Subj : bbs.menu vs bbs.menu_exists
To   : nolageek
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Jan 15 2020 09:31 am

 Re: bbs.menu vs bbs.menu_exists
 By: nolageek to Digital Man on Tue Jan 14 2020 11:12 pm

>   Re: bbs.menu vs bbs.menu_exists
>   By: Digital Man to nolageek on Tue Jan 14 2020 03:00 pm
>
>  DM> At minimum, a .asc or .msg menu display file is required. bbs.menu()
>  DM> first looks for the *most* applicable file format, not all file
>  DM> formats.
>
> But it will find .ans - I guess I expected bbs.menu() and bbs.menu_exists()
> to work with the same formats so they could work together.

They do. That's why menu_exists() is failing, because you're doing it wrong. You *have* to have one of the lowest-common-denominator menu files (*.msg or *.asc).

> I could convert I
> gues (but then I'd have to always convert back and forth to edit them.)

That or use an editor that supports Ctrl-A format files (e.g. PabloDraw).

> Are
> .msg and .asc faster or are they "more native" to synchronet? Just curious.

Not faster, but better.

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