Subj : AnsiTerm.Js
To   : Nightfox
From : Uatu13
Date : Wed Jul 11 2018 07:49 pm

 Re: AnsiTerm.Js
 By: Nightfox to Uatu13 on Wed Jul 11 2018 09:41:37

Ni> Re: AnsiTerm.Js
Ni> By: Uatu13 to Digital Man on Tue Jul 10 2018 07:30 pm

DM>>> I don't know why that would be easier. Ctrl-A codes automatically
DM>>> expand based on the user's terminal capabilities (not all terminals
DM>>> support ANSI sequences).

Ua>> I feel silly now. I was thinking the opposite; that terminals would
Ua>> be more compatible with ANSI than BBS Codes.. but clearly I need to
Ua>> read up on this more. lol

Ni> That's actually true, terminals are more compatible with ANSI than BBS
Ni> codes. Synchronet automatically translates the Ctrl-A codes to ANSI if the
Ni> terminal supports ANSI. And if the terminal doesn't support ANSI, then
Ni> Synchronet does not include any color codes for the terminal client. The
Ni> terminal isn't actually displaying the Ctrl-A codes.

Ni> Nightfox

Oh I see now, DM was saying Synchronet expands the Ctrl-A codes, not the
terminal. Thanks for expaning on this Nightfox!  lol

I still need to brush up on this stuff.  So is it best to use the .asc files
for menus etc. instead of .ans files?

-=U13=-

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