Subj : Synchronet menu system
To   : Winzlo
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Jul 20 2026 04:43:12

  Re: Synchronet menu system
  By: Winzlo to All on Sun Jul 19 2026 06:42 pm

 Wi> I have been trying to understnad the logic behind why changing menus is so
 Wi> involved, where as there is an actual editor for this provided by Mystic
 Wi> and other BBS software.  I can see the power of making menus run off
 Wi> JavaScript, but for those of us who know next to nothing about the
 Wi> language, have low vision and/or prefer the WYSIWYG of a dynamic menu
 Wi> system makes changing your BBS into something more unique a snap.  I've

This was something that I initially found a little surprising too, since other BBS packages, as you said, have a menuing system based on using a menu editor. I think the main strength of Synchronet's menuing system is that it can be really flexible - what it uses is more like an OS command shell which performs the duty of a BBS menuing system. And indeed, I have seen some Synchronet command shells that mimic the MS-DOS command line & such..  You really can do basically whatever you want with a Synchronet command shell.

There is a menu editor for Synchronet though - I haven't used it myself, but
I think it's supposed to work - Take a look at menuedit.js.

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