exec sbbslist.js 1.56 1.57
Update of /cvsroot/sbbs/exec
In directory cvs:/tmp/cvs-serv9335
Modified Files:
sbbslist.js
Log Message:
Resolution for the issue of there sometimes being a few empty lines between the end of the BBS list and the prompt text - For example, on the last page if the BBS entries don't fill the whole screen.
sbbslist.js
Your modifications to the sbbslist.js still have issues with the 'End' key:
Before your modifications (rev 1.54), hitting the End key would fill the screen with the last scree-full of BBS entires. Since rev 1.55 (and later), hitting 'End' will now put the last BBS entry at the top of the screen and fill the remaining rows with nothingness. :-(
exec sbbslist.js 1.62 1.63
Update of /cvsroot/sbbs/exec
In directory cvs:/tmp/cvs-serv8354
Modified Files:
sbbslist.js
Log Message:
The 'End' key will now show the last full screen of BBS entries, as before.
One somewhat odd behavior now is that when going up with the up-arrow key, if you go up past the first entry on the last page, it shows only a few entries back instead of a whole page back as I would expect per the new screen refresh optimizations (though it does highlight the correct BBS entry). When going up another page with the up-arrow key, it does refresh the whole page of entries as expected.
Still no good:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApZPvWcrEaRQvNJ_D95Ihb5oSZdXUA?e=DbiXZN
This happens if go to the end and then scroll back up (like you described) and then back down again. It's definitely wonky.
Re: exec/sbbslist.js
By: Digital Man to nightfox on Wed Mar 25 2020 06:54 pm
Still no good: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApZPvWcrEaRQvNJ_D95Ihb5oSZdXUA?e=DbiXZN
This happens if go to the end and then scroll back up (like you described) and then back down again. It's definitely wonky.
What exactly should I be seeing here? That doesn't look that bad to me. Is it that there are empty lines at the bottom and it doesn't fill the page?
How are you expecting it to behave?
exec sbbslist.js 1.63 1.64
Update of /cvsroot/sbbs/exec
In directory cvs:/tmp/cvs-serv681
Modified Files:
sbbslist.js
Log Message:
When using navigation keys such as HOME, END, PageUp, PageDown, and the up & down arrow keys, the BBS entries will now fill the whole screen, even when you scroll to the end of the BBS list.
Scrolling is still not behaving as it did before you started modifying it. Now, when you arrow up while at the top of the a page-full or arrow down while at the bottom fo a page-full, rather than scroll by one (and leave the selection bar at the top or bottom), the list is scrolled by a full page full (as if page up or page down was struck) and the selection bar moves to the opposite side of the screen (i.e if it was at the top, it moves to the bottom, or vice versa).
Re: exec/sbbslist.js
By: Digital Man to nightfox on Sat Mar 28 2020 05:29 pm
Scrolling is still not behaving as it did before you started modifying it. Now, when you arrow up while at the top of the a page-full or arrow down while at the bottom fo a page-full, rather than scroll by one (and leave the selection bar at the top or bottom), the list is scrolled by a full page full (as if page up or page down was struck) and the selection bar moves to the opposite side of the screen (i.e if it was at the top, it moves to the bottom, or vice versa).
That was intentional, for screen refresh optimizations. Rather than re-draw the whole list every time you scroll one item, I thought it would be more efficient to draw a whole page once, and then when you move up or down, to only re-draw the lightbar for 2 items each time (until you go to the next page). Do you think this behavior is undesirable?
That was intentional, for screen refresh optimizations. Rather than
re-draw the whole list every time you scroll one item, I thought it
would be more efficient to draw a whole page once, and then when you
move up or down, to only re-draw the lightbar for 2 items each time
It's surprising behavior (to me) for the arrow keys and I don't care for surpringing behavior. If the user wants to move a page at a time, they use the page up/down keys. If they're using the arrow keys, they're expecting to move a single item at a time. The previous/expected behavior is consistent with most applications, even web browsers. I can't recall any other application that behaves in the manner that you've changed sbbslist to behave.
Re: exec/sbbslist.js
By: Digital Man to Nightfox on Sat Mar 28 2020 07:02 pm
That was intentional, for screen refresh optimizations. Rather than
re-draw the whole list every time you scroll one item, I thought it
would be more efficient to draw a whole page once, and then when you
move up or down, to only re-draw the lightbar for 2 items each time
It's surprising behavior (to me) for the arrow keys and I don't care for surpringing behavior. If the user wants to move a page at a time, they use the page up/down keys. If they're using the arrow keys, they're expecting to move a single item at a time. The previous/expected behavior is consistent with most applications, even web browsers. I can't recall any other application that behaves in the manner that you've changed sbbslist to behave.
True, I suppose.. Though at that point, it almost seems like it might as well be reverted back to 1.54. I'm sorry I didn't talk to you about changing it first, as I probably should have.
exec sbbslist.js 1.64 1.65
Update of /cvsroot/sbbs/exec
In directory cvs:/tmp/cvs-serv15321
Modified Files:
sbbslist.js
Log Message:
When using the up arrow at the top of the page to scroll up one, or the bottom arrow at the bottom of the page to scroll down one, sbbslist now scrolls the list up/down one entry rather than the whole page of entries, to be consistent with earlier behavior (1.54 and earlier).
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