Subj : msg_select_area
To   : art
From : Digital Man
Date : Tue Nov 10 2009 12:50 pm

  Re: msg_select_area
  By: art to All on Tue Nov 10 2009 06:50 pm

 > Hi all,
 >
 > In DEFAULT.SRC, there's the following:
 >
 > cmdkey J
 >   msg_select_area
 >
 > How would I call msg_select_area in a .JS? I see previous threads on
 > calling Baja modules, but this is still unclear to me, if someone could
 > point me in the right direction please?

There is no equivalent function in JavaScript, but here is a snippet from
exec/classic_shell.js that does the same thing:

                case 'J':
                        if(!msg_area.grp_list.length)
                                continue main;
                        while(1) {
                                var orig_grp=bbs.curgrp;
                                var i=0;
                                var j=0;
                                if(msg_area.grp_list.length>1) {

if(file_exists(system.text_dir+"menu/grps.*"))
                                                bbs.menu("grps");
                                        else {

console.putmsg(bbs.text(CfgGrpLstHdr),P_SAVEATR);
                                                for(i=0;
i<msg_area.grp_list.length; i++) {
                                                        if(i==bbs.curgrp)

console.print('*');
                                                        else
                                                                console.print('
');
                                                        if(i<9)
                                                                console.print('
');
                                                        if(i<99)
                                                                console.print('
');

console.putmsg(format(bbs.text(CfgGrpLstFmt),i+1,msg_area.grp_list[i].descripti
on),P_SAVEATR);
                                                }
                                        }

console.mnemonics(format(bbs.text(JoinWhichGrp),bbs.curgrp+1));

j=get_next_num(msg_area.grp_list.length,false);
                                        if(j<0)
                                                continue main;
                                        if(!j)
                                                j=bbs.curgrp;
                                        else
                                                j--;
                                }
                                bbs.curgrp=j;

if(file_exists(system.text_dir+"menu/subs"+(bbs.curgrp+1)))
                                        bbs.menu("subs"+(bbs.curgrp+1));
                                else {
                                        console.clear();

console.putmsg(format(bbs.text(SubLstHdr),
msg_area.grp_list[j].description),P_SAVEATR);
                                        for(i=0;
i<msg_area.grp_list[j].sub_list.length; i++) {
                                                var msgbase=new
MsgBase(msg_area.grp_list[j].sub_list[i].code);
                                                if(msgbase==undefined)
                                                        continue;
                                                if(!msgbase.open())
                                                        continue;
                                                if(i==bbs.cursub)
                                                        console.print('*');
                                                else
                                                        console.print(' ');
                                                if(i<9)
                                                        console.print(' ');
                                                if(i<99)
                                                        console.print(' ');

console.putmsg(format(bbs.text(SubLstFmt),i+1,
msg_area.grp_list[j].sub_list[i].description,"",msgbase.total_msgs),P_SAVEATR);
                                                msgbase.close();
                                        }
                                }

console.mnemonics(format(bbs.text(JoinWhichSub),bbs.cursub+1));

i=get_next_num(msg_area.grp_list[j].sub_list.length,false);
                                if(i==-1) {
                                        if(msg_area.grp_list.length==1) {
                                                bbs.curgrp=orig_grp;
                                                continue main;
                                        }
                                        continue;
                                }
                                if(!i)
                                        i=bbs.cursub;
                                else
                                        i--;
                                bbs.cursub=i;
                                continue main;
                        }

That didn't paste too well (we need a way to specify 4-space tabs in fseditor),
but you can find that code in:

http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/exec/classic_shell.js

                                            digital man

Snapple "Real Fact" #100:
In a year, the average person walks 4 miles makeing their bed.

.