Re: lynx-dev size_change code

[dickey]

> In other words, you need ^R, not just ^L. 
>  
> The first key (any key, not just ^L) after the change causes some 
> basic vertical readjustment (screen length, location of status line), 
> but not the necessary readjustment of line lengths.  That cannot 
> be done without reloading, because the cached rendered document 
> structure is specific to the line length. 
>  
> It seemed to work somewhat better with slang, but that may be only 
> because, after reducing the line length but before a reload, the lines 
> that are now too long are wrapped with slang but truncated with curses. 

Sounds close - but I think the other way is more likely: ncurse uses
wrapping in cases where slang simply writes the whole line without
optimization.  So increasing the width plays better with slang (though
it's slower of course).
  
>    Klaus 


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