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     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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