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Library Contents File Format

There is nothing like a special library format. The ones that have been introduced in 1.4.1 just use some nice (and time consuming) features of GNU m4. The only predefined format is the one of the contents file which is read during startup. It is made up of two basic line types:

     menu entry      = "TYPE="name
     contents line   = template":"package":"value":"description
     name            = String
     template        = String
     package         = String
     value           = String
     description     = String
     String          = <anything except ":", "\n" and "\r">
     

No leading white spaces or comments are allowed in this file. If you need either one, define a command that removes them before loading. Have a look to the libraryContentsCommand resource.

The menu entry will appear in the selection menu at the top and of the library window.