Re: %12s
  By: Digital Man to The Millionaire on Sat Jul 20 2019 06:01 pm

 >   Re: %12s
 >   By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Sat Jul 20 2019 04:55 pm
 >
 >  >   Re: %12s
 >  >   By: Digital Man to The Millionaire on Sat Jul 20 2019 03:08 am
 >  >
 >  >  >   Re: %12s
 >  >  >   By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Fri Jul 19 2019 03:54 pm
 >  >  >
 >  >  >  > On line 126 and 128 there is a %12s variable in the text.dat file.
 >  >  >  > what is this for?
 >
 >  >  > text.dat string that contain % specifiers are for variable
 >  >  > replacements. The "names" of these strings usually end in "Fmt" (for
 >  >  > "format" and the syntax is consistent with the C printf-style
 >  >  > functions.
 >
 >  >  > So %12s means: a string of text, at least 12 characters wide,
 >  >  > right-justified.
 >  >  > rain/24hrs
 >
 >  > one more question here: if it's %11.11 %11.11 are those information or
 >  > formats also?
 >
 > Those are format specifiers too. It's not obvious now?
 >
 >                                             digital man
 >
 > Synchronet/BBS Terminology Definition #47:
 > MUD = Multi-User Dungeon
 > Norco, CA WX: 79.2°F, 50.0% humidity, 10 mph ENE wind, 0.00 inches
 > rain/24hrs

but some of those variables contain information too as well. for example in
line 545 last callers line all have a color for them therefore representing
information too.

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