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    From RickV@rickv@1:154/110.remove-9cq-this to All on Wed Jan 21 11:23:22 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

    Hello everybody!

    I want to change the color of the message body when reading mail using ddMsgReader. I see the "msgbodycolor" in the Defaulttheme.cfg, with a color of "nw" Is there a key to the color definitions to use?


    Thanks,
    RickV


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  • From Dan Clough@dan.clough@1:135/115.remove-cxs-this to RickV on Wed Jan 21 11:42:31 2026
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    To: RickV
    RickV wrote to All <=-

    I want to change the color of the message body when reading mail using ddMsgReader. I see the "msgbodycolor" in the Defaulttheme.cfg, with a color of "nw" Is there a key to the color definitions to use?

    Pretty sure those follow the "Ctrl-A" code definitions. "nw" means
    "normal white". "hw" would be "high (bright) white".

    Look at the "Colors" and "Attributes" sections of this page:

    https://wiki.synchro.net/custom:ctrl-a_codes




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  • From Nightfox@nightfox@DIGDIST.remove-tle-this to RickV on Wed Jan 21 11:14:08 2026
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    To: RickV
    Re: DDMsgReader question
    By: RickV to All on Wed Jan 21 2026 11:23 am

    I want to change the color of the message body when reading mail using ddMsgReader. I see the "msgbodycolor" in the Defaulttheme.cfg, with a color of "nw" Is there a key to the color definitions to use?

    Those are the color/attribute codes used in Synchronet attributes. You can see a list of them on the Synchronet wiki:

    https://wiki.synchro.net/custom:ctrl-a_codes

    "nw" would be normal, then white.

    Nightfox

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  • From RickV@rickv@1:154/110.remove-zs-this to Nightfox on Wed Jan 21 14:14:04 2026
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    To: Nightfox

    Hello Nightfox!

    19 May 70 16:18, you wrote to me:

    Re: DDMsgReader question
    By: RickV to All on Wed Jan 21 2026 11:23 am

    I want to change the color of the message body when reading mail
    using ddMsgReader. I see the "msgbodycolor" in the
    Defaulttheme.cfg, with a color of "nw" Is there a key to the
    color definitions to use?

    Those are the color/attribute codes used in Synchronet attributes.
    You can see a list of them on the Synchronet wiki:

    https://wiki.synchro.net/custom:ctrl-a_codes

    "nw" would be normal, then white.

    Nightfox

    Thanks, that was what I needed.

    Thanks,
    RickV


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  • From RickV@rickv@1:154/110.remove-zs-this to Dan Clough on Wed Jan 21 14:14:35 2026
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    To: Dan Clough

    Hello Dan!

    22 Mar 70 17:56, you wrote to me:

    RickV wrote to All <=-

    I want to change the color of the message body when reading mail
    using ddMsgReader. I see the "msgbodycolor" in the
    Defaulttheme.cfg, with a color of "nw" Is there a key to the
    color definitions to use?

    Pretty sure those follow the "Ctrl-A" code definitions. "nw" means "normal white". "hw" would be "high (bright) white".

    Look at the "Colors" and "Attributes" sections of this page:

    https://wiki.synchro.net/custom:ctrl-a_codes


    Yes, that's what I needed.

    Thanks,
    RickV


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