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Re: lynx-dev [PATCH 2.8.3.dev4] Make prettysrc available from lynx.cfg


From: Heather
Subject: Re: lynx-dev [PATCH 2.8.3.dev4] Make prettysrc available from lynx.cfg
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:19:43 -0700 (PDT)

> > > > >(e.g. to disk, to mail), you don't get in general valid text/html
> > > > >source.
> > > 
> > > Klaus, did you mean wrapping of tag names and attribute names here?
> > 
> > I meant
> > (1) wrapping of any source text lines that are longer than the display
> >     width minus 1.  I am not aware of any wrapping concerns that are
> >     specific to tag names and attribute names, for -prettysrc.
> 
>  I'll try to fix it when I'll have some time. Only now I've understood that
> it's broken in this respect (I afraid mailing with lynx). 
> 
> > (2) Insertion of "[nn]" if "Links are numbered" is enabled, which makes
> >     all hrefs invalid.
> 
>   (2) Can't be fixed obviously.

Not sure I agree... though the question of whether it would be worth it for
the printer portion to attempt to remove the link numbers, when 
LINKS_ARE_NUMBERED is on, is another one.

> >[...] 
> > I always thought of -preparsed as something that no one would (or should)
> > enable on a permanent basis to replace regular SOURCE mode.  After all
> > it doesn't just give a different rendering of the same old source, it
> > tries to show the source after lynx has premasticated it.  The same may 
> > not be exactly true for the -prettysrc variety of source display.
> 
> May be (but it would be useful if it was bound to special key so user will be
> able to see -preparsed view and either normal or pretty without restarting
> lynx). Providing the ability to chose one of 3 views in the 'O'ptions menu 
> can compensate the things.

You mean like usermode has three options.  Could you add a fourth, that \
could cycle among these source styles?

> > Note that there is a different confirmation prompt for the 'P'rint menu,
> > at least for "Mail the file", if the 'P' is invoked from -preparsed
> > SOURCE.  The idea is that a user sending the putative source to himself
> > (or somewhere else) should be reminded that no, this isn't the original
> > source.
> 
> I didn't find this (can you provide a sequence of keypresses and emphasis the
> difference in the texts) - may be I misunderstood.

Might be clearer if it says something like "the page you are about to print
is in mode xxx"  prettysrc, source, preparsed, normal.

* Heather

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