87 lines
4.6 KiB
ObjectPascal
87 lines
4.6 KiB
ObjectPascal
This file contains notes generated by g00r00's brain based on work already
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in process, brainstorm ideas, Mystic 2 features, bug reports, etc.
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This file showcases the direction of where this software wants to go as it
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continues to expand. Some things that will probably be mentioned will be
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vague, and serve mostly to remind me of my own ideas.
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BUGS AND POSSIBLE ISSUES
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? Validate ARCHIVE extensions are not case sensitive in Mystic
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! GOTO does not always work properly in MPL (IceDevil)
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! Complex boolean evaluations using numerical variables can sometime fail to
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compile (IceDevil)
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! After data file review, add missing variables to various MPL Get/Put
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functions.
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! MYSTPACK has access denied errors (caphood)
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? Reapern66 has expressed that the minimal CPU requirements may be too
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agressive. Work with him to sort out his baseline, and potentially reduce
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the CPU requirement for new versions. Or just tell people the code is
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already available GPL and let them compile it if it is a problem?
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FUTURE / IDEAS / WORK IN PROGRESS / NOTES
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- ANSI post-processor for message uploads via FSE
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- ANSI reading support in fullscreen reader
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- Ability to override read-type per message base (usersetting/normal/lightbar)
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- Ability to override index setting per message base (same as above)
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- Ability to override listing type per file base (same as above)
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- Ability to list files in a base that is not the current file base
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- MCI code to show how many files are in current filebase
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- New ANSI template system
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- Online ANSI file viewer (integrate with art gallery)
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- Online ANSI help system
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- Finish System Configuration rewrite
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- Finish Data structure review
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- NEWAPP.MPS
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- Online text editor / ansi editor?
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- Better theme selection (menu command option to select theme)
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- Externalize remaining prompt data (msg flags, etc)
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- File comments and rating system
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- Global node message menu command (0;) = add option to ignore your own node
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- Integrate eventual online ANSI help system into configuration utilities
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- FUPLOAD command that does an automated Mass Upload from MBBSUTIL
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- LEET "TIMER" event menu commands from Mystic 2
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- In fact, replace entire menu engine iwth Mystic 2 engine which is SO far
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beyond anything built in ever... But converting old menus will be the
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challenge. Do people really want to re-do their menu commands for all the
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added features, if that is needed?
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- If not above, then possibly add whatever CAN be added in without a complete
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overhaul. (Everything except chain execution and specific key event chains
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I think?)
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- Split 1 and 2 column msg/file list prompts and provide a user ability to
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pick which they'd like to use?
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- File attachments and crossposts
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- User-directories? How could this be used? Next two items?
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- Ability to save a message post if a user is disconnected while posting.
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- Ability to save file queue if a user is disconnected with a queue.
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- User 2 User chat system and private split screen/normal chat. For the
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Linux and OSX peeps that do not have a page sysop function.
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- NNTP server completion
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- MBBSCGI (or PHP DLL) [Grymmjack might have the only MBBSCGI copy]
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- If not the above then finish the HTTP server?
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- Rework code base to compile with newly released FPC (2.6.0).
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- SDL versions of m_input and m_output and also use SDL if that becomes
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reality for the ability to play WAV/MP3/MIDI files etc as SysOp
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notification of events and pages. Maybe someone else can take on creating
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a mimic of m_Output_Windows and m_Input_Windows using SDL? This would
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benefit the entire FPC community, and not just Mystic. NetRunner could
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also have a full screen mode in Windows, Linux, and OSX.
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- Possibility of OS/2 port again? Need to find a working OS/2 VMware in
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order to do this. Once MDL is ported over it should almost just work.
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- How feasible is an Amiga port? Can an emulator on the PC side be good
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enough to use as a development environment? How reliable/complete is FPC
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for Amiga? Does anyone even care? :)
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- MBBSTOP rewrite
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- MVIEW rewrite to mimic oldskool AcidView type deals, which would be amazing
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combined with the SDL stuff if that happens.
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- Mystic-DOS rewrite or just code a file manager which would probably be a
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lot nicer using the new ANSI UI. Combined with the text/ansi editor a
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SysOp would never need to use anything else to draw/maintain their setup
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even from a remote telnet connection in Windows, if desired.
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- MIDE version using the Lazaurs GUI editor [Spec]. Maybe he would be
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interested in working on that?
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- PCBoard-style "quickscan"? Yes? No?
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