DDMsgReader: Sorting of sub-boards when changing to another sub-board (for...

DDMsgReader: Sorting of sub-boards when changing to another sub-board (for nelgin). Toggleable behavior to only show sub-boards with new messages in the indexed-mode newscan (for kdi4hw). Internal: Updated for bbs.msg_number and bbs.smb_curmsg being write

xtrn/DDMsgReader/DDMsgReader.cfg

@@ -99,5 +99,14 @@ promptDelPersonalEmailAfterReply=false
 ; The default directory on the BBS machine to save messages to (for the sysop)
 msgSaveDir=
 
+; Sub-board sorting for changing to another sub-board: None, Alphabetical,
+; LatestMsgDateOldestFirst, or LatestMsgDateNewestFirst
+subBoardChangeSorting=None
+
+; For indexed-mode newscan, whether to only show sub-boards with new messages.
+; This is the default for a user setting; users can toggle this for themselves
+; as they like. Valid values are true or false.
+indexedModeNewscanOnlyShowSubsWithNewMsgs=false
+
 ; The theme file name (for colors, strings, etc.)
 themeFilename=DefaultTheme.cfg

xtrn/DDMsgReader/ddmr_cfg.js

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // If you have DDMsgReader in a directory other than xtrn/DDMsgReader, then the changes to
 // DDMsgReader.cfg will be saved in that directory (assuming you're running ddmr_cfg.js from
 // that same directory).
-// Currently for DDMsgReader 1.95h.
+// Currently for DDMsgReader 1.96.
 //
 // If you're running DDMsgReader from xtrn/DDMsgReader (the standard location) and you want
 // to save the configuration file there (rather than sbbs/mods), you can use one of the
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ require("sbbsdefs.js", "P_NONE");
 require("uifcdefs.js", "UIFC_INMSG");
 
 
-if (!uifc.init("DigDist. Message Reader 1.95h Configurator"))
+if (!uifc.init("DigDist. Message Reader 1.96 Configurator"))
 {
 	print("Failed to initialize uifc");
 	exit(1);
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ function doMainMenu()
 		"indexedModeMenuSnapToNextWithNewAftarMarkAllRead", // Boolean
 		"newscanOnlyShowNewMsgs", // Boolean
 		"promptDelPersonalEmailAfterReply", // Boolean
+		"subBoardChangeSorting", // String: None, Alphabetical, LatestMsgDateOldestFirst, or LatestMsgDateNewestFirst
+		"indexedModeNewscanOnlyShowSubsWithNewMsgs", // Boolean
 		"themeFilename" // String
 	];
 	// Strings for the options to display on the menu
@@ -151,6 +153,8 @@ function doMainMenu()
 		"Index menu mark all read: Snap to subs w/ new msgs",
 		"During a newscan, only show new messages",
 		"Personal email: Prompt to delete after reply",
+		"Sorting for sub-board change",
+		"Index newscan: Only show subs w/ new msgs",
 		"Theme Filename"
 	];
 	// Build an array of formatted string to be displayed on the menu
@@ -266,6 +270,35 @@ function doMainMenu()
 							uifc.msg("That directory doesn't exist!");
 					}
 				}
+				else if (optName == "subBoardChangeSorting")
+				{
+					// Multiple-choice
+					var options = ["None", "Alphabetical", "Msg date: Oldest first", "Msg date: Newest first"];
+					var promptStr = optionStrs[optionMenuSelection];
+					var userChoice = promptMultipleChoice(promptStr, options, gCfgInfo.cfgOptions[optName]);
+					//if (userChoice != null && userChoice != undefined)
+					var userChoiceIdx = options.indexOf(userChoice);
+					if (userChoiceIdx >= 0 && userChoiceIdx < options.length)
+					{
+						switch (userChoiceIdx)
+						{
+							case 0: // None
+								gCfgInfo.cfgOptions[optName] = "None";
+								break;
+							case 1: // Alphabetical
+								gCfgInfo.cfgOptions[optName] = "Alphabetical";
+								break;
+							case 2: // Msg date: Oldest first
+								gCfgInfo.cfgOptions[optName] = "LatestMsgDateOldestFirst";
+								break;
+							case 3: // Msg date: Newest first
+								gCfgInfo.cfgOptions[optName] = "LatestMsgDateNewestFirst";
+								break;
+						}
+						anyOptionChanged = true;
+						menuItems[optionMenuSelection] = formatCfgMenuText(itemTextMaxLen, optionStrs[optionMenuSelection], gCfgInfo.cfgOptions[optName]);
+					}
+				}
 				else
 				{
 					// Multiple-choice
@@ -591,6 +624,16 @@ function getOptionHelpText()
 	optionHelpText["promptDelPersonalEmailAfterReply"] = "Personal email: Prompt to delete after reply: When reading personal email, ";
 	optionHelpText["promptDelPersonalEmailAfterReply"] += "whether or not to propmt the user if they want to delete a message after ";
 	optionHelpText["promptDelPersonalEmailAfterReply"] +=  "replying to it. This is a defafult for a user setting.";
+	
+	optionHelpText["subBoardChangeSorting"] = "Sorting for sub-board change: This is a sorting option for the sub-boards ";
+	optionHelpText["subBoardChangeSorting"] += "when the user changes to another sub-board. The options are None (no sorting, ";
+	optionHelpText["subBoardChangeSorting"] += "in the order defined in SCFG), Alphabetical, LatestMsgDateOldestFirst (by message ";
+	optionHelpText["subBoardChangeSorting"] += "date, oldest first), or LatestMsgDateNewestFirst (by message date, newest first). ";
+	optionHelpText["subBoardChangeSorting"] += "This is a default for a user setting, which users can change for themselves.";
+
+	optionHelpText["indexedModeNewscanOnlyShowSubsWithNewMsgs"] = "Index newscan: Only show subs w/ new msgs: For indexed newscan mode, ";
+	optionHelpText["indexedModeNewscanOnlyShowSubsWithNewMsgs"] += "whether to only show sub-boards with new messages. This is a ";
+	optionHelpText["indexedModeNewscanOnlyShowSubsWithNewMsgs"] += "default for a user setting, which users can change for themselves.";
 
 	optionHelpText["themeFilename"] = "Theme filename: The name of a file for a color theme to use";
 
@@ -792,6 +835,10 @@ function readDDMsgReaderCfgFile()
 		retObj.cfgOptions.indexedModeMenuSnapToNextWithNewAftarMarkAllRead = true;
 	if (!retObj.cfgOptions.hasOwnProperty("promptDelPersonalEmailAfterReply"))
 		retObj.cfgOptions.promptDelPersonalEmailAfterReply = false;
+	if (!retObj.cfgOptions.hasOwnProperty("subBoardChangeSorting"))
+		retObj.cfgOptions.subBoardChangeSorting = "None";
+	if (!retObj.cfgOptions.hasOwnProperty("indexedModeNewscanOnlyShowSubsWithNewMsgs"))
+		retObj.cfgOptions.indexedModeNewscanOnlyShowSubsWithNewMsgs = false;
 	if (!retObj.cfgOptions.hasOwnProperty("themeFilename"))
 		retObj.cfgOptions.themeFilename = "DefaultTheme.cfg";
 

xtrn/DDMsgReader/readme.txt

                       Digital Distortion Message Reader
-                                 Version 1.95h
-                           Release date: 2024-09-03
+                                 Version 1.96
+                           Release date: 2024-10-26
 
                                      by
 
@@ -841,6 +841,18 @@ msgSaveDir                            The default directory on the BBS machine
                                       a fully-pathed filename to save a message
                                       in a different directory.
 
+subBoardChangeSorting                 Sub-board sorting for changing to another
+                                      sub-board: None, Alphabetical,
+                                      LatestMsgDateOldestFirst, or
+                                      LatestMsgDateNewestFirst
+
+indexedModeNewscanOnlyShowSubsWithNewMsgs  For indexed-mode newscan, whether to
+                                           only show sub-boards with new
+                                           messages. This is the default for a
+                                           user setting; users can toggle this
+                                           for themselves as they like. Valid
+                                           values are true or false.
+
 themeFilename                         The name of the configuration file to
                                       use for colors & string settings
 

xtrn/DDMsgReader/revision_history.txt

@@ -5,6 +5,28 @@ Revision History (change log)
 =============================
 Version  Date         Description
 -------  ----         -----------
+1.96     2024-10-26   New feature: sub-board sorting for changing sub-boards
+                      (and users can change their sorting option).
+
+                      The new configuration option subBoardChangeSorting
+                      specifies the sub-board sorting (None, Alphabetical,
+                      LatestMsgDateOldestFirst, or LatestMsgDateNewestFirst).
+                      This is a default for a user option that users can change
+                      for themselves.
+
+                      New: Toggleable behavior for whether to show sub-boards
+                      with new messages in the indexed newscan. Users can change
+                      this option for themselves.
+
+                      The new configuration option
+                      indexedModeNewscanOnlyShowSubsWithNewMsgs sets the default
+                      setting for this behavior (true or false).
+
+                      Internal: Updated for bbs.msg_number and bbs.smb_curmsg
+                      being writeable in Synchronet 3.20 - If these can be
+                      changed, there's no need to write the drop file
+                      DDML_SyncSMBInfo.txt containing information about the
+                      message being replied to etc. for message editors to use
 1.95h    2024-09-03   Fix for saving an ANSI message to the local BBS PC
 1.95g    2024-08-12   Updates to help with the newscan issues placing the user
                       at the first message, etc.