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| ==== Setting reference ==== | ==== Setting reference ==== |
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| * **''T'' Terminal Mode** — Auto-detects ANSI / RIP / mouse / UTF-8 / CP437 / PETSCII capabilities at logon, or you can pin a specific mode. Affects how the BBS draws menus and text. | * **''T'' Terminal Mode** — Auto-detects ANSI / RIP / mouse / UTF-8 / CP437 / PETSCII capabilities at logon, or you can pin a specific mode. Affects how the BBS draws menus and text. **ANSI** is the standard for color menus and text art on most BBSes; if your terminal supports it (most modern terminals and BBS clients do), you'll see color, boxes, and animated displays. If something looks wrong after logon — wrong character set, garbled art — you can override the detected mode here. The [[user:login:default|logon sequence]] shows what was auto-detected (e.g. ''80x24 UTF-8 / ANSI (color)''). |
| * **''K'' Command Shell** — Choose your preferred [[user:shell:|command shell]] (only shells the sysop has made available are listed). The BBS remembers your choice across sessions. | * **''K'' Command Shell** — Choose your preferred [[user:shell:|command shell]] (only shells the sysop has made available are listed). The BBS remembers your choice across sessions. |
| * **''L'' Language** — Choose your preferred display language (only languages the sysop has installed are available). | * **''L'' Language** — Choose your preferred display language (only languages the sysop has installed are available). |
| * **''A'' Temporary/QWK Archive Type** — Archiver used for QWK packets and the temp-file feature (e.g. ''zip''). | * **''A'' Temporary/QWK Archive Type** — Archiver used for QWK packets and the temp-file feature (e.g. ''zip''). |
| * **''X'' Expert Menu Mode** — When **off** (default for new users), full menus are redisplayed at every prompt; when **on** ("expert" mode), menus are hidden until you press ''?''. Saves screen real estate once you know the keys. | * **''X'' Expert Menu Mode** — When **off** (default for new users), full menus are redisplayed at every prompt; when **on** ("expert" mode), menus are hidden until you press ''?''. Saves screen real estate once you know the keys. |
| * **''P'' Screen Pause** — Pause every screenful with a //"Hit a key"// prompt. | * **''P'' Screen Pause** — Pause every screenful with a //"Hit a key"// prompt. When this is **off**, text scrolls without stopping — use [[user:ctrl_keys|Ctrl-S]] to pause and [[user:ctrl_keys|Ctrl-Q]] to resume. You can also temporarily toggle pause for the current command with [[user:ctrl_keys|Ctrl-O]] without changing this setting permanently. |
| * **''S'' Spinning Cursor** — Show a spinning cursor at pause prompts (or always, or never). | * **''S'' Spinning Cursor** — Show a spinning cursor at pause prompts (or always, or never). |
| * **''C'' Clear Screen Between Messages** — Clear the screen before displaying each new message when reading. | * **''C'' Clear Screen Between Messages** — Clear the screen before displaying each new message when reading. |
