Editing Zoo Code (section)

== How to view the code ==

Once you've decided on a label for each category, now is the time to put your code together and show it to the rest of the world. Take what you have chosen in the categories and put everything together with a space to separate them; When you get to the end of the line, move on to the next one. When everything is complete it should look something like this:

<pre>   Zhm% DE / D / H / W a ~ 30 Y-13 / -15 EC1 / D2.5 + / H2.5 L1 ADE1 / D3 / H2 / W2 LV4 VG0 AR-1
    R2 + N-1 K2 / 2 V0 pD2 / HC1 U0 OB2 D2 H1 PP2 T2 G4 O2 C? S2 ZP3.5 X0 F2 PL2
    MLI1 / SF1 / JF1 / PA1 / TZ0 / FI1w / FM1 I1 TS2 W3 NG1</pre>
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(This code in particular is very long (about 170 characters); Whitefang suggested that if your code is longer than you would like, then you could omit all categories with the value 0. In most cases this results in a noticeable shortening .) If you want to include your zoo code in the .sig file, you should create a ZOO CODE BLOCK. This reference to the output of the PGP program is intended to be an attempt to standardize the external appearance of the ZooCode throughout the network. Your ZOO CODE BLOCK should now look like this:

<pre>     ----- BEGIN ZOO CODE BLOCK -----
      Version: 1.46
      Zhm% DE / D / H / W a ~ 30 Y-13 / -15 EC1 / D2.5 + / H2.5 L1 ADE1 / D3 / H2 / W2 LV4
      VG0 AR-1 R2 + N-1 K2 / 2 V0 pD2 / HC1 U0 OB2 D2 H1 PP2 T2 G4 O2 C? S2 ZP3.5
      X0 F2 PL2 MLI1 / SF1 / JF1 / PA1 / TZ0 / FI1w / FM1 I1 TS2 W3 NG1
      ------ END ZOO CODE BLOCK ------</pre>
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You see, the code itself hasn't changed. However, the version number of the code you are using is displayed, and the whole code is framed by the start and end lines. Make sure that the start and end lines look the same as in the example to enable a network-wide standard. (i.e. five dashes before and after the BEGIN line and six each at the END line, and all capital letters.)

You can also use a shorter version, which I can often see in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929065248/http://zoowiki.zetapin.de/index.php?title=Furry Furry] Code.

<pre> ZC 1.46: Zhm% DE / D / H / W a ~ 30 Y-13 / -15 EC1 / D2.5 + / H2.5 L1 ADE1 / D3 / H2 / W2
     LV4 VG0 AR-1 R2 + N-1 K2 / 2 V0 pD2 / HC1 U0 OB2 D2 H1 PP2 G4 O2 C? S2 ZP3.5
     X0 F2 PL2 MLI1 / SF1 / JF1 / PA1 / TZ0 / FI1w / FM1 I1 TS2 W3 NG1</pre>
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