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┌───────────────────┬───────────────────┐
│ │ ──────── │
└─────┐ ┌─────┤ ──────── │
└───────┘ └───────────────────┘
───═══╡ Thrust Brothers ╞═══───
TOPIC: The meaning of TB_Q_PPE support.
Well, everybody (hope so) outthere in the scene and outer knows the effect
of FILE_ID.DIZ or DESCRIPT.ION or similar files to this standart being supported
by BBS or tools. The systems scans this files and get their infos out of.
The idea of TB_Q_PPE is quiet the same to PPE's. One additional line to each
PPS source code would make the life a little bit easier. This line just writes
a 'Q' to the USERNET.XXX (accesable as UN_STAT()) and a short description to the
operation line (accessable as UN_OPER()). Due to the fact that PCB doesnt use 'Q'
as any switch right now, it can be used to mark any action like 'T' for
transfer or 'A' available for chat.
This additional line may look like:
wrunet pcbnode(),"Q",un_name(),un_city(),"Using: @X03NAME OF PPE," "
It's easy to add and provides some advantages.
WHO.PPE's may be extended to scan this 'Q' switch and display additional data
to other nodes. It might look like that, if a PPE on node 2 supports this
TB_Q_PPE standart....
Line Status Idle Caller - Location or Group Time: @SYSTIME@
---- --------------------- ----- ----------------------------------------------
1 Downloading 00:54 USER1_NAME - CITY1
2 Using: NAME OF PPE 00:01 USER2_NAME - CITY2
3 *Available for Chat 00:32 USER3_NAME - CITY3
---- --------------------- ----- ----------------------------------------------
So PPE's might write in e.g. the name of the PPE or the action they are
currently performing....or what ever they like to.
The syntax is quiet free, but max length (color codes included) musnt be
larger as 48 chars!....( operation line is not longer!)
Hope this idea will help to increase the possibility and features of PPE coding
and displaying infos to user. (HOPE CLARK wont use 'Q' one day!!!)
Thrust Brothers PPE's supports this standart from now (03/15/94)
with following PPE's:
WIPE - Faking Files/Changing Filedescription/Moving Files to other Confs
- adjusting creds/creating dummy files/...
WHAT - displaying currently incoming uploads
WATCH - displaying currently outgoing files
WHO - displaying node status/selfupdating nodemonitor/displaying TB_Q_PPE
- Line scroller
and all following PPE's by Thrust Brothers.
Thrust Brothers info files written to USERNET.XXX will only be 21 chars long
without colorcodes and 25 chars with ONLY 1 colorcode at operation line.
WHO by Thrust Brothers will only support this two sizes during displaying.
But feel free to write PPE's with using the whole 48 chars given, your PPE's
should be able to handle long and short info files at USERNET.XXX, and
write main data at the beginning of the operation line.
LAST WORDS:
OK, thats all for now..if you have probs email
PHIL THRUST on your favourite BBS or dudes like
WERNER&TARDY or BUTTERBALL. they can pass your mail to us.
Thrust Brothers are HAEGAR THRUST and PHIL THRUST