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    From Rick V@1:154/110 to All on Tue Apr 8 15:13:44 2025
    Is there a way to have the Long name instead of the Short name for the message areas displayed? The only way I can see now is the edit the Tail.asc and change the AT code I think.

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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Rick V on Tue Apr 8 13:59:32 2025
    Re: Message area displayed name
    By: Rick V to All on Tue Apr 08 2025 03:13 pm

    Is there a way to have the Long name instead of the Short name for the message areas displayed? The only way I can see now is the edit the Tail.asc and change the AT code I think.

    Displayed *where* exactly? Please be more precise in your questions.
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  • From Rick V@1:154/110 to Digital Man on Tue Apr 8 16:51:07 2025
    Re: Message area displayed name
    By: Digital Man to Rick V on Tue Apr 08 2025 13:59:32

    Displayed *where* exactly? Please be more precise in your questions. -- digital man (rob)

    Bottom of the main menu, the display is message group and message area in short name. I was wondering if it can be changed to long message name?

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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Rick V on Tue Apr 8 17:30:53 2025
    Re: Message area displayed name
    By: Rick V to Digital Man on Tue Apr 08 2025 04:51 pm

    Re: Message area displayed name
    By: Digital Man to Rick V on Tue Apr 08 2025 13:59:32

    Displayed *where* exactly? Please be more precise in your questions. -- digital man (rob)

    Bottom of the main menu, the display is message group and message area in short name. I was wondering if it can be changed to long message name?

    I think you're referring to the command *prompt* in the default command shell (exec/default.js) - that's not part of the menu.

    Yes, you could change the prompt to include the long names (of group and/or sub-board) instead of short names, but the prompts may wrap typical (e.g. 80 column) terminals. But give it a try.
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