r/bbs • u/mike3y • Oct 03 '24

BBS Software Mystic - File Group Change (Ansi Display)

How do you display and ansi when changing file groups or message groups?

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u/MobileCamera6692 Oct 03 '24 edited Oct 03 '24

|dfFILENAME| in the prompt would work

i think there's a groups ansi too that shows when u change file areas

e: changed leading @ to |

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u/mike3y Oct 03 '24

Any chance you could provide a screenshot?

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u/MobileCamera6692 Oct 03 '24

i don't have mystic running. you can search the prompts with ctrl-f i believe. i changed my comment; it's |dfFILENAME| [i had a leading @]

you can make almost anything an ansi display with this. use location codes for even more awesomeness.

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u/mike3y Oct 03 '24

Here is an example of what I'm referring to from Acid Underworld.

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u/MobileCamera6692 Oct 03 '24

in the Display Files section of the wiki...

FGROUPx .XXX - Displayed after joining file group x.

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u/denzuko dev / sysop Oct 03 '24

That's going to be the way. OP seems to want to change the echonet popup? That's not customizable far as I'm aware but one can create an entire new menu with the ansi art for the group then in the menu configure hard code the change to the echonet and group then call the group menu.

Did that kind of stuff on xmcore a lot for doors and other menus to extend features, include an Easter egg system, or have better interactive experiences.

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u/MobileCamera6692 Oct 03 '24

most likely the groups ansi on this one. i'd have to re-read the docs to find the filenaming. you can have an ansi display after a group is selected. it is in the docs tho...