Re: lynx-dev Re: local files

[Doug Kaufman]

On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, Philip Webb wrote (quoting John Safarig):

> > I am new to Lynx and using the version 2.8.2 for Win32/DOS
> > and I can't seem to open a local file.
> > How would I open a file in C:\My Documents\page.html?

This may vary a little, depending on which version of Win32 lynx you
are using. If there is a space in the URL, this will need to be quoted
some way. I think that the following should work.
"file:///C:/My%20Documents/page.html"
You should be able to use the DOS name, which won't have the space.

The simplest thing would be to go to your root directory and follow
links from there. Then you can see the syntax that your version can
use. Start with "file:///C:/", then click on the "My Documents" link.

Some versions may allow alternate syntax, such as:
"file:///dev/c/My%20Documents/page.html"

For any of these, you should be able to substitue "file://localhost/"
for "file:///".

> > Also, I noticed you mentioned specifying an editor in the cfg file.
> > How do I write it out?  DEFAULT_EDITOR: notepad  Would that be right?
> > Is that where I put it?

The "best" place to put the editor is probably in your .lynxrc file
via the options menu. From within lynx, type "o", fill in the editor
and other choices on the configuration menu, then check the box to
save to disk and save. This will create a .lynxrc file in your HOME
directory.
                                Doug

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