Subj : Re: msglist as loadable module
To   : Nolageek
From : Digital Man
Date : Thu Mar 05 2020 02:17 pm

  Re: Re: msglist as loadable module
  By: Nolageek to Digital Man on Thu Mar 05 2020 01:45 pm

 >
 >  >  >  > Yeah, use bbs.exec("?msglist") instead.
 >  >  > If I call it explicitly like that, why should set it up as a module in
 >  >  > SCFG?
 >
 >  > So that'll be called automatically when users use the 'L' command from
 >  > the reading msgs/mail prompt. So that it'll be caused automatically when
 >  > reading mail from all possible methods of doing that via the terminal
 >  > server.
 >
 > My understanding (which is more and more often wrong lol) was that using a
 > loadable module meant I wouldn't have to modify my shell. Or is that only on
 > certain menu options?

The loadable modules configured in SCFG->System->Loadable Modules are only invoked automatically from native functions in the C/C++ and only where it makes sense. The bbs.list_msgs() messages does not invoke the "List Msgs" loadable module because it can't support all the uses cases (e.g. optional argument values) supported by bbs.list_msgs(). I considered/tried to make that happen, but it wasn't feasiable, at least not initially.

The 'L' command key in the default shell is a new addition, so having it invoke msglist.js directly was no problem.

                                            digital man

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