open https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/787

uedit was changed some time ago to use N or Y in the D and I columns of Find User and List All User Records menu items.

The previous version would show a Y or blank which is much easier to see.

For example:

" Y Y Y "

Is much easier to read than:

"NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNYNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN"

I hope this makes sense.

Could we revert back to the previous method?
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https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/787#note_5626

Argh my text examples above have been truncated ... what it is supposed to show is that multiple Y's surrounded by spaces, is much easier to read than Y's mixed in with N's.

Hope this makes sense.......?
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https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/787#note_5699

The change you're referring to is Deuce's commit 7417d959.

uedit used to show an asterisk in the 'D' or 'I' columns (or space if those flags weren't set). A user record should never be both deleted and inactive, so having 2 columns is weird in the first place.

I agree, it looks ugly and unintuitive.
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https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/787#note_5703

I wish people would stop changing stuff just because they like it, without considering what others think of it. Some stuff, for sure, but this was totally unnecessary. I don't use uedit much, I use the system UEDIT command mostly, but yeah, this is ugly and needs reverting. Customization like this shouldn't be done in the git source but on a local level.
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https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/787#note_5708

Deuce's change wasn't made "because he liked it", but rather, as his commit message states, it was made to be "somewhat friendlier to screen readers", i.e. more accessible to visually impaired sysops.
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https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/787#note_5710

Maybe an option could be added to display a "screen reader friendly" version that has the YYYYNNNNN in then?
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Re: Revert uedit back to only marking "Yes" for toggle options in relevant
By: Rob Swindell to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Wed Sep 18 2024 20:02:42

https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/787#note_5708

Deuce's change wasn't made "because he liked it", but rather, as his commit message states, it was made to be "somewhat friendlier to screen readers", i > more accessible to visually impaired sysops.

cant believe he don't remember that, the guy that asked for it was one of the few people on IRC that was having issues and instead of offering help to the guy he offered sarcasm.. I guess bullyies don't remember this crap they do.. ormaybe they just don't give a crap..

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