Subj : Re: FIDOIN event issue
To   : RickV
From : Gamgee
Date : Thu Apr 30 2026 02:19 pm

-=> RickV wrote to Digital Man <=-

 >> In my FIDOIN event I have a java script that I created that runs a
 >> couple of other things and tosses the mail, but when it runs it
 >> opens a normal sized window on the PC instead if being minimized.
 >> This seems to have started a few months ago and I can't figure out
 >> why. Anyone have a thought on this? It
 >> was minimized in the taskbar before.

 DM> Do you have Options = XTRN_MINIMIZED (likely with other option flags)
 DM> in the [bbs] section of your ctrl/sbbs.ini file? This correlates with
 DM> the "Minimize externals" checkbox in the SBBSCTRL->Terminal
 DM> Server->Config dialog.

 Ri>  My cfg for FIDOIN is this

 Ri>
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nFXgwiUtN5oj-wLLuyHqldBJ-wFLPa36/view?usp=sharing

Nobody has any idea what that custom .js script is doing.  That's 
probably what's opening a window.

 Ri> And I also un-commented the XTRN_MINIMIZE in th sbbs.ini, but it still
 Ri> oper the window in normal mode.

You don't "uncomment" it... you add it to the "Options = " line.




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