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The TriBBS Bulletin Board System 43
DISPLAY SCREENS
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TriBBS allows you to use a number of optional display screens to
customize your board. These screens can be either ANSI color screens
or monochrome screens. TriBBS requires you to use an extension of RIP
for RIPScrip graphics screens, ANS for ANSI color screens and BBS for
monochrome screens. All display screens are stored in the DISPLAY
subdirectory. If you have the node configured to use its own DISPLAY
directory, TriBBS will look for the display screens there. Otherwise,
TriBBS will look for the display screens in node 1's DISPLAY
directory.
If the caller has selected RIPScrip graphics or TriBBS has
autodetected, TriBBS will always search the DISPLAY subdirectory for
RIP screens. If a RIP screen can't be found or the caller has
selected ANSI color graphics or TriBBS has autodetected ANSI color,
TriBBS will always search the DISPLAY subdirectory for ANS screens.
If TriBBS can't find an ANS screen or the caller doesn't have RIPScrip
graphics or ANSI color selected, TriBBS will search the DISPLAY
subdirectory for an appropriate monochrome screen. If TriBBS can't
find any of the three types of display screens, TriBBS will either
display nothing if it's a simple display screen or TriBBS will
generate and display a menu on the fly if an appropriate menu screen
isn't found. You should note that if TriBBS does not generate on-the-
fly menus for RIPScrip graphics. It will generate an ANSI menu if a
custom RIPScrip menu isn't available.
@-Variables
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TriBBS supports the following @-variables in display screens to
perform a wide variety of actions:
@-variable Action Taken
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@ALIAS@ Displays the caller's alias.
@BAUDRATE@ Displays the caller's baud rate.
@BBSSTARTDATE@ Displays the board's starting date.
@BEEP@ Sends a BELL (07H).
@BIRTHDATE@ Displays the caller's birthdate.
@BOARDNAME@ Displays the board's name.
@BREAKOFF@ Makes the screen unbreakable.
@BREAKON@ Makes the screen breakable.
@BYTERATIO@ Displays the caller's byte ratio.
@CALLS@ Displays the caller's number of calls.
@CALLSTODAY@ Displays the caller's number of calls for
today.
@CITY@ Displays the caller's city and state.
@CLS@ Clears the screen.
@CR@ Displays a carriage return/line feed pair.