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custom:menu_files [2020/12/23 09:09] – [Optional] mention msglist files since they are included in the repo mlongcustom:menu_files [2023/10/26 17:25] (current) – Document the text/menu/lang sub-directory used for translated menu files to alternate languages 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's //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 (exact) number 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).

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