Jethro commented on a Page, Mass modes popup - Aug 30, 2009

Based upon the original code, it could've been written as:

menu nicklist {
  Modes
  .Owner:/mode # $+(+,$str(q,20)) $$1-20
  .Deowner:/mode # $+(-,$str(q,20)) $$1-20
  .Protect:/mode # $+(+,$str(a,20)) $$1-20
  .Deprotect:/mode # $+(-,$str(a,20)) $$1-20
  .Op:/mode # $+(+,$str(o,20)) $$1-20
  .Deop:/mode # $+(-,$str(o,20)) $$1-20
  .Halfop:/mode # $+(+,$str(h,20)) $$1-20
  .Dehalfop:/mode # $+(-,$str(h,20)) $$1-20
  .Voice:/mode # $+(+,$str(v,20)) $$1-20
  .Devoice:/mode # $+(-,$str(v,20)) $$1-20
}

By the way, jonesy44's got the right idea of using $str, but with an alias, which is not what the op has intended initially.

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