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syncdraw lost @-codes on file load

From Fernando Toledo@VERT to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Sun May 16 19:10:41 2021

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

Syncdraw won't load the @-CODES from .msg file

steps 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¿@VERT to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sat May 22 23:45:29 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¿@VERT to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Sat May 22 23:45:29 2021

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

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From Rob Swindell@VERT to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sun May 23 00:36:41 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@VERT to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sun May 23 03:35:00 2021

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

Several menu files was migrated from asc to msg at text directory
I think that editing .msg files with syncdraw can be useful.

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From Rob Swindell@VERT to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sun May 23 05:37:52 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.

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