====== Mnemonics ======
Mnemonic strings are strings of text characters displayed by the [[server:Terminal]] Server where command-key mnemonics are either highlighted using the //Mnemonic Prompts High// attribute value from the ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[config:attr.cfg]]'' file (when the user's terminal supports ANSI or PETSCII) or identified with enclosing parenthesis or brackets, for example:

  Private: (T)elegram, (M)essage, (C)hat, (I)nterBBS, or (Q)uit:
  
The mnemonic source strings are located in either the ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[custom:text.dat]]'' file or various [[util:Baja]] or [[custom:JavaScript]] source files and displayed with the respective ''MNEMONICS'' or ''console.mnemonics()'' functions.

===== Command Keys =====
The command keys are identified in mnemonic source strings by preceding the command character with a tilde (''~'') character or a backtick (''`'') character, for example:

  Private: ~Telegram, ~Message, ~Chat, ~InterBBS, or ~Quit:
  
In addition to highlighting the command-keys, mouse hot-spots are automatically created so that a BBS user with a supporting terminal can use their mouse to click the command and the appropriate key will be automatically stuffed into the keyboard input buffer. By default, so-called "hungry hot-spots" are created. To create "strict hot-spots" instead, use the backtick syntax, for example:

  Private: `Telegram, `Message, `Chat, `InterBBS, or `Quit:
  
Commands preceded by backticks (instead of tildes) are also displayed with brackets instead of parenthesis for non-ANSI/PETSCII terminals:

  Private: [T]elegram, [M]essage, [C]hat, [I]nterBBS, or [Q]uit:
  
To create a hungry hot-spot that sends a carriage-return (CR) when clicked, place the ''~'' before a control character or the end of the string, for example:

  Which, ~Quit or [Next]: ~

===== See Also =====
  * [[:custom:|custom index]]
  * [[:howto:mouse]] how-to

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