lynx-dev Additional README File for pre-compiled Lynx (W95) (fwd)

[Doug Kaufman]

Scythe X tried to send this to lynx-dev, but got the address wrong. I
am glad that someone who just started using lynx was willing to try to
put this together. I think it would need some polishing before being
distributed with any binaries for Win32. Of course, the shortcut needs
to be to lynx.bat, rather than to lynx.exe, and a recommendation about
changing the default shortcut properties to increase the environment
space would probably be indicated. Is anyone beside Wayne distributing
a sample lynx.bat file with the binary? How much basic operating
system knowledge (e.g. how to use an editor) should we assume for
such a document? Is there any reason to try to make platform-specific
readme files uniform across different distributions, at least to some
extent?
                             Doug

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Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 16:09:48 PDT
From: Scythe X <address@hidden>
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Subject: Additional README File for pre-compiled Lynx (W95)

Thanks for helping me get Lynx working.

Here is a README file that I made. It basically clears up the things that I 
had troubles with when starting Lynx. I had never used Lynx before then, so 
hopefully it will better help other first time users. Here goes...

[start]
Win 95 Lynx Instructions (pre-compiled format):

Follow these *5* simple instructions to get Lynx to work in Windows 95:

*First, make certain that your "lynx_w32" folder is in your "C:" drive,
and not within another directory. (C:\lynx_w32\)

*Second, open Notepad. Notepad is a text program in Windows 95. If
you do not know where it is, use the "Find File" option from the Start
menu. If you are still unable to find it, use another word processor
instead (but chances are that_you_do_have_Notepad).

*Third, select "Open..." from the File menu. The "Open" window will
appear. In this window there is a pop up menu entitled: "Files of type:".
>From that pop up menu, change "Text Documents" to "All Files (*.*)".

*Fourth, in the "Open" window, navigate to your "lynx_w32" folder
(remember, it should be in your C: drive!). Now got to into the
"samples" folder, which is within the "lynx_w32" folder. Open the file
"Lynx.bat" (it is in the "samples" folder; C:\lynx_w32\samples\Lynx.bat).
The following text should appear:

@ECHO OFF
set term=vt100
set home=d:\win32
set temp=d:\tmp
set lynx_cfg=d:\win32\lynx.cfg
d:\win32\lynx.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5

Now, I am not sure what the drive letter of your hard drive is. It is
probably "C:". But, for all I know, it might be "X:". If you do not
know otherwise, it is probably "C:". So change the "d:" to "c:". Like
this:

@ECHO OFF
set term=vt100
set home=c:\win32
set temp=c:\tmp
set lynx_cfg=c:\win32\lynx.cfg
c:\win32\lynx.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5

(If your hard drive letter was "X:", you would change "d:" to "x:".) Once
you have made those changes, save the document. Close Notepad.

*Fifth, create a Shortcut to "lynx.exe" (C:\lynx_w32\lynx.exe) and move it
to the desktop. Double click this shortcut and Lynx will begin to load.
Happy browsing!

This file was made by Scythe_X.
[end]

There it is. Hope you can use it.
Scythe_X


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