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Re: lynx-dev pre8 - open documentation issues
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pAb-032871 |
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Re: lynx-dev pre8 - open documentation issues |
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000 06:26:08 -0700 |
(Don't mind the "pAb-032871" bit. It's just a trick to sort automated
junk-mailers from people. My name is Patrick.)
Well, I can help with Item - 1, but it ONLY works if you're using a
local copy of lynx.cfg. Actually, it's only practical if you're
running Lynx on your own machine and value disk space highly.
Here's what you said:
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I would like to remember few minor items:
1) it would be nice if LYNXCFG:/ page will show a link
on htmlized cfg (cattoc.html and alphatoc.html)
according to configure options (whether a remote copy
on VH site, or a local one, like in lynx_main_help.html and
lynx_users_guide.html)
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Ok, first, open your lynx.cfg in some kind of editor and add;
"SUFFIX:.cfg:text/html"
to the MIME-types list. Or you can just map "cfg" to text/html in your
.mime.types file if that's easier.
Here's the part where you NEED to save changes in the .cfg file though:
At the top of the document, but AFTER the first "#" [you don't want it
misread as a default configuration] add some HTML, like this;
#<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Lynx.cfg as HTML, Dude. <!-- or something
# better ;-) --></TITLE></HEAD><BODY><PRE>"
Add whatever <A NAME= and <A HREF= links and internal cross-references
seem relevant, and there you are. shouldn't be too hard to make it
readable -- both as rendered HTML and plaintext -- either.
Closing it at the end, with;
#</PRE></BODY></HTML>
is optional, I guess.
Some characters in the running commentary would have to be changed or
escaped, however. For example;
PRINTER:<printer name>:<printer command>:<printer option>:<lines/page>
would be rendered as:
PRINTER::::
and then you'd probably get a "Bad HTML!" alert. Square, curly, or
round brackets folks?
Anyway, I'd be happy to do it if anyone wants a copy, then either Email
it or upload to my homepage directory on the ISP and post the URL here.
USER_AGENT:Lynx 2.7.1 b1 (MacOS) libwww/unknown
[and proud of it]
Patrick
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