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| ====== SlyEdit ====== | ====== SlyEdit installation ====== |
| SlyEdit is the second full-featured full screen editor for Synchronet, written by ''[[person:nightfox]]'' in JavaScript. SlyEdit can run in one of two styles, to mimic the look & feel of IceEdit or DCT Edit, two popular BBS message editors from the 1990s. The style is specified by a command-line argument. SlyEdit also supports customization of options via a configuration file and colors via theme files.\\ | SlyEdit is the second full-featured full screen editor for Synchronet, written by ''[[person:nightfox]]'' in JavaScript. SlyEdit can run in one of two styles, to mimic the look & feel of IceEdit or DCT Edit, two popular BBS message editors from the 1990s. The style is specified by a command-line argument. SlyEdit also supports customization of options via a configuration file and colors via theme files.\\ |
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| | The ''[[module:slyedit]]'' module page describes SlyEdit's features and configuration files in more detail. This page discusses SlyEdit's setup with Synchronet. |
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| SlyEdit will recognize the user's terminal size and set up the screen accordingly.\\ | SlyEdit will recognize the user's terminal size and set up the screen accordingly.\\ |
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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 columsn. | 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 1.80 |
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| | New configuration settings have been added in SlyEdit.cfg: |
| | ^Setting ^ Description^ |
| | | allowColorSelection | Whether or not to let the user change the text color | |
| | | saveColorsAsANSI | Whether or not to save message color/attribute codes as ANSI (if not, they will be saved as Synchronet attribute codes) | |
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| | The TextEditColor setting has been removed from the color theme configuration files. |
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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 |
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| | Each paragraph of text written in a message is now saved as one long line so that they can be wrapped appropriately according to the terminal/reader width (which should work online as well as in offline readers). Also, message uploads are now supported by typing /UPLOAD (or /UL) on a line by itself (the uploaded message will replace any message written into the editor). Also, now honors the SUB_ANON and SUB_AONLY flags for the sub-boards when cross-posting so that the "from" name is "Anonymous" if either of those flags enabled. |
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| New in version 1.67 | New in version 1.67 |
| 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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