Re: lynx-dev lynx.cfg history: from 2.6 to 2.8.2 (was: 'reloading' lynx.cfg (was: options (more, please)))

[Vlad Harchev]

On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Leonid Pauzner wrote:

> 23-Jul-99 05:31 I wrote:
> > 17-Jul-99 11:05 David Combs wrote:
> >> QUESTION and NEED: How does a long-time user of lynx FIND OUT
> >> about these new features?
> 
> > There is a features.html page for every release at sol.slcc.edu
> > It is a hand-edited text, discussed on lynx-dev when the release come.
> 
> > Another option is trying to diff lynx.cfg and INSTALLATION
> > between your version and current [nearly all new features are configurable].
> 
> > In fact, one may add a "history" link from lynxcfg_toc.html
> > to list new options added between releases starting 2.6 (IMHO),
> > it is not a big job.
> 
> I made an exersise and got the following listing
> (new lynx.cfg options added between releases):
> 
> 
> 2.8.1 -> 2.8.2 (1-06-1999)
> ==========================
> +#COOKIE_LOOSE_INVALID_DOMAINS:
> +#COOKIE_QUERY_INVALID_DOMAINS:
> +#COOKIE_STRICT_INVALID_DOMAINS:
> +#HTMLSRC_<LEXEMNAME>:<TAGSPEC>:<TAGSPEC>
> +#HTMLSRC_TAGNAME_XFORM:2
> +#KEYBOARD_LAYOUT:JCUKEN Cyrillic, for AT 101-key kbd
> +#SOURCE_CACHE:NONE
> 
> 2.8 -> 2.8.1 (27-10-1998)
> =========================
> +#ACCEPT_ALL_COOKIES:FALSE
> +#COOKIE_ACCEPT_DOMAINS:
> +#COOKIE_FILE:~/.lynx_cookies
> +#COOKIE_REJECT_DOMAINS:
> +#FORCE_8BIT_TOUPPER:FALSE
> +#FORMS_OPTIONS:TRUE
> +#INCLUDE:/usr/local/lib/lynx.cfg
> +#NCR_IN_BOOKMARKS:FALSE
> +#OUTGOING_MAIL_CHARSET:
> +#PARTIAL:TRUE
> +#PARTIAL_THRES:-1
> +#PERSISTENT_COOKIES:TRUE
> +#SHOW_KB_RATE:TRUE
> +#TAGSOUP:FALSE
> +#VERBOSE_IMAGES:TRUE
> 
> 2.7.2 -> 2.8 (10-03-1998)
> =========================
> +#LYNXCGI_DOCUMENT_ROOT:
> +#PREPEND_CHARSET_TO_SOURCE:FALSE
> +#QUIT_DEFAULT_YES:TRUE
> +#STRIP_DOTDOT_URLS:TRUE
> +#USE_MOUSE: FALSE
> 
> 2.7.1 -> 2.7.2 (6-01-1998)
> ==========================
> +#ASSUME_CHARSET:iso-8859-1
> +#ASSUME_LOCAL_CHARSET:iso-8859-1
> +#ASSUME_UNREC_CHARSET:iso-8859-1
> +#FORCE_SSL_COOKIES_SECURE:FALSE
> +#NO_FORCED_CORE_DUMP:FALSE
> +#NO_ISMAP_IF_USEMAP:FALSE
> +#PREPEND_BASE_TO_SOURCE:TRUE
> +#SEEK_FRAG_AREA_IN_CUR:TRUE
> +#SEEK_FRAG_MAP_IN_CUR:TRUE
> 
> 2.7 -> 2.7.1
> <none>
> 
> 2.6 -> 2.7 (14-02-1997)
> =======================
> +#BLOCK_MULTI_BOOKMARKS:FALSE
> +#COLLAPSE_BR_TAGS:TRUE
> +#CSWING_PATH:swing
> +#LYNX_SIG_FILE:.lynxsig
> +#MULTI_BOOKMARK_SUPPORT:FALSE
> +#NEWS_POSTING:TRUE
> +#SET_COOKIES:TRUE
> +#SHOW_CURSOR:FALSE
> +#USE_SELECT_POPUPS:TRUE
> +#XLOADIMAGE_COMMAND:xv %s
> +#newspost_proxy:http://some.server.dom:port/
> +#newsreply_proxy:http://some.server.dom:port/
> +#snewspost_proxy:http://some.server.dom:port/
> +#snewsreply_proxy:http://some.server.dom:port/
> 

 An html file composed from this list by Leonid was added to my homepage (new
file) http://www.hippo.ru/~hvv/cfg_history.html
 It's referenced at the top of main entry:
http://www.hippo.ru/~hvv/lynxcfg_toc.html.

 Thanks, Leonid. 

 Best regards,
  -Vlad