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===== Customization ===== | ===== Customize ===== |
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Knowledge of the C programming language may be very helpful in producing the desired results. If all you want to | Knowledge of the C programming language may be very helpful in producing the desired results. If all you want to |
There are multiple ways to customize the contents of the ''text.dat'' file: | There are multiple ways to customize the contents of the ''text.dat'' file: |
- Edit the ''text.dat'' file directly (e.g. using a text editor, but do this with care, see above) | - Edit the ''text.dat'' file directly (e.g. using a text editor, but do this with care, see above) |
- Use the [[module:binkit]] ''REPLACE_TEXT'' or [[custom:JavaScript]] ''bbs.replace_text'' function to replace a single line, programmatically (e.g. in a login/logon script or command-shell) | - Use the [[util:Baja]] ''REPLACE_TEXT'' or [[custom:JavaScript]] ''bbs.replace_text'' function to replace a single line, programmatically (e.g. in a login/logon script or command-shell) |
- Use the [[module:binkit]] ''LOAD_TEXT'' or [[custom:JavaScript]] ''bbs.load_text'' function to load an alternative ''text.dat'' file (e.g. in a login/logon script or command-shell) | - Use the [[util:Baja]] ''LOAD_TEXT'' or [[custom:JavaScript]] ''bbs.load_text'' function to load an alternative ''text.dat'' file (e.g. in a login/logon script or command-shell) |
- The [[module:binkit]] ''REVERT_TEXT'' or [[custom:JavaScript]] ''bbs.revert_text'' function may be used to revert to the original set of text strings loaded from the ''text.dat'' file upon initialization | - The [[util:Baja]] ''REVERT_TEXT'' or [[custom:JavaScript]] ''bbs.revert_text'' function may be used to revert to the original set of text strings loaded from the ''text.dat'' file upon initialization |
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The current ''text.dat'' strings may be obtained (e.g. for display purposes) using the [[custom:JavaScript]] ''bbs.text'' function. The caller must pass the number of the text string they wish to obtain. | The current ''text.dat'' strings may be obtained (e.g. for display purposes) using the [[custom:JavaScript]] ''bbs.text'' function. The caller must pass the number of the text string they wish to obtain. |
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All of the ''text.dat'' names and numbers can be found in: | All of the ''text.dat'' names and numbers can be found in: |
- The [[custom:JavaScript]] load file: ''[[dir:exec]]/load/[[http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/text.js|text.js]]'' | - The [[custom:JavaScript]] load file: ''[[dir:exec]]/load/[[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/blob/master/exec/load/text.js|text.js]]'' |
- The C header file: ''[[http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/src/sbbs3/text.h]]'' | - The C header file: ''[[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/blob/master/src/sbbs3/text.h]]'' |
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**Note**: The default (US-English) values of all ''text.dat'' strings are hard-coded into Synchronet (e.g. ''sbbs.dll'' or ''libsbbs.so'') so if any lines are missing from your ''text.dat'' file or the file itself is missing, the default values will be automatically used. | **Note**: The default (US-English) values of all ''text.dat'' strings are hard-coded into Synchronet (e.g. ''sbbs.dll'' or ''libsbbs.so'') so if any lines are missing from your ''text.dat'' file or the file itself is missing, the default values will be automatically used. |
In many cases, ''Q'' or Ctrl-C (abort) may also be an acceptable answer to the question, but this will never be the default answer. | In many cases, ''Q'' or Ctrl-C (abort) may also be an acceptable answer to the question, but this will never be the default answer. |
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| ===== Use Defaults ===== |
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| The default values of all the ''text.dat'' strings are stored in the Synchronet Terminal Server library (''sbbs.dll'', ''libsbbs.so''). |
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| To use all default text strings you can either: |
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| 1. Download the ''[[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/commits/master/ctrl/text.dat|text.dat]]'' revision from the Source Repository which correlates with the executables you're using and overwrite your local file, or |
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| 2. Replace (overwrite) your ''text.dat'' file with a 0-length file (each 'missing' string is replaced with the default string), e.g. (on *nix): |
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| cp /dev/null /sbbs/ctrl/text.dat |
===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== |
* [[:dir:CTRL]] Directory | * [[:dir:CTRL]] Directory |
* [[http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ctrl/text.dat?view=markup|Current text.dat file in CVS]] | * [[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/raw/master/ctrl/text.dat|Current text.dat file in Git]] |
* [[:config:|Customization]] | * [[:config:|Customization]] |
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{{tag>}} | {{tag>text.dat customization ansi}} |
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