Updated to mention web server, ssjs files, and other minor stuff.

docs/js.html

@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ following Netscape documents:<o:p>
     </span></li>
 </ul>
 <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">JavaScript is an
-established, mature scripting language syntactically similar to C++ and Java.<b><br>
-JavaScript is</b> <b>not Java</b>. <o:p>
+established, mature scripting language syntactically similar to C++ and Java.
+<p><a href="js/guide/intro.html#1012569">
+JavaScript is <b>not Java</b></a>. <o:p>
 </o:p>
 </span></p>
 <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The ECMA and ISO standards
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ organizations have standardized the core JavaScript language in <a href="http://
 </span></p>
 <h2><span style="font-family: Arial">Baja and JavaScript</span></h2>
 <p><span style="font-family: Arial"><a href="baja.html">Baja</a> is the original
-programming language of Synchronet (introduced in v2.0), used to create
+scripting language of Synchronet (introduced in v2.0), used to create
 Synchronet-specific <i>modules</i> and <i>command shells</i>. Baja was
 originally designed as a simple BASIC-like language for controlling the display
 of menus and command prompts, accepting commands from the user and passing on
@@ -57,42 +58,54 @@ a JavaScript module, and much much more.</span></p>
 external modules will be converted to JavaScript.</span></p>
 <h2><span style="font-family: Arial">JavaScript Files</span></h2>
 <p><span style="font-family: Arial">JavaScript files are just ASCII text files.
-They are normally named with a <b><code>.js</code></b> file extension and located in your
-Synchronet <b><samp>exec</samp></b> directory. JavaScript files do not need to be compiled.
+They are normally named with a <b><code>.js</code></b> file extension
+and located in your Synchronet <b><samp>exec</samp></b> directory or with a <b><code>.ssjs</code></b>
+and located in your Synchronet <b><samp>web</samp></b> hierarchy. JavaScript files do not need to be compiled.
 JavaScript files are loaded into memory at the time of execution, so a change to
-a JavaScript file will take effect the next time that file is executed.</span></p>
+a JavaScript file will take effect the next time that file is executed (no recycling of servers is normally required).</span></p>
 <p><span style="font-family: Arial">For example JavaScript modules and services,
-see the <b><samp>.js</samp></b> files in your Synchronet <b><code>exec</code></b> directory.</span></p>
+see the <b><samp>.js</samp></b> files in your Synchronet <b><code>exec</code></b> directory.
+<p>
+Modified stock <b><samp>.js</samp></b> files should be placed in your Synchronet <b><code>mods</code></b> directory to prevent
+over-writing by future upgrades.
+</span></p>
 <h2><span style="font-family: Arial">Integration</span></h2>
-<p><span style="font-family: Arial">At this time (v3.10j beta), JavaScript files
-can be executed from:</span></p>
+<p><span style="font-family: Arial">JavaScript files can be executed from:</span></p>
 
 <ul>
   <li><span style="font-family: Arial"><b>Telnet/Rlogin Server</b>&nbsp;<br>
  as a timed event, external program (door), login/logon/newuser module,<br>
     basically anywhere a Baja module or executable can be launched</span></li>
+  <li><span style="font-family: Arial"><b>Web Server (v3.12+)</b><br>
+    dynamically generates HTML files<br>
+    see <samp>web/html/*.ssjs</samp></span>
   <li><span style="font-family: Arial"><b>FTP Server</b><br>
     dynamically generates HTML index files<br>
-    see <samp>exec/ftp-html.js</samp></span></li>
+    see <samp>exec/ftp-html.js</samp> and <samp>exec/ftp-web-html.js</samp></span></li>
   <li><span style="font-family: Arial"><b>Services</b><br>
     all services at this time (both static and dynamic) are written in
     JavaScript<br>
-    see <samp>exec/*service.js</samp> and <samp>ctrl/services.cfg</samp></span></li>
+    see <samp>exec/*service.js</samp> and <samp>ctrl/services.ini</samp></span></li>
 </ul>
 <p><span style="font-family: Arial">From the Telnet/Rlogin server, a JavaScript file is executed on a native command-line
 by placing a question mark (<samp>?</samp>) at the beginning of the command-line
 before the JavaScript file name (in SCFG). It is not necessary to specify the <b><samp>.js</samp></b>
 portion of the file name on the command-line. For example, the command-line to execute
-the file <tt>exec/newslink.js</tt> would be &quot;<tt>?newslink</tt>&quot;.</span></p>
+the file <tt>exec/newslink.js</tt> would be &quot;<tt>?newslink</tt>&quot; or 
+&quot;<tt>?newslink.js</tt>&quot;.</span></p>
 
-<h2><span style="font-family: Arial">Object Model</span></h2>
-<p><span style="font-family: Arial">Synchronet has its own JavaScript object
+<h2><span style="font-family: Arial">Object Model (methods and properties)</span></h2>
+<p><span style="font-family: Arial">Synchronet has its own constantly evolving JavaScript object
 model, not to be confused with the Document Object Model (DOM) used in web
 browsers. In order to fully understand the capabilities of JavaScript modules in
 Synchronet, you must familiarize yourself with <a href="js/ref/index.html">Core
 JavaScript</a> as well as the <a href="jsobjs.html">Synchronet JavaScript Object
 Model</a>.</span></p>
 
+<p align="right"><font face="Arial,Helvetica" size="1">
+$Id$</font>
+</p>
+
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