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custom:menu_files [2020/10/22 11:33] – [Optional] Document the xtrn#_head menu files digital mancustom:menu_files [2024/10/24 13:56] (current) – [Optional] Clarify that group/lib/section numbering is 1-based for menu files digital man
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 Menu files displayed to the remote terminal client / user are stored in the ''[[dir:text]]/menu'' directory. Menu files displayed to the remote terminal client / user are stored in the ''[[dir:text]]/menu'' directory.
  
-Other display files (mainly used during the terminal server's new user registration process), are stored in the ''[[dir:text]]'' 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. 
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 +Other display files (mainly used during the terminal server'//new user// registration process), are stored in the ''[[dir:text]]'' directory.
  
 Menu files may have one of the following file suffixes / extensions: Menu files may have one of the following file suffixes / extensions:
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 | 4        | ''.asc''            | ''.asc'' |          | ''.msg''  |                                        | | 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 (exactnumber of screen columns (e.g. usually 80 or 40) and ''//.ext//'' is one of the supported file extensions from the above list.+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). 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 [[http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/text/menu/|Menu Directory]] in [[dev:CVS]] for default menu files and their contents.+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. 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.
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 |dlprot        |str.cpp     |Download 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)| |ulprot        |str.cpp     |Upload transfer protocols (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)|
 +|upload        |shell_lib.js | Displayed before the prompt for user-supplied filename to upload |
 |grps          |execmsg.cpp |Message Group listing (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)| |grps          |execmsg.cpp |Message Group listing (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)|
-|subs//<x>//         |execmsg.cpp |Message Sub-board listing, //<x>// is the group number|+|subs//<x>//         |execmsg.cpp |Message Sub-board listing, //<x>// is the (one-based) group number|
 |libs          |execfile.cpp|File Library listing (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)| |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| |msgtabs       |writemsg.cpp|Internal message editor tab bar|
-|dirs//<x>//         |execfile.cpp|File Directory listing, //<x>// is the library number|+|dirs//<x>//         |execfile.cpp|File Directory listing, //<x>// is the (one-based) 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      |xtrn_sec.js |External Program Sections (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)|
-|xtrn//<x>//_head    |xtrn_sec.js |External Program list header, //<x>// is the section number| +|xtrn_sec_tail      |xtrn_sec.js |External Program Sections footer| 
-|xtrn//<x>//         |xtrn_sec.js |External Program listing, //<x>// is the section number|+|xtrn//<x>//_head    |xtrn_sec.js |External Program list header, //<x>// is the (one-based) section number
 +|xtrn//<code>//_head    |xtrn_sec.js |External Program list header, //<code>// is the section code| 
 +|xtrn_head | xtrn_sec.js | External Program list header (global)
 +|xtrn//<x>//         |xtrn_sec.js |External Program listing, //<x>// is the (one-based) section number
 +|xtrn//<code>//         |xtrn_sec.js |External Program listing, //<code>// is the section code|
 |xtrn///<code>//|xtrn_sec.js|Message displayed just before executing the external program represented by //<code>//| |xtrn///<code>//|xtrn_sec.js|Message displayed just before executing the external program represented by //<code>//|
 +|xtrn//<x>//_tail    |xtrn_sec.js |External Program list footer, //<x>// is the (one-based) section number|
 +|xtrn//<code>//_tail    |xtrn_sec.js |External Program list footer, //<code>// 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_sec      |text_sec.cpp|Text File Section listing (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)|
-|text//<x>//         |text_sec.cpp|Text File listing, //<x>// is the text file section number|+|text//<x>//         |text_sec.cpp|Text File listing, //<x>// is the (one-based) text file section number|
 |chan          |chat.cpp    |Multinode Chat Channels (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)| |chan          |chat.cpp    |Multinode Chat Channels (displayed instead of dynamically generated list)|
 |tmessage      |default.src |Displays when the user enters the transfer section| |tmessage      |default.src |Displays when the user enters the transfer section|