Re: LYNX-DEV bookmarks

[David Combs]

It would, I suppose, be possible for the parser to note what
types of things the "site" (bookmark file) used, and remember
them.  Then when the user tried to do something bad (eg 'r'emove)
you say, "Nope -- too dangerous", or "Are you sure -- do it
wrong and you will destroy your file."

NB: I have never used this set of editing commands, and have
only simple bookmark-files, so I don't know what I am talking
about, really.  I just saw the post (below) and was thinking
that if the situation was that bad, something should be
done to warn or forbid the user from screwing himself.


> From address@hidden Mon Dec  2 15:26:34 1996
> Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 17:05:54 -0600 (CST)
> From: "Hiram Lester, Jr." <address@hidden>
> 
> On Mon, 2 Dec 1996, Graham Elliott wrote:
> 
> > I am a member of the Niagara Penninsula Free-net and it uses links!  Last
> > night I went and deleted one of my bookmarks and then my whole bookmark
> > screen disappered.  In this, should I ask for help from my system admin or
> > could you tell me what I should do to locate my bookmark screen that got
> > lost!  What I have right now I can put bookmarks on it but the little
> > spiel on the top of the screen that tells me how the bookmarks work isn't
> > there!
> > 
> > HELP!!!!!!1
> 
> If you've done any editing of your bookmarks file and added things like
> Headers, sublists, etc, the 'r'emove command could have disasterous
> effects and could either delete the wrong bookmark(s) or in extreme cases
> the entire file.  I'm not sure if this is the case or not...
> 
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