Automatic setting screenlength for new users

mbsebbs/mbnewusr.c

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     FILE            *pTty;
     int             i, rc = 0;
     struct passwd   *pw;
+    struct winsize  ws;
 
     pTTY = calloc(15, sizeof(char));
     tty = ttyname(1);
@@ -105,6 +106,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     Syslog(' ', " ");
     Syslog(' ', "MBNEWUSR v%s", VERSION);
 
+    if (ioctl(1, TIOCGWINSZ, &ws) != -1 && (ws.ws_col > 0) && (ws.ws_row > 0)) {
+	Syslog('b', "columns=%d lines=%d", ws.ws_col, ws.ws_row);
+    }
+
     if ((rc = rawport()) != 0) {
 	WriteError("Unable to set raw mode");
 	Fast_Bye(MBERR_OK);;
@@ -218,7 +223,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     alarm_on();
     Pause();
 
-    newuser();
+    newuser(ws.ws_row);
     Fast_Bye(MBERR_OK);
     return 0;
 }

mbsebbs/newuser.c

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int		chat_with_sysop = FALSE;    /* Just for linking				*/
 /*
  * The main newuser registration function
  */
-int newuser()
+int newuser(int rows)
 {
     FILE	    *pUsrConfig;
     int		    i, x, Found, iLang, recno = 0, Count = 0, badname;
@@ -450,7 +450,10 @@ int newuser()
 
     usrconfig.iTimeLeft    = 20;  /* Set Timeleft in users file to 20 */
 
-    if (CFG.AskScreenlen) {
+    if ((rows > 18) && (rows < 100)) {
+	usrconfig.iScreenLen = rows;
+	Syslog('+', "Setting screenlength to %d according to the users termianl", rows);
+    } else if (CFG.AskScreenlen) {
 	Enter(1);
 	/* Please enter your Screen Length [24]: */
 	pout(LIGHTMAGENTA, BLACK, (char *) Language(64));

mbsebbs/newuser.h

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #define _NEWUSER_H
 
 
-int	newuser(void);
+int	newuser(int);
 void	Fast_Bye(int);
 
 #endif