May 21 2020 18:48:02, Rick Smith wrote to Nicholas Boel:

    Trial and error. ;)

    Yeah thats the approach Im taking, I set up a dummy install of mystic
    so that I dont royally screw things up, but Im making progress...

    That's a great way to go about it. Just remember, you don't need animation mode whatsoever (unless you actually want to display an animated screen). I have never really been one to make use of MPL, and have been able to do just about anything with the menu editor and/or string editor. To be honest, if there's something you _can't_ do with the menu/string editors without MPL, I haven't found it, nor needed it yet. ;)

    Good luck on the progress!

    Regards,
    Nick

    ... "Take my advice, I don't use it anyway."
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20181215
    * Origin: thePharcyde_ distribution system (Wisconsin) (1:154/10)