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Code Guide: Principles of Form Pagination Handling paginated data in forms might seem daunting at first, but there are a few algorithms that can prove beneficial in for most situations. Let's assume that you plan to index an array, name "high_scores". Here is how you might construct the loop in the...

Several days ago I announced updates to the craft guide, including a new "/craft" chat command that makes it possible to search the craft guide on the fly. Additionally, the output quantity is now shown in the craft result. Like other mods in the Just Test Tribute game, the craft guide has been unde...

This is why I've gotten in the habit of mirroring all of my repositories on GitHub. It's better to be safe than sorry.

If you are migrating from the default auth backend of Minetest 5.x, then you'll first need to convert the auth.sqlite database back into the legacy format. Then you can run the included awk conversion script on the auth.txt file. Run the Minetest server to migrate the SQLite3 auth database backend. ...

A couple weeks ago, I completely overhauled the Basic Survival mod, including an improved (and hopefully more realistic) algorithm for temperature calculation. So adapting it for different game mechanics like crop growth will be much easier in the near future. One of the most noticeable changes, of ...

Just finished work on my Debug Console mod, which greatly simplifies outputting of debug information to privileged users directly in-game, without the need for the ever so cumbersome minetest.chat_send_player(). Now it is as simple as calling printf(), which supports substitution of values a-la stri...

I have working lasers on my nightclub server. It was one of the first lighting effects I created for the dance floor. Although right now it is a bit funky due to texture translucency still being broken in the engine. Hopefully at some point, Minetest will support real dynamic lighting of scenes with...

I'd like to give a warm welcome to 1248 and kievski whom came onboard yesterday as our newest moderators. https://i.imgur.com/guBEdHL.png Alongside the rest of our staff (maikerumine, 843jdc, talamh, Master_CJ, and myself), I think they both have the experience and dedication to ensure that the JT2 ...

That's a very interesting error message, particularly if he's entering the IP address rather than a domain name. Something is definitely amiss, and I'd consider opening an issue on GitHub.

The /fs command is currently broken in two ways. First off, it uses default's gui_bg and gui_bg_img, which means that it has a secret dependency on default just for the sake of visuals. Second, the "ActiveFormspecs v2.6" label breaks itself and the "uptime" label my missing a ]. Both of those issue...

For those who haven't noticed, I've restored the 'Del Items' button to the bones GUI. This should make collecting bones much easier, since they are usually filled with unwanted starter items. Several players and have already praised the addition of this feature, so hopefully it proves useful!. https...

With the release of my Timekeeper mod a couple months ago, there is bound to be some confusion about whether it has advantages compared to this mod. In actuality, neither one is superior. Both target specific use-cases: You should use minetest.after() when you need to delay the execution of a sectio...

Code Guide: Creating Fully Interactive Node Formspecs One of the key benefits of ActiveFormspecs is that it provides an abstraction layer to display dynamic node formspecs via its own "on_open" callback. Although this mechanism has advantages for GUIs that are non-interactive, it isn't particularly...

Did you run the installation script as described? https://github.com/sorcerykid/auth_rx/wiki/Basic-Database-Import Keep in mind, all of the following files will need to have read and write permissions: auth.dbx auth.db greenlist.mt If any of these files are not accessible to the Minetest process, th...

Version 2.2 Released A new version of City Block II is ready for download. Here is a complete change log: Minor tweaks to chat messages and formspecs Added ownership validation to boundary display Improved sanity checks in on_punchplayer callback Various corrections to documentation This update add...

I imagine the reasonable solution, if AFK players pose a detriment to server performance, would be to install a mod like afk-kick. The rather hostile response from the server owner in this case just doesn't seem to fit the offense. But that's just me. On a sidenote, I have a PR currently open that m...

The animated "sleeping" screen used in Beds Redux. The stars are randomly generated and they twinkle as the night progresses.

Thanks for checking into the bug! I'm happy to confirm that all of my mods named "Redux" are intended as seamless, drop-in replacements for the original versions. Meaning existing functionality is maintained for backwards compatibility. In some cases (like Beds Redux and Auth Redux), it may be neces...

Greetings! You need to have a ruleset file in each world directory that uses Auth Redux. If you're on Linux, then the file must also be readable by the Minetest process.

You can simply create a new file called "greenlist.mt" and include the single rule pass now. Then all should work.

I recently I improved the item tag in the Bedrock Markup Language, since it couldn't handle textures for certain nodes such as chests, furnaces, and doors.(it caused red warnings in chat and sometimes crashed the server). Now the tag supports a variety of nodes, craftitems, and tools. For cubic node...

What does "Unapproved ____" mean? In my notifications two of my submissions were listed this way. But I see no explanation.

Every .zip file upload I attempt results in "Task Failed" for some reason. So I can't create a release.

Thanks for the responses. As far as I understand, scroll_container[] was just added in 5.3.0 wasn't it? So that would means all clients between 0.4.16 and 5.2.0 would still show a scrollbar if I use that element? It's also worth noting that even when the scrollbar is not displayed, it still impacts ...

I would never think to check the keybindings, particularly when there is no explicable reason for them to change between versions.

I assumed, just like with the minimap, that the 3rd person view was simply disabled by default in Minetest 5.x.

There are situations where I would like the content of textareas to clipped when it overflows, rather than a scroll bar being automatically added. Yet I'm not sure if this is even possible currently? Is there a style attribute that can be set?