Subj : last_read and scan_ptr values
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Thu Mar 26 2015 09:55 pm

  Re: last_read and scan_ptr values
  By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Wed Mar 25 2015 09:39 pm

 > Hi DM,
 >
 > In the msg_area.grp_list.sub_list array, when should the scan_ptr and
 > last_read values be updated for a sub-board?  For instance, when simply
 > reading messages (i.e., not doing a newscan), would both of those be updated
 > or would only last_read be updated?  And conversely, when reading messages
 > during a newscan, would only the scan_ptr value be updated, or would both
 > scan_ptr and last_read be updated?

Any time the currently displayed message number is greater than the current 
scan_ptr, the scan_ptr should be updated. For every message displayed, the 
last_read should be updated. These apply regardless of the method of message 
reading/scanning.

 > Also, it looks like there's a typo in the Synchronet JS documentation at
 > http://www.synchro.net/docs/jsobjs.html - Under the
 > "msg_area.grp_list.sub_list array" section, the last row in the table has
 > "lead_read" - I believe that should be "last_read"?

Yeah, that was fixed quite a while ago but the jsobjs.html hasn't be 
re-generated since then. Thanks,

                                            digital man

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