Hi there,
I've just compiled and installed the current 1.1.0 codebase I pulled off sourceforge.net and it working well so far. However, I noticed that there is now a reworked support for ASCII files and the option to set color / no
color for the user terminal. However, it'd be nice if that color setting
could also be toggled via the "User Setup" option where you can also select
the editor, character encoding etc.

Oh, and there's something messy with the html documentation, I had to copy
the *.html.in files from the 1.0.9 release to get configure to pass.

Not complaining, pelase don't get me wrong, just pointing out a few things I noticed along the way.

Kind regards,
Niels


Greetings, Niels Haedecke

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Hello Niels!

26 Mar 25 08:30, you wrote to all:

I've just compiled and installed the current 1.1.0 codebase I pulled
off sourceforge.net and it working well so far. However, I noticed
that there is now a reworked support for ASCII files and the option to
set color / no color for the user terminal. However, it'd be nice if
that color setting could also be toggled via the "User Setup" option
where you can also select the editor, character encoding etc.

The option to toggle graphics mode is available for adding to your BBS menus under 4. User settings > 4. Change graphics mode.

Oh, and there's something messy with the html documentation, I had to
copy the *.html.in files from the 1.0.9 release to get configure to
pass.

I'm aware of this issue, and am working on a fix.

Not complaining, pelase don't get me wrong, just pointing out a few
things I noticed along the way.

Please continue to report issues here, or open tickets on Sourceforge.

Thanks,

Andrew
MBSE DevTeam

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Hello Niels!

26 Mar 25 08:30, you wrote to all:

I've just compiled and installed the current 1.1.0 codebase I pulled
off sourceforge.net and it working well so far. However, I noticed
that there is now a reworked support for ASCII files and the option to
set color / no color for the user terminal. However, it'd be nice if
that color setting could also be toggled via the "User Setup" option
where you can also select the editor, character encoding etc.

That command was removed by Michiel when he fully removed the ASCII support from MBSE. Andrew has since added that back to the example menus.

Oh, and there's something messy with the html documentation, I had to
copy the *.html.in files from the 1.0.9 release to get configure to
pass.

That is my fault. I fat-fingered it and Andrew is currently fixing that. I've made sure that will not happen again.

If you look at the documentation, I did a lot of work by updating how to install DOSemu and DOS doors as well as adding a chapter about setting up Linux "doors"/programs using the /U command Andrew added.

I need to update the "how to set up a web server" and "how to set up a FTP server" documentation as it is seriously out of date.

Sadly, my chronic health issues like to keep me busy and in and out of the hospital.

I'm doing better so I'll be working on updating the documentation more. Eventually, I want to create a searchable PDF form of the documentation using LaTeX and possiby other formats also.

Not complaining, pelase don't get me wrong, just pointing out a few
things I noticed along the way.

Not taken as complaints. I'm glad you noticed those issues and let us know!

-- Sean

... He does the work of three men: Moe, Larry, and Curly.
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Andrew Leary wrote to Niels Haedecke:

The option to toggle graphics mode is available for adding to your BBS menus
under 4. User settings > 4. Change graphics mode.

Thanks fo the hint, I added it to my setup menu.




Greetings, Niels Haedecke

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Sean Dennis wrote to Niels Haedecke:

I'm doing better so I'll be working on updating the documentation more. Eventually, I want to create a searchable PDF form of the documentation using
LaTeX and possiby other formats also.

Glad to hear you are doing better, as for the documentation I think in the older versions there was a section in the appendix that explained which
special control-characters can be used within an *.ANS file (e.g. ^UX for
the selected language or ^KI for the name of the current message base).

I may have been a seperate file, I'm not sure but I know such an overview existed and it's currently missing from the documentation.

Take care,
Niels Haedecke

Greetings, Niels Haedecke

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Hello Niels!

29 Mar 25 17:55, you wrote to Sean Dennis:

Glad to hear you are doing better, as for the documentation I think in
the older versions there was a section in the appendix that explained which special control-characters can be used within an *.ANS file
(e.g. ^UX for the selected language or ^KI for the name of the current message base).

I may have been a seperate file, I'm not sure but I know such an
overview existed and it's currently missing from the documentation.

It is still in the manual; it's located under the section on editing your BBS menus.

https://phoenix.bnbbbs.net/mbseman/menus/control.html

Andrew

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