Synchronet v3.19b-Win32 (install) has been released (Jan-2022).

You can donate to the Synchronet project using PayPal.

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revisionPrevious revision
Next revision		Previous revision
dir:text [2010/02/23 14:36] – digitalmandir:text [2023/10/26 17:39] (current) – [menu] Mention the new language sub-dirs digital man
Line 1: Line 1:
-====== TEXT Directory ======+====== text directory ======
  
 +The Synchronet ''text'' directory contains several forms of text files, generally displayable to users of the BBS.
 ===== Directory Contents ===== ===== Directory Contents =====
 +With a few exceptions, the ''text'' directory contains files that may be displayed to users (e.g. menu files displayed in the Terminal Server).
  
 +The stock/default contents of the ''text'' directory can be browsed online [[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/tree/master/text|here]].
 +
 +A daily snapshot archive of the stock/default contents of the ''text'' directory can downloaded in [[ftp://ftp.synchro.net/sbbstext.zip|zip]] (for Windows) or [[ftp://ftp.synchro.net/sbbstext.tgz|tgz]] (for *nix).
 +
 +Since many of the files in the ''text'' directory may reflect the sysop's personal customizations, it's a highly recommended to be very careful when replacing/overwriting any files in this directory.
 ===== Sub-directories ===== ===== Sub-directories =====
  
 ==== menu ==== ==== menu ====
 +The menu files displayed to users of the [[server:Terminal]] Server are stored in the ''text/menu'' directory.
 +
 +References to the files in the ''text/menu'' directory may be made from [[custom:command shell|command shells]], [[module:|loadable modules]], [[service:|services]], [[custom:text.dat]] lines, and web interface scripts.
 +  * See the Baja ''menu'' [[http://synchro.net/docs/baja.html#DisplayFunctions|display function]]
 +  * See the JavaScript ''bbs.menu()'' [[http://synchro.net/docs/jsobjs.html#bbs_methods|method]]
 +
 +Files in the ''text/menu'' directory (and its sub-directories) are special because there may be multiple terminal-specific versions of each menu base filename. The ''.asc'' version of a menu file is considered the "lowest common denominator", and will be displayed when other versions do not exist or the user's terminal has no special capabilities (e.g. TTY).
 +
 +See [[config:text files]] for more details about the various file types supported in the ''text/menu'' directory (e.g. ''.msg'', ''.asc'', ''.ans'', ''.mon'', ''.rip'', etc.).
 +
 +Sub-directories of the ''text/menu'' directory are used for the storage of menu files that have been translated to alternate languages (indicated by ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[custom:text.ini|text.lang.ini]]'' files).
 +
 +Sub-directories of the ''text/menu'' directory may be used for the storage of menu files for (non-default or 3rd party) command shells.
 +==== avatars ====
 +
 +The ''text/avatars'' directory contains avatar collections (''*.bin'' files) from which the BBS users may select a pre-made avatar for their personal use. 
 +
 +See the [[module:avatars]] module for more details.
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
  
   * [[./index|Directory structure]]   * [[./index|Directory structure]]
-  * [[http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/text/|TEXT directory in CVS]] [[http://cvs-mirror.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/text/|Mirror]]+  * [[:config:text_files|Text files]] 
 +  * [[:module:Avatars]] 
 +  * [[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/tree/master/text|text directory in CVS]]
  
  
  

Trace: