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plan9front_-_bboard_and_castor [2022/12/24 07:30] – [bboard reply example] hc9plan9front_-_bboard_and_castor [2024/09/07 05:39] (current) – ''’ hc9
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 +====== bboard, castor and finger ======
 +
 +|bboard:|bboard [-nps] [-r n]|9p contrib directory|
 +|castor:|castor [address]| |
 +
 +===== 9p bboard acme example =====
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% acme
 +</code>
 +
 +^Newcol Kill Putall Dump Exit^^^
 +|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::|⇐ With mouse button 2 click menu text **//New//**|
 +| [blank] |:::||
 +
 +^Newcol Kill Putall Dump Exit^^^
 +|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
 +|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look**|:::||
 +| [panel] |:::||
 +
 +^Newcol Kill Putall Dump Exit^^^
 +|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
 +|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look** //''bboard''//|:::|⇐ Type the text //**bboard**// after the text **Look**|
 +| [panel] |:::||
 +
 +^Newcol Kill Putall Dump Exit^^^
 +|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
 +|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look** //''bboard''//|:::|⇐ With mouse button 1 highlight text //**bboard**//,\\ mouse button 2 click the highlighted text|
 +| [panel] |:::||
 +
 +OR
 +
 +^Newcol Kill Putall Dump Exit^^^
 +|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
 +|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look** //''bboard''//|:::|⇐ With mouse button 2 highlight text //**bboard**//,\\ then release mouse button 2|
 +| [panel] |:::||
 +
 +OR
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% acme
 +</code>
 +
 +^Newcol Kill Putall Dump Exit^^^
 +|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::|⇐ With mouse button 2 click menu text **//New//**|
 +| [blank] |:::||
 +
 +^Newcol Kill Putall Dump Exit^^^
 +|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
 +|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look**|:::||
 +|bboard|:::|⇐ Type the text //**bboard**//|
 +
 +^Newcol Kill Putall Dump Exit^^^
 +|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
 +|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look**|:::||
 +|''bboard''|:::|⇐ With mouse button 1 highlight text //**bboard**//,\\ mouse button 2 click the highlighted text|
 +|''bboard''|:::|⇐ With mouse button 2 highlight text //**bboard**//,\\ then release mouse button 2|
 +
 +===== bboard post example =====
 +
 +|bboard:|bboard [-nps] [-r n]|9p contrib directory|
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% bboard
 +  usage: bboard [-nps] [-r n]
 +  
 +  bboard -p post a news article
 +  bboard -n read all new posts since last read
 +  bboard -r n read a particular post
 +  bboard -s print a list of subjects
 +</code>
 +
 +|x|‘''bboard -p''’ from the rio rc prompt, only.|
 +|x|A ‘''bboard -p''’ will not work within acme with win, or a prompt within acme.|
 +|x|Use ‘''lc -l /tmp''’ to locate an unsuccessful ‘''bboard -p''’ post.|
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% bboard -p
 +</code>
 +
 +^Newcol Kill Putall Dump Exit^^^
 +|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
 +|**/tmp/2021-09-29T05:56:09+00:00 Del Snarf : Look**|:::||
 +|Subject:|:::|⇐ Type the bboard subject here.|
 +|[blank]|:::|⇐ Press the Enter key once, to advance one line.|
 +|[The body of the new bboard message belongs here.]|:::|⇐ Type the body of the new bboard message here. **//Put//** to post the bboard message, then **//Del//** and **//Exit//** to quit. ((//Be sure to middle **Put** and middle **Exit** to successfully post.  To abort a post, just clear the buffer.  Anything less than 15 characters will be considered an aborted post//.))|
 +|[blank]|:::|⇐ Hint, add another [blank] line after the text, before the **//Put//**, **//Del//** and **//Exit//** is completed.|
 +
 +===== bboard read example =====
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% bboard -r 13
 +</code>
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% bboard -r 5|page
 +</code>
 +
 +===== bboard reply example =====
 +
 +|**1.**|Avoid using a “**:**” (colon) in the //Subject:// field.|
 +|a.|Optional: a “**-**” (dash) is used after the “**Re**”.|
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% bboard -s
 +</code>
 +
 +<code>
 +  Num   Date        Time             Tacker      Subject
 +</code>
 +
 +<code>
 +  :37:  2022-12-15  22:05:12-06:00   auser2      Hello bboard
 +</code>
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% bboard -p
 +</code>
 +
 +^Newcol Kill Putall Dump Exit^^^
 +|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
 +|**/tmp/2021-09-29T05:56:09+00:00 Del Snarf : Look**|:::||
 +|Subject: **//''Re -''//** //Hello bboard//|:::|⇐ Type the bboard **//''Re -''//** ((//A **//''Re:''//** will not include the subject// ''Hello bboard'' //after the **Put** and **Exit**//.)) and subject here.|
 +|[blank]|:::|⇐ Press the Enter key once, to advance one line.|
 +|[The body of the reply bboard message belongs here.]|:::|⇐ Type the body of the new bboard message here. **//Put//** to post the bboard message, then **//Del//** and **//Exit//** to quit. ((//Be sure to middle **Put** and middle **Exit** to successfully post.  To abort a post, just clear the buffer.  Anything less than 15 characters will be considered an aborted post//.))|
 +|[blank]|:::|⇐ Hint, add another [blank] line after the text, before the **//Put//**, **//Del//** and **//Exit//** is completed.|
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% bboard -s
 +</code>
 +
 +<code>
 +  Num   Date        Time             Tacker      Subject
 +</code>
 +
 +<code>
 +  :37:  2022-12-15  22:05:12-06:00   auser2      Hello bboard
 +  :38:  2022-12-19  08:11:48+00:00   auser5      Re - Hello bboard
 +</code>
 +
 +==== double-struck capital r ====
 +
 +|**1.**|Avoid using a “**:**” (colon) in the //Subject:// field.|
 +|a.|Optional: a “**-**” (dash) is used after the ''ℝe''.|
 +
 +|x|//The sequence for entering a double-struck// ℝ //on an IBM keyboard is// ''ALT-R-R''.|[[plan9front_-_unicode_utf_and_fontviewer#keyboard|keyboard]]|
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% bboard -s
 +</code>
 +
 +<code>
 +  Num   Date        Time             Tacker      Subject
 +</code>
 +
 +<code>
 +  :37:  2022-12-15  22:05:12-06:00   auser2      Hello bboard
 +</code>
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% bboard -p
 +</code>
 +
 +^Newcol Kill Putall Dump Exit^^^
 +|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
 +|**/tmp/2021-09-29T05:56:09+00:00 Del Snarf : Look**|:::||
 +|Subject: ''ℝe -'' //Hello bboard//|:::|⇐ Type the bboard ''ℝe -'' ((//A **//''Re:''//** will not include the subject// ''Hello bboard'' //after the **Put** and **Exit**//.)) and subject here.|
 +|[blank]|:::|⇐ Press the Enter key once, to advance one line.|
 +|[The body of the reply bboard message belongs here.]|:::|⇐ Type the body of the new bboard message here. **//Put//** to post the bboard message, then **//Del//** and **//Exit//** to quit. ((//Be sure to middle **Put** and middle **Exit** to successfully post.  To abort a post, just clear the buffer.  Anything less than 15 characters will be considered an aborted post//.))|
 +|[blank]|:::|⇐ Hint, add another [blank] line after the text, before the **//Put//**, **//Del//** and **//Exit//** is completed.|
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% bboard -s
 +</code>
 +
 +<code>
 +  Num   Date        Time             Tacker      Subject
 +</code>
 +
 +<code>
 +  :37:  2022-12-15  22:05:12-06:00   auser2      Hello bboard
 +  :38:  2022-12-19  08:11:48+00:00   auser5      ℝe - Hello bboard
 +</code>
 +
 +====== Gemini ======
 +
 +^9p.sdf.org gemini index file location^
 +|''/usr/$user/html/index.gem''|
 +
 +|x|SDF 9p Gemini server //example ((For use as an //SDF Plan 9 Boot Camp// Gemini server example: ''<nowiki>gemini://9p.sdf.org</nowiki>''.))//: <nowiki>gemini://9p.sdf.org</nowiki> ((The infrequent //Gemini server example// is dependent on schedule availability.))|
 +|x|Supported [[gemini_site_setup_and_hosting_features|SDF Gemini servers]], and introduction.|
 +
 +====== castor ======
 +
 +|castor:|castor [address]| – A Gemini browser for Plan 9|
 +
 +===== 9p castor example =====
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% castor gemini://sdf.org
 +</code>
 +
 +^castor menu^^^
 +|**back**|:::||
 +|**forward**|:::||
 +|**search**|:::|⇐ Enter the text //**mkgopher**//, after selecting ''search'' with a mouse button 2 press.|
 +|**bookmarks**|:::||
 +|**add bookmark**|:::||
 +|**exit**|:::||
 +
 +====== finger ======
 +
 +|finger:|toe – A very basic finger client for plan9/9front.|
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% touch $home/lib/finger
 +  cpu% echo '$user is a Plan 9 Boot Camper.' >$home/lib/finger
 +</code>
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% finger $user@9p
 +</code>
 +
 +|x|//Up to 100 lines can be served from it.//|
 +
 +<file config $home/lib/finger example>
 +== finger section
 +$user is a Plan 9 Boot Camper.
 +
 +=== microblog section
 +$user setup camp at 9p.sdf.org while using castor.
 +</file>
 +
 +====== gemnine ======
 +
 +|gemnine:|gemnine [-w] [URL]|- Gemini browser for Plan 9|
 +
 +===== 9p gemnine acme example =====
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% acme
 +</code>
 +
 +^Newcol Kill Putall Dump Exit^^^
 +|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::|⇐ With mouse button 2 click menu text **//New//**|
 +| [blank] |:::||
 +
 +^Newcol Kill Putall Dump Exit^^^
 +|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
 +|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look**|:::||
 +|gemnine gemini:<nowiki>//</nowiki><nowiki>sdf.org</nowiki>|:::|⇐ Type the text //**gemnine gemini:<nowiki>//</nowiki><nowiki>sdf.org</nowiki>**//|
 +
 +^Newcol Kill Putall Dump Exit^^^
 +|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
 +|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look**|:::||
 +|''gemnine gemini:<nowiki>//</nowiki><nowiki>sdf.org</nowiki>''|:::|⇐ With mouse button 1 highlight text //**gemnine gemini:<nowiki>//</nowiki><nowiki>sdf.org</nowiki>**//,\\ mouse button 2 click the highlighted text|
 +|''gemnine gemini:<nowiki>//</nowiki><nowiki>sdf.org</nowiki>''|:::|⇐ With mouse button 2 highlight text //**gemnine gemini:<nowiki>//</nowiki><nowiki>sdf.org</nowiki>**//,\\ then release mouse button 2|
 +
 +====== gopher ======
 +
 +<code>
 +  cpu% gopher gopher://sdf.org
 +</code>
 +
 +^gopher menu^^^
 +|**search**|:::||
 +|**bookmarks**|:::||
 +|**add bookmark**|:::||⇐ Enter a name or phrase, after selecting ''add bookmark'' with a mouse button 2 press.|
 +|**exit**|:::||