Subj : bbs.menu vs bbs.menu_exists
To   : nolageek
From : Rampage
Date : Wed Jan 15 2020 08:36 am

  Re: bbs.menu vs bbs.menu_exists
  By: nolageek to Digital Man on Tue Jan 14 2020 23:12:57


 no> Are .msg and .asc faster or are they "more native" to synchronet? Just curious.

AFAIK, .msg format can be used for all... use ^A codes for the colors... if a user is mono-only (asc), they will get mono only... if they are color capable, they will get color in the format their terminal can handle...

AIUI, sbbs handles the colors as needed by sending color codes for color capable terminals or not sending them for mono terminals... i'm pretty sure that user's setting are also taken into account so that a user may be using a color capable terminal but have their settings for ascii only... so they may see color on their initial connect but once logged in, everything will be in mono after that if they have set ascii only...

i'm slowly moving to all .msg files for all my external display "templates" specifically so i don't have to manage 3 or 4 copies of the same file in different formats...


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