Re: Re: Text.dat
By: The Millionaire to Tracker1 on Thu May 27 2021 04:12 pm
If the text.dat was a textdat.js file then there would less screw ups in my own opinion that is.
blaming the data file for the error placed there by a human?
Isn't a .js file typically JavaScript? Wouldn't that just place MORE syntax restictions/requirements to the file?
The text.dat file has a specific format that is quite simple, and if you pull all the color codes out of it, it's actually quite legible.
So.. which might you consider to be more prone to screw ups: Editing text.dat or trying to create new menus and screens using Ctrl-A color codes and @ variables? I tend to do heavy editing in the menu, if there is an error it's less likely to take the system down like a corrupt text.dat might do.
But I get it... text.dat colors, if they don't match the color theme you desire, will require some editing.
... Everything beautiful has its moment and then passes away.
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