Datalinks syntax
Syntax for use in datalinks:
Lines beginning with “;” are comments in the files and are not displayed.
For display text, lines should be 200 characters long or less to avoid being cut-off by the graphical frame.
Carriage returns are ignored, rather lines beginning with “^” begin on new lines.
Lines beginning with “^^” are centered.
Text bracketed in “{” and “}” characters highlights the enclosed text by changing its color (from #749c38 to #b8c060 at default gamma settings).
Data link article titles are listed at the head of help(x).txt and concept(x).txt with the articles below listed below sequentially and numbered: “#CONCEPT33”. Links from one article to another are called using the text “$LINK<some text here=33>” where “some text here” is the text to be displayed and “33” is the number of the article.
Starting point for various classes of concept/help file section:
Conceptsx
#CONCEPT: 0 (e.g. $LINK<Mineral=42>)
#ADVCONCEPT: 1000 (e.g. $LINK<Commerce (Advanced)=10003>, $LINK<Advanced Morale=10017>)
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Helpx
#UNITDESC: 3000 (e.g. $LINK<probe teams=30006>)
#CHASSISDESC: 4000 (e.g. $LINK<Missile=40008>)
#REACTORDESC: 5000 (e.g. $LINK<reactor technology=50001>)
#WEAPONDESC: 6000 (e.g. $LINK<Tectonic Missiles=60024>)
#ARMORDESC: 7000 (e.g. $LINK<Resonance 3 Armor=70011>)
#ABILDESC: 8000 (e.g. $LINK<Algorithmic Enhancement=80028>)
#HELPTERRALAND: 9000 (e.g. $LINK<farm=90000>)
#HELPFAC: 10000 (e.g. $LINK<Tachyon Field=100005>)
#HELPPROJ: 11000 (e.g. $LINK<The Hunter-Seeker Algorithm=110085>)
#HELPSOC: 12000 (e.g. $LINK<Cybernetic Society=120017>)
#HELPEFFECT: 13000 (e.g. $LINK<GROWTH=130006>)
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Other
Technologies: 14000 (e.g. $LINK<Advanced Ecological Engineering=140062>)
Factions: 15000 (e.g. $LINK<factions=150001>)
