====== Menu Files ====== Menu files displayed to the remote terminal client / user are stored in the ''[[dir:text]]/menu'' directory. Menu files that have been translated to alternate languages (represented by ''[[dir:ctrl]]/text.//lang//.ini'' files) are stored in their ''[[dir:text]]/menu///lang//'' directory. Other display files (mainly used during the terminal server's //new user// registration process), are stored in the ''[[dir:text]]'' directory. Menu files may have one of the following file suffixes / extensions: ^Extension ^Description of expected contents^ |''.asc'' |ASCII characters (CP437 characters, optionally)| |''.msg'' |ASCII/CP437 characters ((the main difference between .asc and .msg files are their selection priority, with .asc files targeting plain-ASCII terminals)) | |''.seq'' |PETSCII characters and control-sequences | |''.ans'' |ASCII/CP437 characters and ANSI X3.64 Terminal control-sequences| |''.mon'' |ASCII/CP437 characters and ANSI X3.64 Terminal control-sequences suited for monochrome displays | |''.rip'' |ASCII/CP437 characters and RIPscrip Terminal control-sequences| //All// of these file types may contain [[Ctrl-A Codes]] color/attribute codes and/or [[atcodes|@-Codes]]. Although you may have multiple menu files with the same base filename and different suffixes/extensions, only one menu file will be selected and displayed to the terminal user based on their configured or auto-detected terminal type/capabilities. The menu/display file selection priority is as follows (the highest-priority file type that exists on disk will be displayed to the user): | |^ ANSI / CP437((ANSI/CP437 would be the most common BBS terminal-type encountered)) ^^ ANSI / ASCII ^| ||| ^ Priority ^ RIP ^ Color ^ Mono ^ Color ^ Mono ^ PETSCII ^ TTY / CP437 ^ TTY / ASCII ^ | 1 | ''.rip'' | ''.ans'' | ''.mon'' | ''.ans'' | ''.mon'' | ''.seq'' | ''.msg'' | ''.asc'' | | 2 | ''.ans'' | ''.msg'' | ''.ans'' | ''.asc'' | ''.ans'' | ''.msg'' | ''.asc'' | ''.msg'' | | 3 | ''.msg'' | ''.asc'' | ''.msg'' | ''.msg'' | ''.asc'' | ''.asc'' | | | | 4 | ''.asc'' | | ''.asc'' | | ''.msg'' | | | | Each of these file types may be preempted by a terminal-width specific file with a name ending in ''.//X//col//.ext//'' where ''//X//'' is the **exact** number of screen columns required to display the file correctly (e.g. 40, 80, 132) and ''//.ext//'' is one of the supported file extensions from the above list. To specify a **minimum** number of screen columns for a display file, use filenames ending in ''.c//X.ext//'' where //X// is the minimum number of screen columns to display the file correctly. If you only have **one** display file for any particular base filename, it should have either a ''.msg'' or ''.asc'' extension and contain no terminal-control sequences (e.g. ANSI, PETSCII, or RIP). See the [[https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/tree/master/text/menu|Menu Directory]] in [[dev:git]] for default menu files and their contents. Most menu files are loaded/displayed by a [[custom:command shell]], so the name and location (e.g. sub-directory) of those files may depend on which command shell is in use by the users of your [[server:terminal]] server. ===== Defaults ===== Default menu file names and descriptions: ^Base filename ^Displayed By^Description^ |allmail |readmail.cpp|Sysop's reading all mail on system menu| |attr |writemsg.cpp|Ctrl-A code help for use within the Synchronet internal message editor| |batchxfr |bat_xfer.cpp|Batch transfer menu| |batflag |listfile.cpp|Batch flag command key menu| |chat |chat_sec.js |Chat section menu| |e-mail |default.src |E-mail section menu| |editor |writemsg.cpp|Synchronet internal editor commands and line editing keys| |exempt |useredit.cpp|Exemption flag descriptions for use within User Edit| |flagsx |useredit.cpp|Flag set (x is 1 through 4) descriptions for use within User Editor (sysop to modify)| |logoff |execfunc.cpp|Logoff screen (not displayed on fast logoff)| |logon |logon.js |Logon screen (logon1, logon2, logon3, etc. also supported)| |mailread |readmail.cpp|Reading mail menu| |main |default.src |Main section menu (the most commonly viewed menu)| |maincfg |default.src |Main configuration menu| |maininfo |default.src |Main information menu| |msgscan |scansubs.cpp|Message reading/scanning menu| |multchat |chat.cpp |Multinode chat menu| |privchat |chat.cpp |Private node-to-node chat menu| |qwk |qwk.cpp |QWK Packet configuration and transfer menu| |restrict |useredit.cpp|Restriction flag descriptions for use within User Edit (sysop to modify)| |sentmail |readmail.cpp|Reading sent mail menu| |sysmailr |readmail.cpp|Sysop additional commands while reading mail| |sysmain |default.src |Sysop additional commands for main section| |sysmscan |readmsgs.cpp|Sysop additional commands while message reading/scanning| |syssmail |readmail.cpp|Sysop additional commands while reading sent mail| |sysxfer |default.src |Sysop additional commands for transfer section| |tempxfer |tmp_xfer.cpp|Temporary directory commands menu| |transfer |default.src |File Transfer section menu| |uedit |useredit.cpp|User Edit menu| |xfercfg |default.src |File Transfer section configuration menu| |xferinfo |default.src |File Transfer section information menu| ===== Optional ===== Optional menu file names and descriptions (these file do not exist by default): ^Base filename ^Displayed By^Description^ |batdprot |str.cpp |Batch download transfer protocols (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)| |batuprot |str.cpp |Batch upload transfer protocols (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)| |biprot |str.cpp |Bidirectional transfer protocols (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)| |dlprot |str.cpp |Download transfer protocols (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)| |ulprot |str.cpp |Upload transfer protocols (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)| |grps |execmsg.cpp |Message Group listing (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)| |subs//// |execmsg.cpp |Message Sub-board listing, //// is the group number| |libs |execfile.cpp|File Library listing (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)| |msglist | msglist.js|Used by [[module:msglist|Message List]]| |msgview | msglist.js|Used by [[module:msglist|Message List]]| |msgtabs |writemsg.cpp|Internal message editor tab bar| |dirs//// |execfile.cpp|File Directory listing, //// is the library number| |xtrn_sec_head |xtrn_sec.js |External Program Sections header| |xtrn_sec |xtrn_sec.js |External Program Sections (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)| |xtrn_sec_tail |xtrn_sec.js |External Program Sections footer| |xtrn////_head |xtrn_sec.js |External Program list header, //// is the section number| |xtrn////_head |xtrn_sec.js |External Program list header, //// is the section code| |xtrn_head | xtrn_sec.js | External Program list header (global)| |xtrn//// |xtrn_sec.js |External Program listing, //// is the section number| |xtrn//// |xtrn_sec.js |External Program listing, //// is the section code| |xtrn/////|xtrn_sec.js|Message displayed just before executing the external program represented by ////| |xtrn////_tail |xtrn_sec.js |External Program list footer, //// is the section number| |xtrn////_tail |xtrn_sec.js |External Program list footer, //// is the section code| |xtrn_tail | xtrn_sec.js | External Program list footer (global)| |text_sec |text_sec.cpp|Text File Section listing (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)| |text//// |text_sec.cpp|Text File listing, //// is the text file section number| |chan |chat.cpp |Multinode Chat Channels (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)| |tmessage |default.src |Displays when the user enters the transfer section| |tpolicy |str.cpp |File transfer policy (displayed instead of ''[[custom:text.dat]]'' strings: TransferPolicyHdr, TpUpload, TpDownload)| |random//// |logon.js |Random logon screen (e.g. ''random1'', ''random2'', ''random3'', etc.)| ===== See Also ===== * [[custom:|Customization]] * [[custom:Ctrl-A Codes]] * [[custom:atcodes|@-Codes]] * [[util:ASC2ANS]] utility * [[util:ANS2ASC]] utility * [[resource:ANSI Editors]] {{tag>}}