https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/644#note_4244
The idea is that if I want to replace, let's say I want to overwrite
~~~
"\1_\1b\1h[\1c@CHECKMARK@\1b] \1yEnter your full name or alias\1\\: \1w" 338 EnterYourAlias
~~~
I could just put this into my text.dat.local file
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"\1_\1b\1h[\1c@CHECKMARK@\1b] \1yHow do you wish to be known?\1\\: \1w" 338 EnterYourAlias
~~~
Then when using load('text.js'); it will first read in text.dat and then overwrite anything from text.dat.local automatically.
That means, I don't have to go and put in replace_text anywhere.
Another example, if replacing the text strings in user_settings.js then I could just put them in text.dat.local then I wouldn't have to copy the program into mods to do replace_text lines. The program would never receive updates.
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