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| ===== Getting SlyEdit ===== | ===== Getting SlyEdit ===== |
| As of Synchronet 3.16, SlyEdit is included with Synchronet. The latest version of SlyEdit can also be acquired by browsing to the ''[[dev:CVS]]'' and download the SlyEdit .js files from the ''[[dir:exec]]'' directory and the SlyEdit .cfg and SlyEdit_Taglines.txt files from the ''[[dir:ctrl]]'' directory. Place the files in the respective directories in your Synchronet directory tree. | As of Synchronet 3.16, SlyEdit is included with Synchronet. The latest version of SlyEdit can also be acquired by browsing to the [[https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/tree/master/exec|exec directory]] in the Synchronet ''[[dev:git]]'' repository and download the SlyEdit .js files and the SlyEdit .cfg and SlyEdit_Taglines.txt files from [[https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/tree/master/ctrl|ctrl]]. Additionally, there is some SlyEdit documentation in text file format in the [[https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/tree/master/docs|docs directory]]. |
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| ===== Installation ===== | ===== Installation ===== |
| Copy the .js files to the ''[[dir:exec]]'' directory and the .cfg files into the ''[[dir:ctrl]]'' directory. If you make any changes to the SlyEdit configuration file (SlyEdit.cfg) or color theme files, it is recommended that you save your modified configuration/theme files to the ''[[dir:mods]]'' directory so that any modifications you make to them won't be accidentally overwritten when updating the Synchronet files from the Synchronet ''[[dev:CVS]]'' repository. | Copy the .js files to the ''[[dir:exec]]'' directory and the .cfg files into the ''[[dir:ctrl]]'' directory. If you make any changes to the SlyEdit configuration file (SlyEdit.cfg) or color theme files, it is recommended that you save your modified configuration/theme files to the ''[[dir:mods]]'' directory so that any modifications you make to them won't be accidentally overwritten when updating the Synchronet files from the Synchronet ''[[dev:git]]'' repository. |
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| ===== Configuration with Synchronet ===== | ===== Configuration with Synchronet ===== |
| Make sure any or all of these configurations (as desired) are in [[util:SCFG]]->External Programs->External Editors. Note that the ARS requirements string is "ANSI AND COLS 80". This means that the user's terminal must support ANSI and have a width of at least 80 columns. Also, for best quote line behavior in various readers, the "Word Wrap Quoted Text" setting must be set to "Yes, for 80 columns" (not to wrap for the terminal width). | Make sure any or all of these configurations (as desired) are in [[util:SCFG]]->External Programs->External Editors. Note that the ARS requirements string is "ANSI AND COLS 80". This means that the user's terminal must support ANSI and have a width of at least 80 columns. |
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| For IceEdit style:\\ | For IceEdit style:\\ |
| The following is a list of changes and important notes for each version, if you are upgrading from a previous version of SlyEdit:\\ | The following is a list of changes and important notes for each version, if you are upgrading from a previous version of SlyEdit:\\ |
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| | New in version 1.71 |
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| | There is a new setting in SlyEdit.cfg, allowSpellCheck, which specifies whether the spell check feature is allowed. Valid values are true and false; it defaults to true if not specified. You might want to disable spell check if, for instance, the spell check feature causes an "out of memory" error on your system. |
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| New in version 1.68 | New in version 1.68 |
| New in version 1.20 | New in version 1.20 |
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| Version 1.20 added a cross-posting feature, and there is a new configuration setting and some new color settings for cross-posting. Also, starting with version 1.20, you can put your customized SlyEdit configuration file (SlyEdit.cfg) and color theme files in the ''[[dir:mods]]'' directory so that they won't be accidentally overwritten when updating the Synchronet files from the Synchronet ''[[dev:CVS]]'' repository. | Version 1.20 added a cross-posting feature, and there is a new configuration setting and some new color settings for cross-posting. Also, starting with version 1.20, you can put your customized SlyEdit configuration file (SlyEdit.cfg) and color theme files in the ''[[dir:mods]]'' directory so that they won't be accidentally overwritten when updating the Synchronet files from the Synchronet ''[[dev:git]]'' repository. |
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| New setting for SlyEdit.cfg: | New setting for SlyEdit.cfg: |
| New in version 1.16 | New in version 1.16 |
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| As of version 1.16, the configuration files may be placed in the ''[[dir:ctrl]]'' directory if desired. This change was made for SlyEdit's inclusion in the Synchronet ''[[dev:CVS]]'' repository. The .js files can be placed anywhere, but for the standard Synchronet installation from the ''[[dev:CVS]]'' repository, the .js files will be in the ''[[dir:exec]]'' directory. | As of version 1.16, the configuration files may be placed in the ''[[dir:ctrl]]'' directory if desired. This change was made for SlyEdit's inclusion in the Synchronet ''[[dev:git]]'' repository. The .js files can be placed anywhere, but for the standard Synchronet installation from the ''[[dev:git]]'' repository, the .js files will be in the ''[[dir:exec]]'' directory. |
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