Hi all, so i bought a BBS theme of ansigarden, however i am having a really hard time understanding how to use the ansi art + the menu scripts to get
them to work together. i think i must be missing something....

for everyone here, when you started to build your bbs theme - how did you
start off or go about it? Im sure once i understand the process of how it
fits together it will be alot more clear... im just not getting it....i have been fighting with it all day.

so for the first step do you all just create an empty folder with the new artwork, and then just build the menues from that? if so, how?

or do you take a pre-existing theme default, and add the new ansi art to it?
if so how? from the time today playing with it, i dont quite understand how
to take the settings from say the main menu and apply it to the new ansi art.... any help would be really useful.

also does anyone know of any in-depth youtube videos on building Mystic
themes?

Thanks
- Gamecube Buddy

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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Hive32 (21:4/129)

Am 30.03.21 schrieb gcubebuddy@21:4/129 in FSX_GEN:

Hallo gcubebuddy,

for everyone here, when you started to build your bbs theme - how did you start off or go about it?

I can't tell you about Mystic, as I'm using Synchronet, but I did it this way:

I looked at the default Synchronet menues and then used a text editor to write down all functions that I want in my own menues and which keys they should get.
Especially, I wanted the "message base functions" to get their own
submenu, because in the default menu structure, they are in the main menu
- and I wanted to unclutter it.
I tried not to forget a function and then created the new menu scripts (in Synchronet, you have to write either a JavaScript or BAJA script file for
the menu structure).
After that, I went to TheDraw! and created the ANSI files.
I'm using a fairly simple style that I created myself, with the exception
of the main header in each menu: these are created using a TheDraw! font
that I found.
On this page, there are quite many of them: www.roysac.com

I hope this helped you a little.

Regards,
Anna

--- OpenXP 5.0.49
* Origin: Imzadi Box Point (21:3/127.1)

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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Windows/32)
* Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi (21:1/616)

fusion wrote to gcubebuddy <=-

that looks pretty good!




... 2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.
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Hi all, so i bought a BBS theme of ansigarden, however i am having a really hard time understanding how to use the ansi art + the menu
scripts to get them to work together. i think i must be missing something....

I understand what yer asking now, gcube... I'd start by copying the default to a new theme... (or if you're only gonna have one theme, USE default...)

Then you'll edit each menu you want to replace and add your ANSI menu name. .ANS files go in /themes/default(or other)/text....

In each menu you can type / and enter a filename to display. Hit me on.... where you did originally, and I can further help.



|07p|15AULIE|1142|07o
|08.........

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/02/12 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbs>>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (21:2/150)

On 30 Mar 2021, acn said the following...

Am 30.03.21 schrieb gcubebuddy@21:4/129 in FSX_GEN:

Hallo gcubebuddy,

for everyone here, when you started to build your bbs theme - how did y start off or go about it?

I can't tell you about Mystic, as I'm using Synchronet, but I did it
this way:

I looked at the default Synchronet menues and then used a text editor to write down all functions that I want in my own menues and which keys
they should get.
Especially, I wanted the "message base functions" to get their own submenu, because in the default menu structure, they are in the main
menu - and I wanted to unclutter it.
I tried not to forget a function and then created the new menu scripts
(in Synchronet, you have to write either a JavaScript or BAJA script
file for the menu structure).
After that, I went to TheDraw! and created the ANSI files.
I'm using a fairly simple style that I created myself, with the
exception of the main header in each menu: these are created using a TheDraw! font that I found.
On this page, there are quite many of them: www.roysac.com

I hope this helped you a little.

Regards,
Anna

--- OpenXP 5.0.49
* Origin: Imzadi Box Point (21:3/127.1)

awesome thanks for the info... i think once i am done creating my BBS theme,
i am going to write up a DIY How-To on creating / modifying Mystic themes, as there doesnt seem to be alot of info out on the net about it....

Thanks
- Gamecube Buddy

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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Hive32 (21:4/129)

On 30 Mar 2021, fusion said the following...

won't be of much help with the modding, but i did do this.. cool name you' got there. use the 'x' key to save the email.

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On 30 Mar 2021, paulie420 said the following...

Hi all, so i bought a BBS theme of ansigarden, however i am having a really hard time understanding how to use the ansi art + the menu scripts to get them to work together. i think i must be missing something....

I understand what yer asking now, gcube... I'd start by copying the default to a new theme... (or if you're only gonna have one theme, USE default...)

Then you'll edit each menu you want to replace and add your ANSI menu name. .ANS files go in /themes/default(or other)/text....

In each menu you can type / and enter a filename to display. Hit me
on.... where you did originally, and I can further help.

pAULIE42o
.........

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/02/12 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbs>>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (21:2/150)

thank you sir for checking out my echo on this. i am going to send out
another echo on this with a ascii graphic of how i am trying to position the text and prompts for the log in screen.... so for i have successfully got the ANSI graphic to display. however i cant seem to find the settings of how to position the login text box and password textbox on the new login screen.
right now i have created a new theme from copying the default theme folder.
I am currently building the template on a test VM on my laptop, before i roll it out to production on my actual BBS.

Thanks
- Gamecube Buddy

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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Hive32 (21:4/129)

*** Quoting gcubebuddy from a message to fusion ***

@TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A46
@MSGID: 21:4/129 5f282694
@REPLY: 21:1/616 eab07f47
@TZUTC: 0000 @PATH 4/100 3/100

won't be of much help with the modding, but i did do this.. cool name
got there. use the 'x' key to save the email.

This message is a little weird, just quoted lines and no tear or origin
lines.

Jay

... Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your taglines!

--- Telegard v3.09.g2-sp4/mL
* Origin: Northern Realms | 289-424-5180 | bbs.nrbbs.net (21:3/110)

On 31 Mar 2021 at 04:02p, Warpslide pondered and said...

*** Quoting gcubebuddy from a message to fusion ***

@TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A46
@MSGID: 21:4/129 5f282694
@REPLY: 21:1/616 eab07f47
@TZUTC: 0000 @PATH 4/100 3/100

won't be of much help with the modding, but i did do this.. cool name got there. use the 'x' key to save the email.

This message is a little weird, just quoted lines and no tear or origin lines.

I've been noticing some anomalies as well. There was one message I replied to that appeared to end abruptly, with literally nothing else below it. As if
not only did most of their message not make it though, but as if an infinite amount of space chrs were added below the cut off. I had to pop up the
lightbar message list to proceed, I couldn't just hit enter at the bottom
of the message, because the bottom of the message didn't exist.

.:- Paradigms Shiftinf -:.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)

On 30 Mar 2021, fusion said the following...

won't be of much help with the modding, but i did do this.. cool name you' got there. use the 'x' key to save the email.

Hi, i was able to finally download the ANSI logo. Thanks once again for designing the logo. is it cool for me to use it on my BBS?

Thanks
- Gamecube Buddy

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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Hive32 (21:4/129)

On 01 Apr 2021, gcubebuddy said the following...

Hi, i was able to finally download the ANSI logo. Thanks once again for designing the logo. is it cool for me to use it on my BBS?

absolutely :)

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Windows/32)
* Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi (21:1/616)

On 01 Apr 2021, fusion said the following...

On 01 Apr 2021, gcubebuddy said the following...

Hi, i was able to finally download the ANSI logo. Thanks once again f designing the logo. is it cool for me to use it on my BBS?

absolutely :)

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Windows/32)
* Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi (21:1/616)

Awesome! thanks once again i really really appreciate it. i always like to
get peoples permition to use their artwork (being an artist myself) i always like to make sure of that. did you want me to put a ascii text below the graphic with your BBS call sign name?

Thanks
- Gamecube Buddy

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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Hive32 (21:4/129)

On 01 Apr 2021, gcubebuddy said the following...

always like to make sure of that. did you want me to put a ascii text below the graphic with your BBS call sign name?

nah it's a gift. i already have my lil "f5" in there if someone wanted to
hunt me down :)

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Windows/32)
* Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi (21:1/616)

On 01 Apr 2021, fusion said the following...

On 01 Apr 2021, gcubebuddy said the following...

always like to make sure of that. did you want me to put a ascii text below the graphic with your BBS call sign name?

nah it's a gift. i already have my lil "f5" in there if someone wanted to hunt me down :)

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Windows/32)
* Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi (21:1/616)

ok cool, thank you!

Thanks
- Gamecube Buddy

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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Hive32 (21:4/129)