PETSCII issues with terminal-abstraction branch

There's a "[Hit a key]" prompt immediately displayed when connecting to C64 port on cvs.synchro.net (TCP port 64):

Synchronet BBS for Linux  Version 3.20
Telnet connection from: 71.95.196.34
Resolving hostname...

[Hit a key]

This doesn't happen on the master branch.

assigned to @Deuce

Progress indicator isn't being cleared:

CLIENT CONN: Telnet
       ADDR: vert.synchro.net [71.95.19
       TERM: 40x25 CBM-ASCII / PETSCII
SERVER NAME: Vertrauen
       ADDR: cvs.synchro.net
       NODE: 11 (of 17) - Debian GNU/Li
       TIME: Fri Mar 28 2025 10:07 am P
       ADMN: digital man

If you are a new user to the system,
type "New" now.
Otherwise, enter your user name or
number now.

Enter User Name or Number or 'New' or
'Guest'
Login: !1
Password: ******
Logging on to Vertrauen
 as Digital Man ...
[ Loading message pointers...   100.0%

[Hit a key] =                  

The "[ Loading message pointers..." line is cleared normally (master branch), but not on your branch.

Running sbbslist.js, hitting enter or down arrow after the initial screen-full of BBSes is listed, the script goes into an infinite loop of calling getkey() with no wait and appears to be constantly clear the screen or the last line (the cursor is bouncing around the last line), with no ability to stop/quit. This doesn't happen when run on the master branch.

After display a text file that switches to PETSCII graphics mode, the BBS isn't auto-returning to upper/lower mode, as can be seen by viewing the first PETSCII "General Text File" on Vertrauen:

🭾🭶🭰♥🭸╮╮ ♠RTWORK 🭺ILES:

  1: AZTEC▁SHIP.SEQ
  2: CLONE▁OF▁AZTEC.SEQ
  3: CRYSTAL.SEQ
  4: JACKPOT.SEQ
  5: LIMO▁NADE▁NSTA▁ND.SEQ
  6: PYRAMID▁2.SEQ         

This doesn't happen (we auto-return to upper/lower PETSCII mode) on the master branch.

What's the SSH port for C64 on Vert?

I don't have one.

irc.js displays a ton of apparently redundant [Hit a key] prompts after connecting to a server. Doesn't happen on the master branch.

aztec_ship.seq

File used in example (transitions to PETSCII graphics mode)

All fixed.

closed