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 ====== Color Codes ====== ====== Color Codes ======
  
-Beyond Synchronet's own Ctrl-A codes for colors, there is support for a number of other color code definitions to use.+Beyond Synchronet's own [[Ctrl-A codes]] for colors, there is support in Synchronet for a number of other color/attribute code formats which may be used in messages and text files. Support for these extra color/attribute code formats may be individually enabled or disabled in [[util:SCFG]]->System->Extra Attribute Codes (for display files) [[util:SCFG]]->Message Areas ... Sub-boards->Toggle Options->Extra Attribute Codes (for message text): 
 + 
 +  ╔═════════════════════════════════════╗ 
 +  ║  Extra Attribute Codes in Messages  ║ 
 +  ╠═════════════════════════════════════╣ 
 +  ║ │WWIV (Heart) Codes             No  ║ 
 +  ║ │PCBoard (@Xxx) Codes           No  ║ 
 +  ║ │Wildcat (@xx@) Codes           No  ║ 
 +  ║ │Celerity (¦x) Codes            No  ║ 
 +  ║ │Renegade (¦xx) Codes           Yes ║ 
 +  ╚═════════════════════════════════════╝
  
 ====WWIV Format==== ====WWIV Format====
  
-Synchronet also supports Color Codes which are native to WWIV BBS software. These codes consist of a Control-C followed by a number (0 through 7):+Synchronet optionally supports color/attribute codes which are native to //WWIV// BBS software. These codes consist of a Control-C (ASCII 3) character followed by a single decimal digit (0 through 9):
  
 ^ Code ^ Color ^ ^ Code ^ Color ^
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 ====Celerity Format==== ====Celerity Format====
  
-Synchronet also supports Color Codes which are native to Celerity BBS software. +Synchronet optionally supports color/attribute codes which are native to //Celerity// BBS software. 
-These codes consist of a pipe symbol '|' followed by a letter (case sensitive):+These codes consist of a pipe symbol (''|'') followed by a single alphabetic letter (case sensitive):
  
 ^ Code ^ Color (foreground) ^ ^ Code ^ Color (foreground) ^
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 | S | Swap foreground and background | | S | Swap foreground and background |
  
-Example: "|b|S|W" would set the current color to high intensity white on a blue background.+Example: "''|b|S|W''" would set the current color to high intensity white on a blue background.
  
-Note: Due to conflicting escape sequences (namely, the pipe character), Celerity color codes are not supported when using RIP terminal mode.+Note: Due to conflicting escape sequences (namely, the pipe character), //Celerity// color/atribute codes are not supported when using RIP terminal mode.
  
  
-====Renegade Format====+====Renegade/Telegard Format====
  
-Synchronet also supports Color Codes which are native to Renegade BBS software.  These codes consist of a pipe symbol '|' followed by a number (0-23):+Synchronet optionally supports color/attribute codes which are native to //Renegade// BBS software.  These codes consist of a pipe symbol (''|'') followed by a two-digit decimal number (00-31):
  
 ^ Code ^ Color ^ ^ Code ^ Color ^
-| 0 | Normal Black | +| 00 | Normal Black | 
-| 1 | Normal Blue | +| 01 | Normal Blue | 
-| 2 | Normal Green | +| 02 | Normal Green | 
-| 3 | Normal Cyan | +| 03 | Normal Cyan | 
-| 4 | Normal Red | +| 04 | Normal Red | 
-| 5 | Normal Magenta | +| 05 | Normal Magenta | 
-| 6 | Brown | +| 06 | Brown | 
-| 7 | Normal White | +| 07 | Normal White | 
-| 8 | High Intensity Black | +| 08 | High Intensity Black | 
-| 9 | High Intensity Blue |+| 09 | High Intensity Blue |
 | 10 | High Intensity Green | | 10 | High Intensity Green |
 | 11 | High Intensity Cyan | | 11 | High Intensity Cyan |
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 | 22 | Background Brown | | 22 | Background Brown |
 | 23 | Background White | | 23 | Background White |
 +| 24 | High Intensity Black Background (or blinking foreground) |
 +| 25 | High Intensity Blue Background (or blinking foreground) |
 +| 26 | High Intensity Green Background (or blinking foreground) |
 +| 27 | High Intensity Cyan Background (or blinking foreground) |
 +| 28 | High Intensity Red Background (or blinking foreground) |
 +| 29 | High Intensity Magenta Background (or blinking foreground) |
 +| 30 | High Intensity Yellow Background (or blinking foreground) |
 +| 31 | High Intensity White Background (or blinking foreground) |
  
-Example: "|15|17" would set the current color to high intensity white on a blue background. +Example: "''|15|17''" would set the current color to high intensity white on a blue background.
- +
-Note: Due to conflicting escape sequences (namely, the pipe character), Renegade color codes are not supported when using RIP terminal mode.+
  
  
 ====PCBoard / Wildcat Format==== ====PCBoard / Wildcat Format====
  
-Two of the Color Code formats which Synchronet supports (PCBoard and Wildcat) use similar, yet cryptic, methods of displaying colors.  The PCBoard method uses the format "@X<Background><Foreground>", and Wildcat uses the format "@<Background><Foreground>@".  The following is a list of the Background and Foreground choices available:+Two of the color/attribute code formats which Synchronet optionally supports (//PCBoard// and //Wildcat!//) use similar, yet cryptic, methods of displaying colors.  The //PCBoard// method uses the format "@X<Background><Foreground>", and //Wildcat!// uses the format "@<Background><Foreground>@".  The following is a list of the Background and Foreground choices available:
  
 ^ <Background> ^ Color ^ Attribute ^ <Foreground> ^ Color ^ Attribute ^ ^ <Background> ^ Color ^ Attribute ^ <Foreground> ^ Color ^ Attribute ^
 | 0 | Black | Normal | 0 | Black | Normal | | 0 | Black | Normal | 0 | Black | Normal |
-| 1 | Blue | " | 1 | Blue | " | +| 1 | Blue | Normal | 1 | Blue | Normal | 
-| 2 | Green | " | 2 | Green | " | +| 2 | Green | Normal | 2 | Green | Normal | 
-| 3 | Cyan | " | 3 | Cyan | "| +| 3 | Cyan | Normal | 3 | Cyan | Normal | 
-| 4 | Red | " | 4 | Red | "| +| 4 | Red | Normal | 4 | Red | Normal | 
-| 5 | Magenta | " | 5 | Magenta | " | +| 5 | Magenta | Normal | 5 | Magenta | Normal | 
-| 6 | Brown | " | 6 | Brown | " | +| 6 | Brown | Normal | 6 | Brown | Normal | 
-| 7 | White | " | 7 | White | " | +| 7 | White | Normal | 7 | White | Normal | 
-| 8 | Black | Blinks Foreground | 8 | Black   High Intensity | " | +| 8 | Black | Blinking Foreground | 8 | Black  | High Intensity |  
-| 9 | Blue | " | 9 | Blue | " | +| 9 | Blue | Blinking Foreground  | 9 | Blue | High Intensity  | 
-| A | Green | " |  A | Green | " | +| A | Green | Blinking Foreground  | A | Green | High Intensity  | 
-| B | Cyan | " | B | Cyan | " | +| B | Cyan | Blinking Foreground  | B | Cyan | High Intensity  | 
-| C | Red | " | C | Red | " | +| C | Red | Blinking Foreground  | C | Red | High Intensity  | 
-| D | Magenta | " | D | Magenta | " | +| D | Magenta | Blinking Foreground  | D | Magenta | High Intensity  | 
-| E | Brown | " | E | Yellow | " | +| E | Brown | Blinking Foreground  | E | Yellow | High Intensity  | 
-| F | White | " | F | White | " |+| F | White | Blinking Foreground  | F | White | High Intensity  | 
 + 
 +Example: ''@1F@'' in //Wildcat!// format and ''@X1F'' in //PCBoard// format would set the current color to high intensity white on a blue background. 
 + 
 +Additionally, PCBoard supports ''@X00'' to save the current color and ''@XFF'' to restore the previously saved color. 
 + 
 +===== Note ===== 
 +The "Blinking Foreground" attribute may be displayed as a "High Intensity Background" attribute in some terminals. This terminal mode is sometimes referred to as "ICE color" mode and may be enabled and subsequently disabled in [[http://syncterm.net|SyncTERM]] with specific ANSI terminal escape sequences.
  
-Example: "@1F@" in Wildcat format and "@X1F" in PCBoard format would set the current color to high intensity white on a blue background. 
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
   * [[:custom:|Customization]]   * [[:custom:|Customization]]
 +  * [[http://synchro.net/docs/customization.html#MessageColorCodes|Old documentation of this feature (stale)]]
  
-{{tag>}}+{{tag>ansi colors}}
  

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