* Use standard MCI codes in FSE/etc.

* Add mod mixin for temp area/conf switch e.g. used by new scan, fse, so on
* string utils: renderSubstr(), renderStringLength(): Works with *rendered* text. That is, is smart enough to ignore ANSI and RA style pipe color codes
* string util pad() works with ANSI/RA pipe codes
* TextView can now display text with RA pipe codes and MCI codes
* Message conf/area welcome art #81
* Update luciano art with new MCI

mods/msg_area_list.js

@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
 //	ENiGMA½
-const MenuModule		= require('../core/menu_module.js').MenuModule;
-const ViewController	= require('../core/view_controller.js').ViewController;
-const messageArea		= require('../core/message_area.js');
+const MenuModule			= require('../core/menu_module.js').MenuModule;
+const ViewController		= require('../core/view_controller.js').ViewController;
+const messageArea			= require('../core/message_area.js');
+const displayThemeArt		= require('../core/theme.js').displayThemeArt;
+const displayThemedPause	= require('../core/theme.js').displayThemedPause;
+const resetScreen			= require('../core/ansi_term.js').resetScreen;
 
 //	deps
 const async				= require('async');
@@ -33,7 +36,9 @@ exports.moduleInfo = {
 */
 
 const MCICodesIDs = {
-	AreaList	: 1,
+	AreaList		: 1,
+	SelAreaInfo1	: 2,
+	SelAreaInfo2	: 3, 
 };
 
 function MessageAreaListModule(options) {
@@ -46,20 +51,46 @@ function MessageAreaListModule(options) {
         { client : self.client }
     );
 
+	this.prevMenuOnTimeout = function(timeout, cb) {
+		setTimeout( () => {
+			self.prevMenu(cb);
+		}, timeout);
+	};
+
 	this.menuMethods = {
 		changeArea : function(formData, extraArgs, cb) {
 			if(1 === formData.submitId) {
-				const areaTag = self.messageAreas[formData.value.area].areaTag;
+				let area 		= self.messageAreas[formData.value.area];
+				const areaTag	=  area.areaTag;
+				area = area.area;	//	what we want is actually embedded
 
 				messageArea.changeMessageArea(self.client, areaTag, err => {
 					if(err) {
 						self.client.term.pipeWrite(`\n|00Cannot change area: ${err.message}\n`);
 
-						setTimeout( () => {
+						self.prevMenuOnTimeout(1000, cb);
+					} else {						
+						if(_.isString(area.art)) {
+							const dispOptions = {
+								client	: self.client,
+								name	: area.art,
+							};
+
+							self.client.term.rawWrite(resetScreen());
+
+							displayThemeArt(dispOptions, () => {
+								//	pause by default, unless explicitly told not to
+								if(_.has(area, 'options.pause') && false === area.options.pause) { 
+									return self.prevMenuOnTimeout(1000, cb);
+								} else {
+									displayThemedPause( { client : self.client }, () => {
+										return self.prevMenu(cb);
+									});
+								}
+							});
+						} else {
 							return self.prevMenu(cb);
-						}, 1000);
-					} else {
-						return self.prevMenu(cb);
+						}
 					}
 				});
 			} else {
@@ -75,6 +106,19 @@ function MessageAreaListModule(options) {
 		}
 	};
 
+	this.updateGeneralAreaInfoViews = function(areaIndex) {
+		/* experimental: not yet avail
+		const areaInfo = self.messageAreas[areaIndex];
+
+		[ MCICodesIDs.SelAreaInfo1, MCICodesIDs.SelAreaInfo2 ].forEach(mciId => {
+			const v = self.viewControllers.areaList.getView(mciId);
+			if(v) {
+				v.setFormatObject(areaInfo.area);
+			}
+		});
+		*/
+	};
+
 }
 
 require('util').inherits(MessageAreaListModule, MenuModule);
@@ -126,6 +170,10 @@ MessageAreaListModule.prototype.mciReady = function(mciData, cb) {
 					});
 				}));
 
+				areaListView.on('index update', areaIndex => {
+					self.updateGeneralAreaInfoViews(areaIndex);
+				});
+
 				areaListView.redraw();
 
 				callback(null);

mods/msg_conf_list.js

@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
 //	ENiGMA½
-const MenuModule		= require('../core/menu_module.js').MenuModule;
-const ViewController	= require('../core/view_controller.js').ViewController;
-const messageArea		= require('../core/message_area.js');
+const MenuModule			= require('../core/menu_module.js').MenuModule;
+const ViewController		= require('../core/view_controller.js').ViewController;
+const messageArea			= require('../core/message_area.js');
+const displayThemeArt		= require('../core/theme.js').displayThemeArt;
+const displayThemedPause	= require('../core/theme.js').displayThemedPause;
+const resetScreen			= require('../core/ansi_term.js').resetScreen;
 
 //	deps
 const async				= require('async');
@@ -33,10 +36,18 @@ function MessageConfListModule(options) {
 
 	this.messageConfs = messageArea.getSortedAvailMessageConferences(self.client);
 
+	this.prevMenuOnTimeout = function(timeout, cb) {
+		setTimeout( () => {
+			self.prevMenu(cb);
+		}, timeout);
+	};
+
 	this.menuMethods = {
 		changeConference : function(formData, extraArgs, cb) {
 			if(1 === formData.submitId) {
-				const confTag = self.messageConfs[formData.value.conf].confTag;
+				let conf		= self.messageConfs[formData.value.conf];
+				const confTag	= conf.confTag;
+				conf = conf.conf;	//	what we want is embedded 
 
 				messageArea.changeMessageConference(self.client, confTag, err => {
 					if(err) {						
@@ -46,7 +57,27 @@ function MessageConfListModule(options) {
 							return self.prevMenu(cb);
 						}, 1000);
 					} else {
-						return self.prevMenu(cb);
+						if(_.isString(conf.art)) {
+							const dispOptions = {
+								client	: self.client,
+								name	: conf.art,
+							};
+
+							self.client.term.rawWrite(resetScreen());
+
+							displayThemeArt(dispOptions, () => {
+								//	pause by default, unless explicitly told not to
+								if(_.has(conf, 'options.pause') && false === conf.options.pause) { 
+									return self.prevMenuOnTimeout(1000, cb);
+								} else {
+									displayThemedPause( { client : self.client }, () => {
+										return self.prevMenu(cb);
+									});
+								}
+							});
+						} else {
+							return self.prevMenu(cb);
+						}
 					}
 				});
 			} else {

mods/msg_list.js

@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ function MessageListModule(options) {
 
 require('util').inherits(MessageListModule, MenuModule);
 
+require('../core/mod_mixins.js').MessageAreaConfTempSwitcher.call(MessageListModule.prototype);
+
 MessageListModule.prototype.enter = function() {
 	MessageListModule.super_.prototype.enter.call(this);
 
@@ -124,23 +126,14 @@ MessageListModule.prototype.enter = function() {
 	//	the user's current area
 	//
 	if(this.messageAreaTag) {
-		this.prevMessageConfAndArea = {
-			confTag	: this.client.user.properties.message_conf_tag,
-			areaTag	: this.client.user.properties.message_area_tag,		
-		};
-		if(!messageArea.tempChangeMessageConfAndArea(this.client, this.messageAreaTag)) {
-			//	:TODO: Really, checks should have been done & failed before this, but log here!
-		}
+		this.tempMessageConfAndAreaSwitch(this.messageAreaTag);
 	} else {
 		this.messageAreaTag = this.messageAreaTag = this.client.user.properties.message_area_tag;
 	}
 };
 
 MessageListModule.prototype.leave = function() {
-	if(this.prevMessageConfAndArea) {
-		this.client.user.properties.message_conf_tag = this.prevMessageConfAndArea.confTag;
-		this.client.user.properties.message_area_tag = this.prevMessageConfAndArea.areaTag;		
-	}
+	this.tempMessageConfAndAreaRestore();
 
 	MessageListModule.super_.prototype.leave.call(this);
 };