Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx 2.7.1(f) Bug Report

[Ismael Cordeiro]

On Thu, 25 Dec 1997, David Rin wrote:

> A few days ago I FTPed the Lynx271f.zip and installed a sun4 executable on
> my server, recently I noted that there seems a bug in this version of
> Lynx, which has never occured in the previous version, 2.7.
> 
> Here is the detail:
> 
> When I try to find a particular string, by pressing "/" key, in the
> currently displayed page, sometimes the matched strings are displayed
> incorrectly. In distance, try to find "rar2" in a directory list which
> contains a file named "rar202.exe", then the found filename will be
> displayed as "r202.exe" instead of "rar202.exe".
> 
> I assume that the bug is caused by the "r2" substring, however I cannot
> ensure this is a bug of Lynx 271f, since some other programs behaves
> strange on my terminal screen as well, perhaps the this problem is caused
> by a system library file such as curse?? Appreciate if you can give me
> some clue. Thanks,

It seems to be a problem in the screen handling, not in lynx271f.

When you have a file named "rar202.exe" and search for "rar2", Lynx moves
the "cursor" to the filename and displays it this way:

        rar202.exe
         ^^^
          |
          This part is displayed as "reverse + underline + bold" and the
other parts -- the first "r" and "02.exe" -- as "reverse + underline". It
seems that your screen handling (terminal, termcap, terminfo, curses, etc.)
is getting confused with the "reverse + underline + bold" and is simply not
displaying that part. You say that the filename is displayed as "r202.exe"
but I believe that it would be displayed as "r02.exe" instead. How
"rar202.exe" is displayed when you move the "cursor" to the next filename?

Anyway, give more information about your system and someone with more
knowledge about that stuff than me will certainly help you.

Ismael

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