Hello!
Just had a question. In the Synchronet text editor, when one is replying to an email, is there a method for quickly deleting lines? I replied to someone who had written like 30 lines of text, and it loaded with their message quoted. I just wanted the last two lines, so I had to hold delete for what felt like an hour lol :D
Is there any shortcuts to delete a line, or even better, to mark a start/end position and delete all within the range?
Thanks!
Hello!
Just had a question. In the Synchronet text editor, when one is replying to an email, is there a method for quickly deleting lines? I replied to someone who had written like 30 lines of text, and it loaded with their message quoted. I just wanted the last two lines, so I had to hold delete for what felt like an hour lol :D
Is there any shortcuts to delete a line, or even better, to mark a start/end position and delete all within the range?
The Synchronet internal message editor supports deleting one line at a time (with the '/d' command). I suggest you use a full-screen message editor (e.g. fseditor.js or SlyEdit) instead for more convenient message editing feature.
Re: Message editor
By: Ken Nischan to All on Fri May 31 2024 09:12 pm
Hello!
Just had a question. In the Synchronet text editor, when one is replying an email, is there a method for quickly deleting lines? I replied to someone who had written like 30 lines of text, and it loaded with their message quoted. I just wanted the last two lines, so I had to hold delet for what felt like an hour lol :D
Is there any shortcuts to delete a line, or even better, to mark a start/ position and delete all within the range?
The Synchronet internal message editor supports deleting one line at a time
Just had a question. In the Synchronet text editor, when one is replying to an email, is there a method for quickly deleting lines? I replied to someone who had written like 30 lines of text, and it loaded with their message quoted. I just wanted the last two lines, so I had to hold delete for what felt like an hour lol :D
Is there any shortcuts to delete a line, or even better, to mark a start/end position and delete all within the range?
In the default Synchronet editor you can press CTRL-K to read help for hot keys. When you quote someone else's message you use the up and down arrow keys to move to the lines you want to quote, and the spacebar to select
what is the default synchronet editor? are you talking about the one when there's no external editors?
Re: Message editor
By: MRO to Fluid on Sun Jun 02 2024 03:53 pm
what is the default synchronet editor? are you talking about the one
when
there's no external editors?
Literally whatever the editor is when you first install Synchronet and
make
no changes.
Re: Message editor
By: MRO to Fluid on Sun Jun 02 2024 08:27 pm
Do I really need to "tell you" when you can see what it is when I
respond?
Not sure that is a thing that needs to happen.
Did I also tell you that I was basically "brand new" to Synchronet in it's modern incarnation?
I am not sure I understand the point of anything you are asking here.
None of it matters.
Hello!
Just had a question. In the Synchronet text editor, when one is replying to an email, is there a method for quickly deleting lines? I replied
to someone who had written like 30 lines of text, and it loaded
with their message quoted. I just wanted the last two lines, so I
had to hold delete for what felt like an hour lol :D
Is there any shortcuts to delete a line, or even better, to mark a start/end position and delete all within the range?
Did I also tell you that I was basically "brand new" to Synchronet in it's modern incarnation?
well you were being real vague, i just asked you to elaborate.
and then more words came and you didn't really say anything regarding the editor.
I had to use my commands as a sysop to view the header.
yeah but if you look down you can fucking see fseditor v1.x right https://i.imgur.com/TpVCIA0.png
you were giving a guy help regarding his editor. you said default editor for synchronet and i said what default editor (there's external editors included plus one that isnt external). then you didn't know anything.
I don't know what you mean by that other than you dont know and don't care. those are great people to be around.
Did I also tell you that I was basically "brand new" to Synchronet in it's modern incarnation?
I have had my bbs online since c2007 and don't know what editor my system defaults to, either. I assume it is the "internal synchronet editor." ;)
No one has complained about the message editor so I've never really had to look into it.
Did I mention that I was being new? Did I mention that it was the "default editor"? I do not know what other editors there are. I do not know what editor he used. Without saying "RTFM nOOB!" in an environment where 99% of it is SysOps I am not interested in running off where very well could be just a user trying out a BBS.
I would rather just try and be helpful across the board. Not everything in this is intuitive. My backspace and delete keys are reversed for whatever
I am new, but if I can offer any advice that might clue someone else in that also seems new, why not try?
Stopped reading at "fucking". You can troll and flame someone else.
I don't care? You literally said for the guy to read the manual and walked away. ;)
You could not take 30 seconds to "use your Sysop commands" to see what editor it is and given him the answer to the question he asked? I would rather attempt to be helpful.
I am sure you will have plenty to say back. Feel free.
What editor is installed on vanilla Synchronet?
I am new, but if I can offer any advice that might clue someone else in that also seems new, why not try?
because then you're giving wrong advise.
The message editor choices available to all users in a fresh Synchronet install:
1. The built-in/internal line editor
2. Deuce's fseditor.js
3. Nightfox's slyedit.js (in ICEedit mode)
4. Nightfox's slyedit.js (in DCTedit mode)
Re: Message editor
By: Digital Man to Fluid on Mon Jun 03 2024 11:15 am
The message editor choices available to all users in a fresh Synchronet install:
1. The built-in/internal line editor
2. Deuce's fseditor.js
3. Nightfox's slyedit.js (in ICEedit mode)
4. Nightfox's slyedit.js (in DCTedit mode)
FSEditor seems to be what you use if you do not make any changes at all to a new installation, unless some of those get chosen based on terminal capabilities. That is good info to have and I appreciate you passing it along.
I will have to give Nightfox's editors a look. This one (FSEditor) gets weird with backspace and delete. Earlier they acted reversed (on your BBS I believe). Here on my own board they are functioning as I would expect. I am not sure why.
in that also seems new, why not try?
because then you're giving wrong advise.
You do this yourself. Often. <shrug>
And you're about 20 years too late to point that out and I've already helped > hundreds of people. I never had any complaints from them. I've heard
complaints about you and those other synchonet guys, though
guess nobody is perfect, eh!
complaints about you and those other synchonet guys, though
guess nobody is perfect, eh!
for such a helpful, likeable guy,
you sure you get into a lot of pissing contests.
And you're about 20 years too late to point that out and I've already helped hundreds of people. I never had any complaints from them. I've heard complaints about you and those other synchonet guys, though guess nobody is perfect, eh!
If you got the biggest dick in town you need to defend the title.
thanks for crawling from under your rock.
In the default Synchronet editor you can press CTRL-K to read help for hot k
marked with an asterisk.
Is there any shortcuts to delete a line, or even better, to mark a start/ position and delete all within the range?
In the CTRL-K help, CTRL-Y is listed as "delete line".
Ken Nischan wrote to Fluid <=-
Is there any shortcuts to delete a line, or even better, to mark a start/ position and delete all within the range?
In the CTRL-K help, CTRL-Y is listed as "delete line".
Ahh great! Thanks a lot. If only I checked this board before I
replied to someone on another where I spent 3 minutes holding
delete lol :D
Or, even better, if only you'd LOOKED AT THE SCREEN in the editor and seen in the bottom status line where it says "Ctrl-K for help". Eh? <EYEROLL>
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