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    From Alpha@VERT/ALPHACOM to All on Wed Mar 31 12:07:00 2021
    I have a full-screen logon.ans (24 rows) that I need paused so the user can take in its grandeur (lol), but the actual automated "PAUSE" prompt mucks up the art--appears over it, pushes some of the characters, etc.

    Is it possible to hide that sbbs PAUSE prompt text for a file, but *still pause*? E.g. I'd probably put "hit a key" in the art.

    I guess a solution *could* be to use "DELAY:n" @-code and just wait, say, 3 seconds or something, but thought I'd ask!

    Cheers,

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Alpha on Wed Mar 31 12:25:00 2021
    Re: Hide automatic PAUSE (but still pause)?
    By: Alpha to All on Wed Mar 31 2021 04:07 pm

    I have a full-screen logon.ans (24 rows) that I need paused so the user can take in its grandeur (lol), but the actual automated "PAUSE" prompt mucks up the art--appears over it, pushes some of the characters, etc.

    Is it possible to hide that sbbs PAUSE prompt text for a file, but *still pause*? E.g. I'd probably put "hit a key" in the art.

    I guess a solution *could* be to use "DELAY:n" @-code and just wait, say, 3 seconds or something, but thought I'd ask!

    There's no "invisble pause prompt", which it sounds like you're asking for.

    You could also try the BPS:<rate> @-code to just slow down the display.
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Digital Man on Thu Apr 1 20:40:00 2021
    Re: Hide automatic PAUSE (but still pause)?
    By: Digital Man to Alpha on Wed Mar 31 2021 04:25 pm

    I guess a solution *could* be to use "DELAY:n" @-code and just wait, say, 3 seconds or something, but thought I'd ask!

    There's no "invisble pause prompt", which it sounds like you're asking for.

    You could also try the BPS:<rate> @-code to just slow down the display.
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    could i put in a feature request for an @code for pause with no display?

    i think it would be useful for some people.

    thanks,
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  • From Digital Man@VERT to MRO on Thu Apr 1 19:08:00 2021
    Re: Hide automatic PAUSE (but still pause)?
    By: MRO to Digital Man on Fri Apr 02 2021 12:40 am

    Re: Hide automatic PAUSE (but still pause)?
    By: Digital Man to Alpha on Wed Mar 31 2021 04:25 pm

    I guess a solution *could* be to use "DELAY:n" @-code and just wait, say, 3 seconds or something, but thought I'd ask!

    There's no "invisble pause prompt", which it sounds like you're asking for.

    You could also try the BPS:<rate> @-code to just slow down the display. --

    could i put in a feature request for an @code for pause with no display?

    i think it would be useful for some people.

    And by "pause" in this case, you mean wait for a keypress I assume. I see how it could be useful.

    The new official place to request features or report bugs is here: https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues
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