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  • Typo in system.msg

    From Gamgee@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 10:23:00
    Hello DM,

    I've found a minor (but cosmetically aggravating) typo in the /sbbs/text/system.msg file. The "Email" and "Feedback" lines have
    their fields left-justified, but it doesn't work and results in the
    "Today" field for both lines being improperly aligned.

    The issue is the use of the "-" just before the "L" in these lines,
    because the @-codes there take an argument preceded by a colon, and
    the "|" symbol should be used instead of the "-", as indicated on the
    Wiki: http://wiki.synchro.net/custom:atcodes#format_modifiers in the Exceptions section.

    I know this is a minor thing but the use of the "|" character makes it
    display properly. Many folks modify this file (as I have), but wish
    to keep using those "stats" lines. Maybe you could make the "stock"
    file reflect this change. Thanks!



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  • From Al@1:103/705 to Gamgee on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 11:12:50
    Re: Typo in system.msg
    By: Gamgee to Digital Man on Wed Jan 27 2021 10:23 am

    The issue is the use of the "-" just before the "L" in these lines, because the @-codes there take an argument preceded by a colon, and
    the "|" symbol should be used instead of the "-", as indicated on the Wiki: http://wiki.synchro.net/custom:atcodes#format_modifiers in the Exceptions section.

    Good catch. I've been looking at that too but could never figure out why that was happening.

    I changed the - to a | and now it looks the way it should, thanks.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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