I cannot get cross-post option when ESC is pressed for menu.

/c no longer works as documented in readme
ctrl-c doesn't trigger cross-post either

The following history mentions as can_post setting



1.75 2021-12-11 Refactored the cross-post menu and quote selection window
to use DDLightbarMenu instead of SlyEdit's own lightbar
code.
1.74 2021-01-23 Making use of the new K_NUL and checking user input
against null, SlyEdit no longer thinks a 0x0 (sent with
CTRL-Space on a Mac) is a timeout. K_NUL was added on
Jan. 21, 2021 by Rob Swindell. (This update was from Deon
George)
1.73 2020-03-31 Now uses DDLightbarMenu instead of SlyEdit's own internal
choice menu.
1.72 2020-03-04 For cross-posting, to make sure the user can post in a
sub-board, SlyEdit now checks the can_post property of the
sub-board rather than checking the ARS. The can_post



Is this can_post property within Message Area settings (toggle)?
why would it not be on my default ?

Another sysop using 1.75 of slyedit these cross-post options work. So wonder if something changed between 1.75 and the current 1.89c.

I've downloaded latest fix about slycfg; and confirmed config file is being changed and read; by changing theme colors. The SlyEdit.cfg has allowCrossPosting=true


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Re: SlyEdit - Cannot Cross Post
By: Amessyroom to Nightfox on Fri Jan 10 2025 12:20 am

Am> I cannot get cross-post option when ESC is pressed for menu.

Am> /c no longer works as documented in readme ctrl-c doesn't trigger
Am> cross-post either
Am> The following history mentions as can_post setting
Am> a sub-board, SlyEdit now checks the can_post property of the
Am> sub-board rather than checking the ARS. The can_post

Am> Is this can_post property within Message Area settings (toggle)? why would
Am> it not be on my default ?

That can_post is a property of each sub-board and signifies whether the user ha spermission to post in that sub-board. That has no relation to whether cross-posting is enabled in SlyEdit.

Am> Another sysop using 1.75 of slyedit these cross-post options work. So
Am> wonder if something changed between 1.75 and the current 1.89c.

Am> I've downloaded latest fix about slycfg; and confirmed config file is
Am> being changed and read; by changing theme colors. The SlyEdit.cfg has
Am> allowCrossPosting=true

I'm not sure, as it's working as expected for me. When talking to you on IRC yesterday, it sounded to me like there may be a permissions issue where the sbbs process (which SlyEdit runs in) might be unable to read your SlyEdit.cfg in sbbs/mods, as you said you were making some other configuration changes that didn't get picked up when you ran SlyEdit. On IRC, you said you were going to look into that.

Nightfox

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Re: SlyEdit - Cannot Cross Post
By: Nightfox to Amessyroom on Fri Jan 10 2025 09:20 am

Ni> I'm not sure, as it's working as expected for me. When talking to you on
Ni> IRC yesterday, it sounded to me like there may be a permissions issue
Ni> where the sbbs process (which SlyEdit runs in) might be unable to read
Ni> your SlyEdit.cfg in sbbs/mods, as you said you were making some other
Ni> configuration changes that didn't get picked up when you ran SlyEdit. On
Ni> IRC, you said you were going to look into that.

Ni> Nightfox

Yes. I use the user sbbs for everything the BBS does. So I don't see how it can be permission issues. I checked for ACLs and didn't see any on the config file.

I did get update about slyedcfg.js ; and then removed my .cfg and let it regenerate it. I made changes in behavior and both of the editor modes.

It picked up the theme changes, and has the cross post setting true. But still no cross-post option in the menu, no control-c or /c access to cross posting.

Thanks for the canpost expalnation. I saw that in the change log and just wanted to be sure; there was nothing I needed to do to message bases. I'm logged in as sysop. So I should be able to post to any sub_board without issue; and have no indicaiton of such an issue.

Just that slyedit isn't allowing me access to cross-posting functionality; while it is enabled in the .cfg file. :-(

Back to the search ...


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Re: SlyEdit - Cannot Cross Post
By: Amessyroom to Nightfox on Fri Jan 10 2025 02:14 pm

Am> It picked up the theme changes, and has the cross post setting true. But
Am> still no cross-post option in the menu, no control-c or /c access to cross
Am> posting.

Determined issue was due to msgarea information not being obtained, due to missing MSGINF file.

The settings for 3/5 editors had defaulted or changed to WWIV vs QuickBBS.

After discussing my finding with Nightfox,he explained how the door file worked and how it should be named. It was not being generated; and directed me to check the format which I found to be incorrect.

Don't know if it got changed during upgrade; or was set this way from initial install; and I never used cross post before.

But is now working as expected. Thanks, Nightfox for all the help.
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Re: SlyEdit - Cannot Cross Post
By: Amessyroom to All on Fri Jan 10 2025 09:00 pm

Am> Determined issue was due to msgarea information not being obtained, due to
Am> missing MSGINF file.

Am> The settings for 3/5 editors had defaulted or changed to WWIV vs QuickBBS.

Am> After discussing my finding with Nightfox,he explained how the door file
Am> worked and how it should be named. It was not being generated; and
Am> directed me to check the format which I found to be incorrect.

Am> Don't know if it got changed during upgrade; or was set this way from
Am> initial install; and I never used cross post before.

Am> But is now working as expected. Thanks, Nightfox for all the help.

No problem.

I double-checked the configuration for SlyEdit in the repo, and it looked like that's set to QuickBBS MSGINF/MSGTMP, which is correct.

Nightfox

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