Subj : Java script
To   : Theviper
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Feb 05 2025 22:10:55

  Re: Java script
  By: Theviper to All on Tue Feb 04 2025 02:31 pm

 > // Filename: sysop_chat_with_splitscreen_and_colors.js
 >
 > load('sbbsdefs.js'); // Load the standard definitions
 > load('userdefs.js'); // Load user definitions if needed

Use require() instead of load() to prevent redundant/unnecessary reloads of the script.

 > // Helper function to add ANSI color codes
 > function color(text, foreColor, backColor = null) {
 >     var ansiCode = '\x1b[';
 >     if (foreColor) ansiCode += foreColor + 'm';
 >     if (backColor) ansiCode += backColor + 'm';
 >     return ansiCode + text + '\x1b[0m'; // Reset color after text
 > }
 >
 > // ANSI color codes for foreground
 > const RED = '31';
 > const GREEN = '32';
 > const YELLOW = '33';
 > const BLUE = '34';
 > const MAGENTA = '35';
 > const CYAN = '36';
 > const WHITE = '37';

You seem to be reinventing the wheel here:

1. This code only works with ANSI terminals and will not produce anything useful for other terminals.

2. We already have console.attributes and a ton of other ways (in Synchronet-JS) to set the attributes in a terminal-neutral manner that will "just work" with other non-ANSI terminals.
https://www.synchro.net/docs/jsobjs.html#console_object_properties

 > This is the new Chat system screen for the BBS Java script a new sysop page!

Cool! Keep it up. And it's "JavaScript". :-)
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