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  • src/sbbs3/str.cpp

    From Rob Swindell@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Friday, March 25, 2022 01:16:50
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/1f0d53ca86a9bbdac81dd234
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    Remove the hard-coded ".msg" extension from data/subs/*.msg display file

    And data/dirs/*.msg display file. Now you can have any supported menu file in this location if you wish.
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  • From Rob Swindell@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 18:28:27
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/402f4377f3bb0c9108c22d54
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    Close the open user.dat upon (unlikely/impossible) malloc error
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  • From Rob Swindell@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Thursday, February 09, 2023 19:08:22
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/0975d578353111fc53f95127
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    Fix 30-year-old bug (obvious password patterns) in chkpass()

    Off-by-one bug caused the comparison of only the first 3 chars of the proposed password against "QWE", "ASD", and "!@#" rather than the 4 character pattern match as intended.

    These lines should be removed anyway since this can be easily achieved via password.can (as intended), but I couldn't help myself but to fix this ancient bug.
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  • From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Monday, December 08, 2025 22:27:03
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/d9988229e3a444169168c37f
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    Clean up the sbbs_t::console (JS console.status) bit flags

    Mainly this is renaming CON_R_ECHOX to CON_PASSWORD, but also eliminating several long-unused flags.
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  • From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Monday, December 08, 2025 22:38:52
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/6bb344da28b652cd96eb87a3
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    sbbs_t::trashcan() supports the quiet attribute

    Resolve MSVC warning in timestr()
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  • From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Saturday, January 03, 2026 00:14:09
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/9e3ca95d9c966929f720d453
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    Overhaul the gettmplt() (in JS, console.gettemplate) function

    Oh this was (and in some ways is still) oh so broken and has been forever.

    If backspace, DEL, or Ctrl-X was used, the returned string was often not what was being displayed on the terminal when the user hit ENTER. <sigh>

    - Ctrl-X, Backspace and DEL actually clear out the entered text now
    Backspace/DEL don't remove the non-template (e.g. symbol) chars though
    - The left and right arrows keys can now be used to traverse the edited text
    - TAB is now treated the same as CR (much like getstr())
    - When editing a string, the cursor starts at the first character instead of
    the last as this seems much more convenient. Perhaps getstr() should get the
    treatment, but I hesitate because getstr() is used by so many.
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  • From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Friday, January 09, 2026 02:24:03
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/808412db3363f14dd56a7a58
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    If the file text/menu/[sub|dir]info.* exists, display it

    ... instead of SubInfo or DirInfo text strings.

    Another couple optional displays file that can be used to replace built-in logic and text strings for easier customization.
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  • From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Monday, January 12, 2026 00:51:06
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/0953bd8f6d476074c2d5418e
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    A blank line before the View system information file? prompt looks better
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  • From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Thursday, February 12, 2026 20:24:34
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/f6a94c9e0a470a83acda5329
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    replace_text() now supports the text[.*].ini [substr] section

    This allows substring replacements in text.<lang>.ini files, for example, making localization (translations to non-English languages) even more practical.
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