I'm a bit stuck on how to do this with my own shell since it works with the others. I'm guessing it's because I use a 2nd menu for my default settings?

user first loads mods/eotl.js

At this point user.command_shell is "eotl"

At the menu they press S for settings

'S': { exec: 'eotl_settings.js' },

Settings uses the old style menu. They select D for Default Settings:

case 'D': bbs.exec('?/sbbs/mods/user_settings.js');

If they pick a new shell, such as Synchronet Classic then user.command_shell is set accordingly ("default" in this case).

However I still have my old menu. I've tried putting exit() in various places but didn't seem to have any effect. What am I doing wrong?

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Re: Can't get new shell to load
By: nelgin to Digital Man on Sat Apr 19 2025 03:23 am

I'm a bit stuck on how to do this with my own shell since it works with the others. I'm guessing it's because I use a 2nd menu for my default settings?

user first loads mods/eotl.js

At this point user.command_shell is "eotl"

At the menu they press S for settings

'S': { exec: 'eotl_settings.js' },

Settings uses the old style menu. They select D for Default Settings:

case 'D': bbs.exec('?/sbbs/mods/user_settings.js');

If they pick a new shell, such as Synchronet Classic then user.command_shell is set accordingly ("default" in this case).

However I still have my old menu. I've tried putting exit() in various places but didn't seem to have any effect. What am I doing wrong?

Not exiting the top level shell script I presume. You need to exit the script for SBBS to reload the new command shell into memory, compile and execute it.
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Re: Can't get new shell to load
By: nelgin to Digital Man on Sat Apr 19 2025 03:23 am

case 'D': bbs.exec('?/sbbs/mods/user_settings.js');

If they pick a new shell, such as Synchronet Classic then user.command_shell is set accordingly ("default" in this case).

However I still have my old menu. I've tried putting exit() in various places but didn't seem to have any effect. What am I doing wrong?

I ran into that a while ago. This is what I have in my (custom) JS shell for user settings (and this works for me):

user.cached = false;
var oldShell = user.command_shell;
bbs.user_config(); // This could directly run user_settings.js instead user.cached = false;
bbs.user_sync();
// If the user has chosen a different command shell, then exit
// out of this one.
if (user.command_shell != oldShell)
exit(0);

Nightfox

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Re: Can't get new shell to load
By: Nightfox to nelgin on Sat Apr 19 2025 13:34:07

I ran into that a while ago. This is what I have in my (custom) JS shell for user settings (and this works for me):

That seemed to work for me. Well, at least going back to the main menu which is where I put it. Thanks.

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