Re: LYNX-DEV LYNX reads "off" from .lynxrc set_cursor=on

[Philip Webb]

980219 Nelson Henry Eric wrote: 
> USING THE COMMAND LINE SWITCH, IT SHOULD BE OFF.  Quoting from .lynxrc:
>> A value of "on" will set positioning to the left as the default
>> while a value of "off" will set 'hiding' of the cursor.
>> The default can be overridden via the -show_cursor command line toggle.
> 
> These darn instructions are confusing, but what they're saying is
> that the default is "on", and that "-show_cursor" zaps the default,
> i.e., makes it "off."
> Moral, if you want to see the cursor, don't use the -show_cursor
> command line switch, because it really means "-hide_cursor".

exactly: nail well hit on head!
`-show_cursor' really means `-hide cursor'!!

no, people shouldn't have to study the fine print in the instructions
to find out that Lynx does something utterly counter-intuitive.
i fully hear TD's point that it may be too complex to change before 2-8,
but it really must be changed asap ("p" emphatic);
at the minimum, the switch should be changed to `-toggle_cursor'.

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