Subj : Re: FSED "Save as Draft" and REPLY kludge
To   : Nick Boel
From : Scott Street
Date : Sat Sep 06 2025 11:08 am

On 04 Sep 2025, Nick Boel said the following...

 NB> I'd love to see a python clone of Mystic, though!

I thought I couldn't cut/paste to SyncTerm... I've just learned how to do this 
- and boy do I feel silly for not knowing sooner.

As promised, a glimpse of my main menu configuration from the Python, Mystic 
look alike, BBS.

-*- main.yaml -*-
settings:
  description: "Main Menu"
  inputchars: uppercase
  nodestatus: "Browsing the Main Menu"
  margins:
    80L: 4
    80R: 4
    132L: 4
    132R: 4
  header: "|16|03|CL|DFmainhdr||CR"
  prompt: "|DFmain_bluebar||$X04 |09Command |01(|07|TL|01 mins remain) |08-> 
|09"
  marquee:
    X: 35
    Y: 4
    size: 30
    offset: 0
    scroll: left/right
    speed: 250
    text: "|13This |14is |15a |05marquee"
  globalmenu: false
  timer: false
  columns: 3  # 1-8

entries:
  - text: " |17|15|$X29 General BBS Options|$X79 |16|CR"
    key: ""
    line: true
    access: "!X132"

  - text: " |17|15|$X57 General BBS Options|$X99 |$D32 |16|CR|CR"
    key: ""
    line: true
    access: "X132"

  - text: "|09(|10M|09) |03Message Menu"
    key: "M"
    actions:
      - command: GS
        data: message

  - text: "|09(|10A|09) |03Account Settings"
    key: "A"
    actions:
      - command: GS
        data: account

  - text: "|09(|10F|09) |03File Areas"
    key: "F"
    actions:
      - command: GS
        data: file

  - text: "|09(|10D|09) |03Door Games"
    key: "D"
    actions:
      - command: GS
        data: doors

  - text: "|09(|10S|09) |03System Bulletins"
    key: "S"
    actions:
      - command: GX
        data: "bulletin bulletin bullet"

  - text: "|09(|10C|09) |03Comment to SysOp"
    key: "C"
    actions:
      - command: MW
        data: "/to:Scott_Street"

  - text: "|09(|10L|09) |03Last 10 Callers"
    key: "L"
    actions:
      - command: GL

  - text: "|09(|10O|09) |03One Liners"
    key: "O"
    actions:
      - command: GN

  - text: "|09(|10V|09) |03Voting Booth"
    key: "V"
    access: s256
    actions:
      - command: GS
        data: vote

  - text: "|09(|10B|09) |03BBS Listings"
    key: "B"
    actions:
      - command: GS
        data: bbslist

  - text: "|09(|10T|09) |03Time Bank"
    key: "T"
    actions:
      - command: GS
        data: timebank

  - text: "|09(|10@|09) |03Usage Graph"
    key: "@"
    actions:
      - command: GX
        data: usage

  - text: "|DFmain_chat"
    line: true

  - key: "!"
    actions:
      - command: GS
        data: goodbye
  
  - text: "|09(|10/N|09) |03System Chat"
    key: "/N"
    actions:
      - command: NC

  - text: "|09(|10/W|09) |03Who's Online"
    key: "/W"
    actions:
      - command: NW
  
  - text: "|09(|10/S|09) |03Send Node a Message"
    key: "/S"
    actions:
      - command: NS

  - text: "|09(|10/P|09) |03Private Chat w/User"
    key: "/P"
    actions:
      - command: NP
  
  - text: "|DFmain_sysop"
    line: true
    access: s255

  - text: "|09(|12/*|09) |03SysOp Menu"
    key: "/*"
    access: s255
    actions:
      - command: GS
        data: sysop

  - text: "|09(|12U|09) |03User Listing"
    key: "U"
    access: s255
    actions:
      - command: GU
        data: search

  - text: "|09(|12$|09) |03Demos"
    key: "$"
    access: s255
    actions:
      - command: GS
        data: demos

  - text: "|CR|03|$X04 |03Host Name: |11|UX |03(|11|UY|03)|CR|$X06 Service: 
|11|SI|03  Terminal Size: |11|US|03  Charset: |11|UT|CR
    line: true
    access: s255

-*- END main.yaml -*-

This is the same menu I used in the classic screen shots on my BBS's web site.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: <=-{ The Digital Post }-=> (1:266/625)

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