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    From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Friday, January 09, 2026 02:24:03
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/808412db3363f14dd56a7a58
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    If the file text/menu/[sub|dir]info.* exists, display it

    ... instead of SubInfo or DirInfo text strings.

    Another couple optional displays file that can be used to replace built-in logic and text strings for easier customization.

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  • From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Monday, January 12, 2026 00:51:06
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/0953bd8f6d476074c2d5418e
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    A blank line before the View system information file? prompt looks better

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  • From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Thursday, February 12, 2026 20:24:34
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/f6a94c9e0a470a83acda5329
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    replace_text() now supports the text[.*].ini [substr] section

    This allows substring replacements in text.<lang>.ini files, for example, making localization (translations to non-English languages) even more practical.

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  • From Rob Swindell (on Debian Linux)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Wednesday, May 06, 2026 22:36:57
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/fadcfd96c23be40c6487bd48
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    str: explicit truncation cast in spy() char assignment (CID 549016)

    After the 'if (in == NOINP) continue;' check, in is in [0,255], so
    'ch = in' is safe — but Coverity flags it because incom() returns
    int and ch is char. Make the truncation explicit with (char)in to
    silence the analyzer; semantics unchanged.

    Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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  • From Rob Swindell (on Debian Linux)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 15:57:27
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/21736a5bdea48f464fab76c8
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    New-scan time entry: show am/pm in the hour field, drop the pm?/am? question

    On a 12-hour-clock system, the hour field was pre-filled with just the
    hour (e.g. "1" for 1:29 pm), followed by a "pm?" or "am?" yes/no question
    whose default came from the original time. Users read the bare hour as a 24-hour value and ended up with pm when they meant am.

    The hour is now pre-filled with its am/pm (e.g. "1 pm") and accepts
    either an hour of 1-12 with an am or pm suffix ("1 am", "1pm", "1 p") or
    a bare 24-hour value (0-23); the separate question is gone. The suffix is matched by the first letter of the translatable NScanAmQ and NScanPmQ
    text strings, so translations of those must start with different letters.
    Hours over 23 are now rejected in 24-hour mode as well. (#1265)

    Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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  • From Rob Swindell (on Debian Linux)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 15:57:27
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/3b827c985cc463f4f4b41fb4
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    New-scan time entry: re-prompt the hour in place

    The date/time entry prompts share one line (Year, Month, Day, Hour,
    Minute). When the hour was rejected, the re-prompt started a new line and repeated the "Hour:" prompt. Instead, erase the rejected input, sound the
    bell, and present the suggested value in the same field. (#1265)

    Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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  • From Rob Swindell (on Debian Linux)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 02:44:22
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/df8b8248ed275ccc0c8325f3
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/str.cpp
    Log Message:
    New-scan hour entry: match am/pm by unique prefix, not first letter

    The hour prompt recognized the am/pm suffix by its first letter alone and tested AM first, so a translation whose AM and PM words begin with the
    same letter could never select PM. The typed suffix must now be one of
    the two words, or the beginning of exactly one of them: "1 p" and "1 pm"
    still work, an abbreviation that fits both words re-prompts, and so does
    a suffix that is neither (e.g. "1 apple", formerly taken as 1 am).

    Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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