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--- module:msglist [2020/03/02 01:42] – [modopts.ini] clean-up digital man
+++ module:msglist [2023/07/20 12:20] (current) – [Menu Command] Clarify about v3.17 and earlier and v3.20 and later key mapping method digital man
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-====== Message Listing / Viewing ======
+====== Message List ======
 This module (''msglist.js'') can be used as a full-screen scrolling user interface for listing messages (public posts and private email messages) and reading and replying to messages.
+{{:module:msglist_screenshot.png?600|}}
 This module was first demonstrated in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mwimlWJOko|video]].
+===== Dependencies =====
+For full/proper function of this module, you'll need a recent v3.17c dev-build (as of March, 2020) of Synchronet, or later.
+This module may require an update of your Synchronet ''exec/[[dir:load]]'' directory to get the latest ''.js'' load-libraries, including the newly added ''age.js''.
+The following menu files are used by this module:
+  * ''[[dir:text]]/menu/msglist.asc''
+  * ''[[dir:text]]/menu/msgview.asc''
 ===== Install =====
-==== Read Mail and List Msgs System Modules ====
+==== System Modules ====
 Run ''[[util:jsexec]] msglist.js -install''.
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 ==== Menu Command ====
-If you wish to allow your BBS users to list sub-board messages directly from a command shell menu (e.g. using the 'L' command key from the main or message menu) add the following command key handler to the desired command shell source (''.src'') file(s):
+If you wish to allow your BBS users to list sub-board messages directly from a Baja command shell menu (e.g. using the 'L' command key from the main or message menu) add the following command key handler to the desired command shell source (''.src'') file(s):
+for Synchronet v3.18 or later:
+<code>
+cmdkey L
+    msg_list
+    end_cmd
+</code>
+for Synchronet v3.17 or older:
 <code>
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 ... and then recompile the source file with [[util:baja]] (e.g. ''baja default.src'').
+In Synchronet v3.20, the default command shell (''default.js'') already has main menu ''L'' command key mapped to the BBS message list function.
 ===== Configure =====
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 ^ Option ^ Default ^ Description ^
+| ''reverse_mail''   | true  | List mail messages in reverse chronological order (newest first) by default |
+| ''reverse_msgs''   | true  | List sub-board messages in reverse chronological order (newest first) by default |
 | ''cache_msg_text'' | false | Cache message text in memory |
 | ''large_msg_threshold'' | 64 KBytes | Message text larger than this value will not be cached in memory |
+| ''preview_label'' | "\xd9 Preview" | Displayed string |
+| ''preview_label_terminator'' | " \xc0" | Displayed string |
+| ''preview_lines_fmt'' | " lines %u-%u" | Displayed string |
+| ''preview_total_lines_fmt'' | " of %u" | Displayed string |
 | ''preview_separator'' | '\xC4' | Character for Preview Pane separator |
 | ''preview_properties'' | date,attributes,subject | Properties to display in the Preview Pane separator |
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 | ''date_fmt'' | %Y-%m-%d | Format of dates displayed in list |
 | ''date_time_fmt'' | system default | Format of date/time displayed in list |
+| ''pause'' | true | Pause for a key-press after posting a message, or set to a duration (in seconds), or ''false'' |
 | ''beep'' | true | Console alerts/beeps are enabled |
 | ''view_lines_fmt'' | "%slines %u-%u" | Displayed string |
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 | ''preparing_hex_dump'' | "\x01[Preparing hex-dump ..." | Displayed string |
 | ''translating_charset'' | "\x01[Translating charset ..." | Displayed string |
+| ''wrapping_lines'' | "\x01[Wrapping lines ..." | Displayed string |
+| ''splitting_lines'' | "\x01[Splitting lines ..." | Displayed string |
+| ''area_name_fmt'' | "\x01n\x01k\x017%s / %s\x01h" | Displayed string |
+| ''area_nums_fmt'' | "[message %u of %u]" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_spam'' | "Sp" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_attach'' | "Att" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_delete'' | "Del" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_new''    | "New" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_replied'' | "Re" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_read''    | "Rd" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_perm''    | "Perm" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_anon''    | "Anon" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_locked''  | "Lck" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_kill''    | "Kill" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_noreply'' | "NoRe" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_mod''     | "Mod" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_valid''   | "Valid" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_private'' | "Priv" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_poll''    | "Poll" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_sent''    | "Sent" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_intransit'' | "InTransit" | Displayed string |
+| ''attr_sep''       | " " | Displayed string |
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