Subj : /? not working in non-external editor
To   : Digital Man
From : Amessyroom
Date : Thu Oct 10 2024 13:17:48

  Re: /? not working in non-external editor
  By: Digital Man to Amessyroom on Thu Oct 10 2024 11:49 am

 >   Re: /? not working in non-external editor
 >   By: Amessyroom to Digital Man on Wed Oct 09 2024 04:17 pm
 > 
 >  >  >> The /s command did work, but /? did not result in expected help menu. >  >
 >  >  DM> Maybe you were in raw I/O mode at the time? --
 >  >  DM> digital man (rob)
 >  >
 >  >  How would I determine this ?
 > 
 > Hitting Ctrl-Z (while not in an editor), toggles raw I/O mode. When entering >     Raw message input (2673000 bytes max). Ctrl-Z to save, Ctrl-C to abort.
 > 
 >  > I was connected via SyncTerm I believe, if
 >  > not it was ftelnet. I'll repeat the action i both.
 > 
 > I doubt the terminal is a factor.
 > 
 >  > I enter text on first line , and /? on second line in either syncterm or
 >  > ftelnet connected to my bbs. toolazy.synchro.net:2323 and it returns to n >  > line without help displayed.
 >  > I type /s on 3rd line and it saves message successfully.
 > 
 > Maybe you weren't actually using the internal line editor. Share a screen ca > --
 >                                             digital man (rob)
 > 
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 > A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
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Sorry non-external editor without help, not easy to edit :-( 
http://toolazy.synchro.net:3333/en/bbs/non-external-editor
see if this URL works for screen capture?
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