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


From: Wayne Buttles
Subject: lynx-dev Re: Additional README File for pre-compiled Lynx (W95) (fwd)
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 08:13:47 -0400 (EDT)

One thing to add to the instructions--at least for win95 users.  Once you
have a shortcut to a batch file that runs lynx.exe, you can then modify
the properties of that shortcut to allow pasting by going to
Misc->Other->Fast pasting and turning it off.

If anyone has ports of lynx (esp dos/win32) they want me to link to, host
or mirror I would be happy to.  I can't offer anyone direct access to my
site but I would be willing to accept small files via email and put them
up.  Please ask before sending binaries though so I am prepared.  Besides
the fact that I was hoping other people would be more up to date than I,
it would also be nice to offer other combinations of available libraries
and compilers (i.e. a cygwin ver with ncurses).

On Mon, 6 Sep 1999, Doug Kaufman wrote:

> 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
> 
> __
> Doug Kaufman
> Internet: address@hidden (preferred)
>         address@hidden
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 16:09:48 PDT
> From: Scythe X <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Cc: address@hidden
> 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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