Subj : attr.cfg
To   : MRO
From : Digital Man
Date : Sun Feb 08 2026 10:44 pm

  Re: attr.cfg
  By: MRO to Digital Man on Sun Feb 08 2026 08:58 pm

 >   Re: attr.cfg
 >   By: Digital Man to MRO on Sun Feb 08 2026 04:23 pm
 >
 >  >  > the text attribute settings and get rid of attr.ini or attr.cfg
 >
 >  > 1. sysops aren't encouraged to edit their text.dat file any longer,
 >  > that's what the text.ini file is for:
 >  > https://wiki.synchro.net/custom:text.ini
 >
 > i don't think you're taking into account how convoluded things have become.
 > I looked at the text.ini format and i see it has some redeeming features but
 > it's not something i'd like to use as a sysop.

Why? You'd rather have 1000 line text.dat file that you have to re-synchronize with each new version of Synchronet? *that* is convoluted.

 >  > 2. there's no "place" in text.dat (or text.ini) for raw attribute
 >  > codes
 >
 > there is a place if you make a place.

text.dat contains text strings. attr.ini contains encodings for an 8-bit CGA attribute value. They're not the same thing.
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