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    From Lupine Furmen@1:103/705 to All on Tue Nov 5 13:31:41 2019
    I'm trying to do some custome menus for my system, but I can't edit the existing ones because when I try to open the ascii menu file all I see is a lot
    of code. Even when I use the edit command from the control panel.

    Can all the .asc files be replaced with regular ole ANSI files?
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  • From Mortifis@1:103/705 to Lupine Furmen on Tue Nov 5 16:57:01 2019
    I'm trying to do some custome menus for my system, but I can't edit the existing ones because when I try to open the ascii menu file all I see is a lot of code. Even when I use the edit command from the control panel.

    what are you using as an editor?

    Can all the .asc files be replaced with regular ole ANSI files?

    yes, but the *.asc file are there to accommodate non-ansi terminal types.. there is /sbbs/exec/asc2ans.exe and /sbbs/exec/ans2asc.exe

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  • From Alterego@1:103/705 to Lupine Furmen on Wed Nov 6 08:32:21 2019
    Re: Menu Editing
    By: Lupine Furmen to All on Tue Nov 05 2019 01:31 pm

    Can all the .asc files be replaced with regular ole ANSI files?

    You can convert them to ANSI with asc2ans, edit them, and then convert them back with ans2asc.

    While you can leave them as ans files (sbbs will use asc first if it sees it I think) - its better to convert them to asc, then other internal sbbs functions work better (ie: screen pause on the users configured page length).
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  • From Nightfox@1:103/705 to Alterego on Tue Nov 5 15:02:52 2019
    Re: Menu Editing
    By: Alterego to Lupine Furmen on Wed Nov 06 2019 08:32 am

    While you can leave them as ans files (sbbs will use asc first if it sees it I think) - its better to convert them to asc, then other internal sbbs functions work better (ie: screen pause on the users configured page length). ...ëîå*

    I think it's the other way around. If the client's terminal supports ANSI, I'm pretty sure Synchronet will use the .ans before the .asc. .asc is assumed to be compatible with non-ANSI terminals, so it's the fallback option.

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  • From Gamgee@1:103/705 to Lupine Furmen on Tue Nov 5 18:56:00 2019
    Lupine Furmen wrote to All <=-

    I'm trying to do some custome menus for my system, but I can't
    edit the existing ones because when I try to open the ascii menu
    file all I see is a lot of code. Even when I use the edit command
    from the control panel.

    Can all the .asc files be replaced with regular ole ANSI files?

    Here's a good starting point, and check the See Also list at the
    bottom of the page too:

    http://wiki.synchro.net/custom:menu_files



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  • From Android8675@1:103/705 to Lupine Furmen on Tue Nov 5 16:52:50 2019
    Re: Menu Editing
    By: Lupine Furmen to All on Tue Nov 05 2019 01:31 pm

    I'm trying to do some custome menus for my system, but I can't edit the existing ones because when I try to open the ascii menu file all I see is a lot of code. Even when I use the edit command from the control panel.

    Can all the .asc files be replaced with regular ole ANSI files?

    Files are in Ctrl-A format, you can use Pablodraw to edit them, it's a pretty good program (Google it), when you go to the file, you have to click File > Open, find the file and set the "File Type" Dialog to the Ctrl-A option or the file won't look correct.

    Here's some more info on Ctrl-A coded files: http://wiki.synchro.net/custom:ctrl-a_codes

    There's also a command line program that will convert a Ctrl-A file to ANSI, and visa versa. (ASC2ANS and ANS2ASC)

    I recommend spending some time figuring out the format as a lot of Synchronet voodoo is built into the format.

    -A.

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  • From Grease@1:103/705 to Lupine Furmen on Wed Nov 6 09:32:13 2019
    Re: Menu Editing
    By: Lupine Furmen to All on Tue Nov 05 2019 01:31 pm

    I'm trying to do some custome menus for my system, but I can't edit the existing ones because when I try to open the ascii menu file all I see is a lot of code. Even when I use the edit command from the control panel.
    Can all the .asc files be replaced with regular ole ANSI files?

    Use Pablo Draw. They have the Ctrl-A support to see what you are working on.

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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Lupine Furmen on Wed Nov 6 11:52:47 2019
    Re: Menu Editing
    By: Lupine Furmen to All on Tue Nov 05 2019 01:31 pm

    I'm trying to do some custome menus for my system, but I can't edit the existing ones because when I try to open the ascii menu file all I see is a lot of code. Even when I use the edit command from the control panel.

    The "edit" command from the control panel can run your associated editor for the file extension, if you like (e.g. PabloDraw or whatever).

    Can all the .asc files be replaced with regular ole ANSI files?

    Not, but you can convert to/from and edit them in ANSI Format if you need to. PabloDraw and some other BBS art/file editors do support Synchronet .asc/msg (Ctrl-A format) files. For more details, see: http://wiki.synchro.net/config:text_files

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