From fd429c94c6f8b8134622d1d7edcd6fb941933181 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Oulashin <nightfox@synchro.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 20:33:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] DDFileLister: Fix for editing a file's extended description
when the file doesn't have one initially
---
xtrn/ddfilelister/ddfilelister.js | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++------
xtrn/ddfilelister/ddfl_cfg.js | 4 ++--
xtrn/ddfilelister/readme.txt | 4 ++--
xtrn/ddfilelister/revision_history.txt | 2 ++
4 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/xtrn/ddfilelister/ddfilelister.js b/xtrn/ddfilelister/ddfilelister.js
index cc6818402b..0b42f328af 100644
--- a/xtrn/ddfilelister/ddfilelister.js
+++ b/xtrn/ddfilelister/ddfilelister.js
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@
* and expanding newlines
* Refactored the way the settings and colors are structured in the
* code. No functional change.
+ * 2025-03-06 Eric Oulashin Version 2.29
+ * Bug fix for editing ext'd description when a file has no ext'd
+ * description initially
*/
"use strict";
@@ -215,8 +218,8 @@ var gAvatar = load({}, "avatar_lib.js");
// Version information
-var LISTER_VERSION = "2.28b";
-var LISTER_DATE = "2025-02-27";
+var LISTER_VERSION = "2.29";
+var LISTER_DATE = "2025-03-06";
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -2007,15 +2010,30 @@ function editFileInfo(pFileList, pFileListMenu)
var extdMetadata = getFileInfoFromFilebase(fileMetadata.dirCode, fileMetadata.name, FileBase.DETAIL.EXTENDED);
if (extdMetadata != null)
{
- // Let the user edit the extended description with their configured editor
+ // Let the user edit the extended description (if it has one) with their configured editor
var descFilename = system.temp_dir + "extdDescTemp.txt";
var outFile = new File(descFilename);
if (outFile.open("w"))
{
- // An extended file description is usually up to about 45 characters long
- var descWrapped = word_wrap(extdMetadata.extdesc, 45, null, false).split("\r\n");
- for (var lineIdx = 0; lineIdx < descWrapped.length; ++lineIdx)
- outFile.writeln(descWrapped[lineIdx]);
+ if (typeof(extdMetadata.extdesc) === "string")
+ {
+ // An extended file description is usually up to about 45 characters long
+ var descWrapped = word_wrap(extdMetadata.extdesc, 45, null, false).split("\r\n");
+ for (var lineIdx = 0; lineIdx < descWrapped.length; ++lineIdx)
+ outFile.writeln(descWrapped[lineIdx]);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ if (extdMetadata.hasOwnProperty("desc") && typeof(extdMetadata.desc) === "string" && extdMetadata.desc.length > 0)
+ {
+ if (console.yesno("No extended description. Start with short description"))
+ outFile.writeln(extdMetadata.desc);
+ else
+ outFile.writeln("");
+ }
+ else
+ outFile.writeln("");
+ }
outFile.close();
if (console.editfile(descFilename, "", "", fileMetadata.name, "", false))
{
diff --git a/xtrn/ddfilelister/ddfl_cfg.js b/xtrn/ddfilelister/ddfl_cfg.js
index d6fe829ed0..778ccda11a 100644
--- a/xtrn/ddfilelister/ddfl_cfg.js
+++ b/xtrn/ddfilelister/ddfl_cfg.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
// If you have ddfilelister in a directory other than xtrn/ddfilelister, then the changes to
// ddfilelister.cfg will be saved in that directory (assuming you're running ddmr_cfg.js from
// that same directory).
-// Currently for ddfilelister 2.28b.
+// Currently for ddfilelister 2.29.
//
// If you're running ddfilelister from xtrn/ddfilelister (the standard location) and you want
// to save the configuration file there (rather than sbbs/mods), you can use one of the
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require("sbbsdefs.js", "P_NONE");
require("uifcdefs.js", "UIFC_INMSG");
-if (!uifc.init("DigDist. File Lister 2.28b Configurator"))
+if (!uifc.init("DigDist. File Lister 2.29 Configurator"))
{
print("Failed to initialize uifc");
exit(1);
diff --git a/xtrn/ddfilelister/readme.txt b/xtrn/ddfilelister/readme.txt
index 8df0eb1c35..d7723aeded 100644
--- a/xtrn/ddfilelister/readme.txt
+++ b/xtrn/ddfilelister/readme.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
Digital Distortion File Lister
- Version 2.28b
- Release date: 2025-02-27
+ Version 2.29
+ Release date: 2025-03-06
by
diff --git a/xtrn/ddfilelister/revision_history.txt b/xtrn/ddfilelister/revision_history.txt
index c55ac25521..cefbf6db32 100644
--- a/xtrn/ddfilelister/revision_history.txt
+++ b/xtrn/ddfilelister/revision_history.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ Revision History (change log)
=============================
Version Date Description
------- ---- -----------
+2.29 2025-03-06 Bug fix for editing an extended description when a file
+ doesn't have an extended description initially
2.28b 2025-02-27 Formatting improvement for the traditional (non-lightbar)
user interface for some long descriptions using ANSI to
make them look better (removal of cursor movement codes
--
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