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dir:text [2018/01/18 19:58] – Mention avatars subdir digital mandir:text [2018/12/18 13:52] – [Text Directory] lowercase for consistency digital man
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-====== Text Directory ======+====== text Directory ======
  
 The Synchronet ''text'' directory contains several forms of text files, generally displayable to users of the BBS. The Synchronet ''text'' directory contains several forms of text files, generally displayable to users of the BBS.
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 References to the files in the ''text/menu'' directory may be made from [[custom:command shell|command shells]], [[module:|loadable modules]], [[service:|services]], [[custom:text.dat]] lines, and web interface scripts. References to the files in the ''text/menu'' directory may be made from [[custom:command shell|command shells]], [[module:|loadable modules]], [[service:|services]], [[custom:text.dat]] lines, and web interface scripts.
 +  * See the Baja ''menu'' [[http://synchro.net/docs/baja.html#DisplayFunctions|display function]]
 +  * See the JavaScript ''bbs.menu()'' [[http://synchro.net/docs/jsobjs.html#bbs_methods|method]]
  
-See [[config:text files]] for more details.+Files in the ''text/menu'' directory (and its sub-directories) are special because there may be multiple terminal-specific versions of each menu base filename. The ''.asc'' version of a menu file is considered the "lowest common denominator", and will be displayed when other versions do not exist or the user's terminal has no special capabilities (e.g. TTY).
  
 +See [[config:text files]] for more details about the various file types supported in the ''text/menu'' directory (e.g. ''.asc'', ''.ans'', ''.mon'', ''.rip'', etc.).
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 +Sub-directories of the ''text/menu'' directory may be used for the storage of menu files for (non-default or 3rd party) command shells.
 ==== avatars ==== ==== avatars ====