lynx-dev Re: lynx work...

[Larry W. Virden]

> Amazingly, I don't know html -- but I assume (??) that there is
> some kind of "conditional text" facility in html?  That those

Sorry - you made the wrong assumption.  HTML has no programming
constructs such as conditionals, looping, or even variables...

> If no such conditional feature exists, then surely html has
> comments (???); then the new stuff could be wrapped in
> "begin comment NEW FEATURE ver xyz date 11mar98" (matched
> with identical "end comment ...") --

yes, HTML does have comments.  However, I am uncertain what you
are proposing to comment in this fashion - the Lynx users guide?
The Changes files are not html, so you don't mean those...

> Another idea would be to have the "source" manual be filled
> with all kind of notes, dates, etc, and then run it through
> some filter to produce the "standard" manual (also html, of
> course).  Both would be available to the user.

Since we get updates to the source manuals by the good graces of
those in this mailing lists, feel free to add to these docs in the
manner you see fit.

> Just more ideas that involve work on someone else's part.

On the other hand, don't be surprised if there is no one stepping forward
to cause more problems and headaches to maintaining a file that already
requires a lot of work...

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