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Re: LYNX-DEV where do I patch the source to fix this "feature"?
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Re: LYNX-DEV where do I patch the source to fix this "feature"? |
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Wed, 13 Aug 1997 15:09:23 -0500 (EST) |
William Yang <address@hidden> wrote:
>Eli's redistribution point wrote something like:
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>> Lynx, for reasons I disagree with, has a feature of special
>> handling of <p> in lists:
>
>[...]
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>> Where can I patch the source to fix this? Specifically, I want blank
>> lines between paragraphs always. (Are there any other related "features"
>> I haven't yet noticed?)
>
>It complies with the HTML 3.2 suggested standard (don't know about
>4.0, but that's certainly acceptable behavior with 3.2). By careful
>reading of that standard, it's possible to set up a document that will
>do what you want both in Lynx and in graphical browsers. I tested
>with Lynx 2.7.1f and Netscape 3.01 gold.
>
>As I read the standard, the <P> behavior is really, essentially
>changing.
>
>$ ~/lynx2-7-1f/lynx -dump nbsp.html
>
> This is not in a list context.
>
> This is also not in a list.
>
> * This /is/ in a list context.
> * As is this.
> And this, too.
> Plus this.
> * This, on the other hand, does what you want.
>
> And this, too.
>
> Plus this.
>
> Out of list context.
>
> Still out.
>
>-=-=-=
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><html><head><title>Just a test</title></head><body>
><p> This is not in a list context.
><p> This is also not in a list.
><p>
><ul>
><li> This /is/ in a list context.
><li> As is this.
><p> And this, too.
><p> Plus this.
><li> This, on the other hand, does what you want.
><BR> <BR> And this, too.
><BR> <BR> Plus this.
></ul>
><p> Out of list context.
><p> Still out.
></body></html>
Note that I allow to override any COLLAPSE_BR_TAGS
compilation or configuration setting, intentionally, because there
is no other way to create arbitrary numbers of serial newlines if
there ever is a really good reason for them, but it will not override
the collapsing of Ps to the number of newlines for the current style.
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