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syncdraw lost @-codes on file load

From Fernando Toledo@1:103/705 to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Sun May 16 12:10:41 2021

open https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/265

Syncdraw won't load the @-CODES from .msg filesteps to reproduce:- open syncdraw- put some @code like @SEC@ - save as "sync" with "test.msg" as filname- close syncdraw![image](https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/uploads/1ead1e07733d83d53de35e9210a29fe6/image.png)- load the file again: - ./syncdraw test.msg the @SEC@ code do not show![image](https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/uploads/96801c1b705d3354867542ffea181c81/image.png)expected result:the file must have @SEC@ code
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From Deuc?@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sat May 22 16:45:29 2021

https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/265#note_2004

This is because .msg is not a known file type. For .asc, .ans, and .avt files, this won't happen.For unknown file types, it parses all supported codes, ANSI, Avatar, Synchronet, and PCBoard. It's the PCBoard that's eating the @xxx@ codes.
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From Deuc?@1:103/705 to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Sat May 22 16:45:29 2021

close https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/265
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From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sat May 22 17:36:41 2021

https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/265#note_2006

.msg has been a Synchronet display file type for longer than any other. Perhaps just add it as a known type to SyncDraw?
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From Fernando Toledo@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sat May 22 20:35:00 2021

https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/265#note_2007

Several menu files was migrated from asc to msg at text directoryI think that editing .msg files with syncdraw can be useful.
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From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sat May 22 22:37:52 2021

https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/265#note_2008

I just committed a change to load .msg files and treat them the same as .asc. --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux
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