Re: LYNX-DEV bug printing text

[Hiram Lester, Jr.]

On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, Laura Eaves wrote:

> I've noticed when I print a doc
> submit buttons with value strings defined are rendered as
>       ____________
> (i.e., underscores instead of the value string).
> This also happens sending a comment when lynx asks whether I
> want to include the current page in the email.  The included
> page translates submit buttons as blank lines.
> 
> I looked at the html source.  The submit button is defined as
>       <INPUT TYPE=submit VALUE="some string">
> 
> Thought I'd mention it.
> --le

Yes, this is just the way lynx works with buttons.  My understanding is
that it makes two passes on forms.  For the first pass, it leaves ___ as a
placeholder for the VALUE attribute to be filled in on the second pass.
My understanding is that in order to get it to do it in a more sensible
manner, the form handling code would basically have to be written from the
ground up.

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