commit 03b9527ced44b450ad304ab2c0d7fb1210515e01
parent 694f0f1144d4b2eddb5945d087ed49a60d36be56
Author: hhvn <hayden@haydenvh.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2021 23:54:46 +0000
etc/intro[NEW] bin/interface.sh: add an introduction
Diffstat:
2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/bin/interface.sh b/bin/interface.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ menu_boards(){
"$(eval "echo \$board_${b2}_desc")"
done | pager 5 $(echo "$banner" | wc -l)
printf '=======================================================================Page:%- 3d=\n' "$page"
- while prompt "Ne${k}x${s}t ${k}p${s}revious ${k}u${s}sers ${k}s${s}elect rel${k}o${s}ad ${k}h${s}elp" input
+ while prompt "Ne${k}x${s}t ${k}p${s}revious ${k}u${s}sers ${k}s${s}elect rel${k}o${s}ad intro${k}d${s}uction ${k}h${s}elp" input
do
parse_in "$input"
case "$cmd" in
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ menu_boards(){
break
}
;;
+ d) cat $cwd/etc/intro ;;
u) set_mode users; break ;;
o) break ;;
h) cat <<- EOF
diff --git a/etc/intro b/etc/intro
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+ INTRODUCTION
+ by hhvn
+
+1. Navigating around
+ Each menu has a set of commands, shown in blue. If you need more detail about
+ the commands type 'h' and then enter. Any command that has "<arg>" in it's
+ description is able of taking an argument: to do so first type the command,
+ then the argument, and hit enter. Most commands that take arguments should
+ also give you a prompt if you don't give it an argument - however there may
+ be some that are overlooked, so you are best not to wait for a prompt.
+
+2. Writing
+ Attempt to limit each line you write to 80 characters. The row of equals
+ symbols can be used to judge this by eye. The line-editing is an unfortunate
+ downside to using raw tcp connexions, a sophisticated editor like vi and it's
+ derivatives require direct access to the tty - stdin and stdout are seen as
+ plain files by server. A workaround is to type your post out in an editor as
+ you usually would, and paste it into the bbs.
+
+3. Tips/tricks
+ The *s* command doesn't require you to type out the entire board name, the
+ first character should suffice (unless there are boards with names that begin
+ with the same character).
