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  • When you press a menu key that doesn't exist would you rather...

    From Nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to All on Thu Apr 22 01:29:01 2021
    POLL
    • When you press a menu key that doesn't exist would you rather...
    • I've noticed some menus give an error when you use a key that
    • doesn't exist. Some don't do anyting at all or redraw the
    • screen. Which do you prefer?
    • 1) Give an "invalid key" or similar message
    • 2) No error just keep the menu displayed
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  • From Underminer@VERT/UNDRMINE to Nelgin on Thu Apr 22 23:21:54 2021
    "Nelgin" <nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS> wrote:

    I've noticed some menus give an error when you use a key that
    doesn't exist. Some don't do anyting at all or redraw the
    screen. Which do you prefer?

    Depends. Back when I was using a 2400 baud modem and turning expert mode on wherever possible to save menu redraw time, I preferred minimal action. My own returns you to main on un-indexed key, but I will likely be redoing that at some point as it's extreme legacy. When I first did my sbbs menus I was trying to largely replicate what I had on my old RA board, which was modeled on other boards in my area that did that, so it was what callers in my town expected. I've recently been told that seems to not be the expectation of the larger audience.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Nelgin on Fri Apr 23 03:45:11 2021
    Re: When you press a menu key that doesn't exist would you rather...
    By: Nelgin to on Thu Apr 22 2021 01:29 am

    I've noticed some menus give an error when you use a key that
    doesn't exist. Some don't do anyting at all or redraw the
    screen. Which do you prefer?

    1: Give an "invalid key" or similar message
    2: No error just keep the menu displayed

    i drop carrier on them and ban their ip and host
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  • From Nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to MRO on Sat Apr 24 03:38:17 2021
    Re: When you press a menu key that doesn't exist would you rather...
    By: MRO to Nelgin on Fri Apr 23 2021 03:45:11

    1: Give an "invalid key" or similar message
    2: No error just keep the menu displayed

    i drop carrier on them and ban their ip and host

    Why would you do that?

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Nelgin on Sat Apr 24 09:19:02 2021
    Re: When you press a menu key that doesn't exist would you rather...
    By: Nelgin to MRO on Sat Apr 24 2021 03:38 am

    Re: When you press a menu key that doesn't exist would you rather...
    By: MRO to Nelgin on Fri Apr 23 2021 03:45:11

    1: Give an "invalid key" or similar message
    2: No error just keep the menu displayed

    i drop carrier on them and ban their ip and host

    Why would you do that?

    i'm a perfectionist and i demand the same from my users.
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