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   PID: SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
   On Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 11:20:13 AM UTC-6, g00r00 wrote:   
      
   > That is the old 1900s ANSI style template which are being removed/replaced   
   with   
   > an easier to edit format (albeit very slowly lol)   
   >   
   > I would say the easiest way is probably to make the ANSI look like how you   
   want   
   > it to look and then edit the .ans file in a text editor and add the ! and &   
   > codes using [X and [Y location codes to move the cursor to where you want   
   them   
   > displayed. You can see an example of how the default ansimrd.ans at the   
   bottom   
   > uses the X/Y codes to set the "read" boundaries where the message text would   
   go   
   > if you open it in a text editor.   
   >   
   > It sounds like the issue you may be having is because you're doing something   
   > like this:   
   >   
   > From: &1 To: &2   
   >   
   > You have to format those codes because the value of &1 and &2 are not always   
   > the same size. So for example   
   >   
   > You would want to do something like |$R60&3 to format the subject to   
   > always be 60 characters in length. IE:   
   >   
   > From: |$R30&1 To $R30&2   
   >   
   > I've replaced the | with  there because Mystic by default will allow   
   you   
   > to use those message info codes and pipe color codes while reading messages.   
   >   
   > You could also just add [X and [Y to locate the cursor where you want the   
   > information and then outpuit &1 etc at the bottom of the ANSI which seems   
   > easiest for most people.   
      
   Ok, thanks for detailed explanation and the help!   
      
   Todd   
      
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