Chat sounds (e.g.: mentions) no longer send an audible beep to the terminal by...

Chat sounds (e.g.: mentions) no longer send an audible beep to the terminal by default. Sounds may be toggled with `/sound`. This setting is saved for future sessions per user. Updated help and readme files.

xtrn/mrc/mrc-client.js

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ js.time_limit=0;
 var input_state = 'chat';
 var paused_msg_buffer = []; 
 var show_nicks = false;
+var chat_sounds = false;
 var stat_mode = 0; // 0 = Local Session stats (Chatters, Latency, & Mentions); 1 = Global MRC Stats
 
 var mentions = [];
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ const settings = {
     show_nicks: f.iniGetObject('show_nicks') || {},
     theme: f.iniGetObject('theme') || {},
     msg_color: f.iniGetObject('msg_color') || {},
-    twit_list: f.iniGetObject('twit_list') || {}
+    twit_list: f.iniGetObject('twit_list') || {},
+    chat_sounds: f.iniGetObject('chat_sounds') || {}
 };
 
 f.close();
@@ -344,7 +346,9 @@ function display_system_messages(frames) { // display local system messages (e.g
             }
             display_server_message(frames, "\x01k\x01h*.:\x01k\x01h__\x01n\x01w");
         }
+        if (chat_sounds) {
             console.beep();
+        }
         file_removecase(NOTIF_FILE);
     }
 }
@@ -400,6 +404,9 @@ function main() {
     if (settings.twit_list[user.alias]) {
         session.twit_list = settings.twit_list[user.alias].split(ascii(126));
     }
+    if (settings.chat_sounds[user.alias]) {
+        session.chat_sounds = settings.chat_sounds[user.alias];
+    }
 
     const frames = init_display(session.msg_color);
     const inputline = new InputLine(frames.input);
@@ -435,7 +442,9 @@ function main() {
             if (session.twit_list.indexOf(msg.from_user.toLowerCase()) < 0) {
                 var mention = false;
                 if (msg.body.toUpperCase().indexOf(user.alias.toUpperCase()) >= 0 && msg.from_user !== user.alias) {
+                    if (chat_sounds) {
                         console.beep();
+                    }
                     mention = true;
                     session.mention_count = session.mention_count + 1;
                     refresh_stats(frames, session);
@@ -607,6 +616,11 @@ function main() {
                             stat_mode = stat_mode === 0 ? 1 : 0;
                             refresh_stats(frames, session);
                             break;
+                        case "sound":
+                            chat_sounds = !chat_sounds;
+                            display_server_message(frames, "\x01n\x01c\x01hChat sounds \x01w\x01h" + ( chat_sounds ? "ON" : "OFF" ) + "\x01c\x01h.\x01n\x01w");
+                            save_setting(user.alias, "chat_sounds", chat_sounds);
+                            break;                            
                         case "theme":
                             if (cmd.length == 2) {
                                 set_theme( cmd[1] );

xtrn/mrc/mrc-connector.js

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ f = undefined;
 if (!settings.ssl)
 	settings.ssl=false;
 
-const PROTOCOL_VERSION = '1.3.3';
+const PROTOCOL_VERSION = '1.3.4';
 const MAX_LINE = 512;
 const FROM_SITE = system.name.replace(/ /g, "_");
 const SYSTEM_NAME = system_info.system_name || system.name;

xtrn/mrc/mrc-help-main.msg

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
W
H/
Cmotd
N

H
K:
N Display the Message of the Day
 
W
H/
Cscroll 
Kor 
CPGUP
K:
N Scroll the chat window
 
W
H/
Cmentions 
Kor 
CUP
K:
N Reset mention counter and review mentions
+
W
H/
Csound         
K:
N Toggle chat sounds (mentions & system msgs)
 
W
H/
Ctheme
N

H
K:
N Select a theme 
H
K..........
N see
H
K:
N 
H/
Chelp
N 
Htheme
 
W
H/
Ctwit
N

H
K:
N Twit List management 
H
K....
N see
H
K:
N 
H/
Chelp
N 
Htwit
 
W
H/
Cctcp
N

H
K:
N Send a CTCP command 
H
K.....
N see
H
K:
N 
H/
Chelp
N 
Hctcp

xtrn/mrc/mrc-session.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // See mrc-client.js for a bad example.
 function MRC_Session(host, port, user, pass, alias) {
     
-    const MRC_VER = "Multi Relay Chat JS v1.3.3 2025-04-11 [cf]";
+    const MRC_VER = "Multi Relay Chat JS v1.3.4 2025-05-20 [cf]";
     const CTCP_ROOM = "ctcp_echo_channel";
     
     const handle = new Socket();

xtrn/mrc/readme.txt

@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ mrc-client.ini:
                 to separate multiple commands.
       splash:   Whether the "Multi Relay Chat for Synchronet" splash is shown
                 on startup.
-  - The [aliases], [theme], [msg_color], [show_nicks], and [twit_list] sections
-    are for user settings which get added or updated any time a user uses them.
+  - The [aliases], [theme], [msg_color], [show_nicks], [twit_list], and 
+    [chat_sounds] sections are for user settings which get added or updated any
+    time a user uses them.
 
 
 4) MRC Stats
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ file. Or just disable it by setting splash = false in mrc-client.ini
   indicate the start of a sysop command. In the case of the MRC client, such
   text is simply ignored and does not get sent over.
   
-  As a workround, you may simply insert a space in front of the message you 
+  As a workaround, you may simply insert a space in front of the message you 
   want to send that starts with a semicolon.