Subj : Setting a default terminal type for a specific port
To   : vela025
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Feb 14 2024 13:46:12

  Re: Setting a default terminal type for a specific port
  By: vela025 to Digital Man on Wed Feb 14 2024 01:05 pm

 > Thanks for the reply digital man.
 >
 > >The answer.* file is displayed before login.js is executed, so you might
 > want your answer.asc a blank/0-byte file (your >answer.ans could contain
 > ANSI since it'll only be displayehd to ANSI-detected terminals).
 >
 > I did try something similar to this previously, however if a person logs on
 > with their BBC Micro (and a Mode 7 .asc file has been created) as they
 > haven't got to the logon prompt where it loads up their terminal preferences
 > it just shows them the un-formatted file.

I'm suggesting a blank/0-byte answer.asc file. Have your login.js file display something to these non-ANSI users if you like, but don't make it an answer.* file.

 > >You could check the server port in your login.js and take a different
 > control path based on that.
 >
 > This sound like what I'd like to do, ideally I'd like when they login on
 > port 6502 it sets their formatting as extended ascii on and utf8 and ansi
 > off...but I'm at a loss on how to do that.

Something like this in your exec/login.js:

if(client.socket.local_port == 6502) {
        console.autoterm = 0;
        console.printfile("somefile");
        // etc.
}
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