• Input length restrictions on 40 column screen

    From Nigel Reed@1:103/705 to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Wednesday, February 05, 2025 02:07:14
    open https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/869

    There are several places where input is required but you're not allowed to enter text beyond the length of the screen. This is extremely limiting on a 40 character display.

    For example:
    Using finger.js the most text I can enter is "sysop@vert.synchr"

    Another example, the ; sysop command. My menu prompt is 35 characters long, after ; the most I can enter is 4 characters, which means UEDIT, SHELL, RERUN, RELOAD etc are not accessible to me.

    I expect anyone with a 40 character display, not just my mode 7, is likely to exhibit the same restrictions.
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  • From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Wednesday, February 05, 2025 12:49:12
    close https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/869
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