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  • Re: New Menu Ansi

    From g00r00@1:129/215 to Rick Smith on Fri May 15 08:48:22 2020
    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?

    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.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/05/11 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: Sector 7 (1:129/215)
  • From Ryan Fantus@1:218/820 to Rick Smith on Sat May 16 14:05:28 2020
    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?

    I strongly recommend to take advantage of Mystic's built-in display codes, there's no need to jump through hoops and create ansimation to get a prompt
    to display at a certain coordinate. :)

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/04/13 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: monterey bbs (1:218/820)
  • From Ryan Fantus@1:218/820 to Aaron Thomas on Sat May 16 14:03:40 2020
    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.)

    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.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/04/13 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: monterey bbs (1:218/820)
  • From g00r00@1:129/215 to Rick Smith on Sat May 16 17:08:04 2020
    Thank you so much that clicked in my head perfectly... head injuries
    are a bitch..

    Awesome! Glad to hear it!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/05/11 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: Sector 7 | Mystic WHQ (1:129/215)