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--- whats_new_112 [2019/03/15 21:25] – updated to 1.12 a43 avon
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     <ALPHA 1.12 A43 RELEASED -- March 2019>
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+===== 1.12 Alpha 44 =====
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+ + New MPL variable: CfgDefTheme returns the configured default theme
+ + New MPL variable: CfgTextFB returns the theme's text fallback theme
+ + New MPL variable: CfgScriptFB returns the theme's script fallback theme
+ + New MPL variable: CfgFallback returns true or false if default theme
+   fallback is enabled for current theme
+ + New Python CFG variable: deftheme returns the configured default theme
+ + New Python CFG variable: textfb returns the theme's text fallback theme
+ + New Python CFG variable: scriptfb returns the theme's script fallback
+ + New Python CFG variable: fallback returns the themes' fallback setting
+ + Updated default BULLETIN.MPS file to support scanning for bulletins in
+   all theme fallback directories.
+ ! MPLC was not properly scanning all directories recursively when -ALL was
+   supplied.  Additionally, MPLC will now not attempt to compile a .mps file
+   that is 0 bytes in size.
+ + New Theme system has been implemented.  The default text, menu, and
+   scripts directories in the System Configuration have been removed and
+   replaced by a single Themes directory.  This directory specifies the root
+   directory where all Mystic BBS themes are found Ex: c:\mystic\themes\
+   THEME.DAT has been depreciated and is no longer used by Mystic BBS
+   Theme prompts are no longer restricted to being 255 characters or less,
+   they now have an unlimited length.
+   UPGRADE utility will convert your existing BBS to the new themes structure
+   for you so you do not have to do anything.
+   Each theme itself now has a root directory that can be up to 20 characters
+   in length, and consists of three subdirectories.  Each theme has a
+   theme.ini in the root directory that contains various configuration options
+   that can be configured by text editor or the Themes Editor.
+   Each them can also have a prompts.txt which contains one or more Mystic BBS
+   prompts.  Any prompts not in prompts.txt are loaded from the theme's
+   fallback if one is specified, and ultimately the "default" prompt found in
+   prompts.dat (new to Mystic BBS).
+   Themes can now contain only the prompts that are actually customized instead
+   of requiring ALL prompts to be in a theme's prompt file, and then it can
+   fallback and pull inherited prompts or defaults.  This means that you will
+   no longer have to update your prompts for every theme when new prompts are
+   added or existing prompts that you haven't customized are changed
+   Scripts and menus work the same as prompts do with the capability to fall
+   back to another theme and/or ultimately the configured default theme if
+   that feature is enabled.
+   The directory structure looks like this:
+      \mystic\themes                                - Root Theme directory
+      \mystic\themes\default                        - Default theme directory
+      \mystic\themes\default\theme.ini              - Theme settings
+      \mystic\themes\default\prompts.txt            - Prompts (optional)
+      \mystic\themes\default\text                   - Text/template files
+      \mystic\themes\default\menus                  - Menus
+      \mystic\themes\default\scripts                - Scripts
+   There is no installation process for a theme as Mystic will detect them
+   dynamically.  If you have a Theme and you wish to share it, all you have to
+   do is ZIP up the theme directory (default as shown above) and give it to
+   whoever you want to share it with.  They just paste the directory into their
+   root theme directory and it will instantly appear in Mystic BBS without any
+   other work required.  This makes it very easy to create, update, and share
+   custom themes.
+ + Themes now have an input barrier option, where a character can be defined
+   to be displayed on the left and right side of string-based input prompts.
+   LeftChar/LeftAttr RightChar/RightAttr can all be defined in theme.ini and
+   one or both character can be enabled.
+ + New MCI code |IB disables the input barrier for the next string input
+   prompt.
+ + New Python function "setpinfo(byte, string)" text the prompt info value
+   for byte to the text in string. Ex: setpinfo(1, "Hello world!")
+ + New Python has many new functions for accessing the file listings.  A new
+   demo filelist.mpy has been added to the default installation to demonstrate
+   these functions.  The following new functions have been created:
+   function "fl_open(basefn)" opens a filelist where basefn is the filename
+   for the file base, returning a handle to the filelist  If a filelist does
+   not exist one will be created.
+   function "fl_close(handle)" closes an opened filelist
+   function "fl_seek(handle, filenumber, skip)" seeks to a file number. This
+   should always be called before cycling through file listing.  If Skip is
+   set to true, then Deleted records will not be returned.
+   function "fl_next(handle)" return the next available file
+   function "fl_prev(handle)" return the previous available file
+   function "fl_found(handle)" returns true if a message from the last seek
+   or next or prev function has been found
+   function "fileinfo = fl_getfile(handle)" returns a dictionary with
+   information about the current file
+   function "filedesc = fl_getdesc(handle)" returns a list that contains the
+   file description.
+ + BUSYLOG debug logging has finally been disabled.
+ + Two new Python functions:
+     function dateu2d(date) : date - This converts a unix date to a DOS
+     crunched date used in places in Mystic.  This date format is being
+     replaced in Mystic but it still exists in some areas.
+     function dated2u(date) : date - This converts a DOS crunched date to a
+     Unix timestamp
+ + New Python function: function acsnogroup(access string) : boolean
+   Process an access string but returns "true" for all group checks regardless
+   of the user's group membership.  Returns true or false is user has access
+ + New Python function: procedure setprompt(number, text)
+   This sets a theme prompt to the value of text for the duration of the user's
+   session or until they change or reload the theme.  The change is not
+   permanent.
+ + New Python function: function msg_stats(msgbase)
+   This function works by passing the handle of an already opened message
+   base (msg_open).  It calculates and returns 4 results: Total messages,
+   new messages for the current user, number of messages addressed to the
+   user, and the unix date of the last post in the message base.   This
+   function may cause problems if used within a message reading loop, so
+   msg_seek may need to be called afterwards in that case.  Example:
+     total, new, yours, lastpost = msg_stats(msg)
+ + New Python function: function getnetaddr(number)
+   This function returns a network address configuration passed as number to
+   the function.  The result is a dictionary with the following elements:
+      zone, net, node, point, desc, domain, primary, addr
+   Primary is a 0 or 1 value, 1 being true.  Addr is a string representation
+   of zone, net, node, point.
+ + File Base Editor now shows Network address on the list window, and also
+   allows sorting by Base Name, File Name, and Network.
+ + Expanded node messages from 79 characters to 245 characters.
+ + Template prompts no longer have a length limit of 255 characters, they now
+   have no maximum length.
+ + File Base Index lister (file_index.ini) now has a sort option which allows
+   bases to appear in alphabetical order or by order of appearance in the
+   group editor.  See the default file_index.ini for example.
+ + Some minor changes to the menu editor, mostly cosmetic and some text
+   changes to help clarify what options are when editing a commmand.  You can
+   now also use Page Up/Down to move between menu commands without having to
+   exit back out to the list of all menu commands.  You can now use CTRL+V to
+   simulate a menu while editing an actual menu command.
+ + New MCI code for prompt #2: &1=User handle &2=Location
+ ! Fixed year 2020 bug that caused some wrong day calculations in a couple
+   of places.  The next bug should be 2038, so we have a few more years to get
+   that addressed before it becomes an issue.
+ + MPLC now has a -T option which will attempt to read MYSTIC.DAT either in
+   the current directory or using the mysticbbs environment variable to get
+   the Theme path, and then it will recursively compile any scripts found in
+   the Theme directory tree.  You can optionally supply the path to Mystic
+   BBS root directory if you have multiple installations.  Example:
+      mplc -t         - Attempts to read mystic.dat from current directory or
+                        mysticbbs environment variable, and then uses Themes
+                        path to compile.
+      mplc -t /mybbs  - Attempts to read mystic.dat from the supplied root
+                        directory, and then uses Themes path to compile
+ + MPLC now has a -F option which will attempt to read the Theme path and then
+   compile any files matching the supplied mask contained in any directories
+   under the Theme directory. Example: mplc -f bulletin*
+ + Improved detection of time expiration and connection loss during message
+   and file scans.
+ ! SEEN-BY lines should now include the net number at the start of new lines
+ ! Mystic SMTP client now resends "EHLO" after upgrading connection to SSL.
+   Some servers work without this step so it slipped through testing.
+ + MIS and FIDOPOLL now save the last dates they interacted with an echomail
+   node.  This value is now displayed in the Echomail node editor when
+   highlighting a node (Last Inbound=MIS, Last Outbound=FIDOPOLL). /R can be
+   used inside the node editor to reset stats.
+ ! Mystic was not using a 0-based month in PKT file headers.  Fixed.
+ + New prompt editor!  There is now a Reset function which will reset a prompt
+   back to the system default prompt.  The Undo function has been enhanced to
+   save the last 100 changes and will allow you to undo prompt changes
+   starting from the newest change of a prompt to the oldest if you have made
+   many changes.  The source of a prompt in the editor is now shown with the
+   following values:
+     Current Theme  - Prompt is customized by the current theme
+     System Default - Prompt is not part of any theme, using system default
+     <Theme Name>   - Prompt was inherited from <Theme Name>
+   Only current theme prompts are saved in the theme's prompts.txt.
+ + All theme prompts have had their maximum length in expanded from 250
+   characters to 8192 characters per prompt.
+ + Themes now have an ACS string that can be used to hide themes from the
+   listing.  Keep in mind when configuring your BBS to allow theme selection
+   on connect: There will not be a user known at that time so any security
+   will cause the theme not to show.
+   The ACS is for the listing only.  The purpose is mostly to hide themes
+   while they are in development.  Themes can still be selected regardless
+   of ACS using using a menu command:
+      Command: GE (Edit User Settings)
+         Data: 14 mytheme
+ + The GE suboption 14 menu command (select theme) now has a /RELOAD option
+   which causes the current theme prompts to refresh:
+      Command: GE (Edit User Settings)
+         Data: 14 /reload
+ + Themes now have an "Order" property which determines which themes are
+   listed first.  Values can be between 1-65000 with the lowest numbers
+   being listed first.  Themes will also be listed in the Themes editor using
+   this value.
+ ! Fixed a bug that could cause protocol downloads to get stuck on a
+   connection drop
+ + MUTIL's MsgPurge now validates that messages are from or addressed to valid users
+   if the base type is Private or the base allows for Private replies within
+   the base.
+ + By request, Mystic no longer shows the OS and Node number when initially
+   connecting to the BBS.  If you wish to add this back you can use MCI codes
+   or tell me why you think it needs to be reverted!
+ ! Fixed a bug where MSGID could result in 0:0/0 when zone matching a Netmail
+   base with no address assigned to it.
+ + Mystic no longer logs the actual bad password text.  This should have
+   been removed a long time ago but I always liked seeing what the scripted
+   bots tried to log in with when they found my BBS.
+ + Rewrote all of the FLO add/remove functions with improved file locking to
+   address potential race conditions.
+ ! Fixed an issue with a file resume race condition in BinkP client/server
+ ! Fixed an memory leak introduced in A43 that could cause a rescan to give
+   corrupt message(s) in a packet.
+ + Msg/File base global editors now ask you if you want to abort when pressing
+   escape to exit.
+ + Echonode editor now warns you if you edit a node and save it with a 0:0/0
+   address or a missing domain.
+   <ALPHA 1.12 A44 RELEASED -- 4 Feb, 2020>
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