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to: Alan Ianson
from: Rudi Timmermans
date: 2019-06-05 07:22:06
subject: Your oneline script

Hi Alan,

>After chosing "yes" to add a one liner I sometimes find I
couldn't make what I
>was trying say fit in the space provided, or couldn't find the right words so
> would like to quit and that point but currently there is no way to quit
> without saving something.

>When someone enters a oneliner perhaps we could display what it would like lik
> and ask if they would like to save it?

Ok, i will see what i can do.

>>>Also would it be possible as an option perhaps to save all
those oneliners t
>>> separate file that continues to grow? It would make a good
source (I think)
>>> for taglines for things like MultiMail.

> This is likely outside of what your script is trying to do and maybe I should
> work with the oneliner.dat myself.

>> The oneliner are write into the oneliner.dat file in your bbbs/script
>> directory.

>Yes, the oneliner.dat is good for BBS display along with the name of the perso
> who entered it. It looks good and I don't want to mess with that file.

> My use here is for an external tagline file for MultiMail or GoldEd or other
> readers that can use a file like that.

>If it was possible I'd like another file like taglines.txt maybe, with just th
> oneliners as they are entered without any formatting or extra text, one per
> line. Here's a few lines of a tegline file I have here now (I'd like to grow
> it!).. as an example..

> ---- import bigin ----

> A diamond is just coal that has been under a lot of pressure! A mind is a
> terrible thing to.. OH DOOM ][ is here! Age and treachery can always overcome
> youth and skill. Bit: The increment by which programmers slowly go mad

> ---- import end ----

Ok i need some time to think about this but i try to make it this way.

If you like i can send you the code and you can work also yourself on it if
you like to do this. Just let me know.


Greetings,

Rudi

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