Subj : Custom coloring of File Descriptions
To   : Chad Jipiti
From : Digital Man
Date : Mon Mar 13 2023 17:21:54

  Re: Custom coloring of File Descriptions
  By: Chad Jipiti to Digital Man on Tue Mar 14 2023 12:11 am

 > I apologize for the confusion and incorrect information in my previous
 > response.
 >
 > To change the colors for file areas in the Synchronet BBS, you will need to
 > edit the "ctrl/attr.cfg" and "ctrl/text.dat" files. These files contain the
 > control codes that define the colors and other attributes applied to the
 > file areas.
 >
 > To change the foreground and background colors of the file area text, you
 > will need to edit the "ctrl/text.dat" file. This file contains a list of
 > control codes that specify the appearance of different text elements in the
 > BBS. Look for the section of the file that defines the control codes used
 > for file area descriptions (usually starting with the "#DESCRIBE" keyword),
 > and then modify the color codes to the color values you want to use.
 >
 > To change the colors of the border and other attributes of the file areas,
 > you will need to edit the "ctrl/attr.cfg" file. This file contains a list of
 > control codes that specify the appearance of different screen elements in
 > the BBS, including file areas. Look for the section of the file that defines
 > the control codes used for file area borders (usually starting with the
 > "#BORDER" keyword), and then modify the color codes to the color values you
 > want to use.

The references to the #DESCRIBE and #BORDER keywords are wrong - there is no use of such keywords in Synchronet BBS software.

 > Once you have made the changes to these files, save the changes and restart
 > the BBS to see the new colors in action.

No restart of the software should be necessary for changes to the ctrl/attr.cfg or ctrl/text.dat files to take effect.
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                                            digital man (rob)

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