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lynx-dev tagsoup (was dev8 bug)


From: Philip Webb
Subject: lynx-dev tagsoup (was dev8 bug)
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 01:13:57 -0500 (EST)

981205 Larry Virden & I solved a problem using  -tagsoup : 
> re  http://www.heise.de/newsticker/ :
LV> one pecularity I see on that page with lynx 2.8.2rel8 is
> that link 2 on the page is numbered (I use numbered links)
> but I cannot get to it by moving the cursor.
PW> i have no problem reading the stories with 2-8-1rel.1
> i use  -tagsoup , which solved a similar problem recently: have you tried it?
LV> Yes - I just did check and saw the same problem.
> Here's theline of html that's causing the problem:
>  <TD><A 
> HREF="http://www.heise.de/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.heise.de/newsticker/start/29093/BottomLeft/HE50----35-1--1/Zaehler.gif/3133342e3234332e35302e3730";
>  target="_top"><IMG 
> SRC="http://www.heise.de/RealMedia/ads/adstream_lx.ads/www.heise.de/newsticker/start/29093/BottomLeft/HE50----35-1--1/Zaehler.gif/3133342e3234332e35302e3730";
>   WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=1 ALT="" border=0></A></TD>
> If the ALT="" is changed to ALT="X", the link becomes selectable.
> The problem is that it's an HREF, which has no text or displayable image
> so lynx has nothing to put there.
 
is there not a case for making  -tagsoup  the default,
with a switch  -notagsoup  for those who want it?

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