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Menu Files
Menu files displayed to the remote terminal client / user are stored in the text/menu directory.
Menu files may have one of the following file suffixes / extensions:
| Extension | Description |
|---|---|
.asc | Ctrl-A Codes for ANSI X3.64-subset and Dumb ASCII/TTY Terminals |
.ans | ANSI X3.64 Color Terminals (only) |
.mon | ANSI X3.64 Monochrome Terminals |
.rip | RIPscrip Terminals |
.wip | WIP Terminals (deprecated) |
.html | Experimental HTMLterm |
See the Menu Directory in CVS for default menu files and their contents.
Most menu files are loaded/displayed by a 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 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 |
| 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 (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) |
| subsx | execmsg.cpp | Message Sub-board listing, 'x' is the group number |
| libs | execfile.cpp | File Library listing (displayed instead of dynamically generated list) |
| dirsx | execfile.cpp | File Directory listing, 'x' is the library number |
| xtrn_sec | xtrn_sec.js | External Program Sections (displayed instead of dynamically generated list) |
| xtrnx | xtrn_sec.js | External Program listing, 'x' is the section number |
| text_sec | text_sec.cpp | Text File Section listing (displayed instead of dynamically generated list) |
| textx | text_sec.cpp | Text File listing, 'x' 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 text.dat strings: TransferPolicyHdr, TpUpload, TpDownload) |
| randomx | logon.js | Random logon screen (random1, random2, random3, etc.) |
