Re: lynx-dev lynx -show_cursor

[Ismael Cordeiro]

On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Neil Graham wrote:

> I am runing a Linux system, using bash as my shell.  I have lynx
> 2.8.3rel.1 with SSL support.  In my .bash_profile file, I have the line: 
> 
>       alias lynx='lynx -show_cursor'
> 
> When I type
> 
>       lynx http://lynx.browser.org
> 
> the cursor remains stubbornly at the bottom of the screen.  When I type
> 
>       lynx -show_cursor http://lynx.browser.org
> 
> the cursor obediently apears on the first link.  Why is this?  

I don't know why but it correctly works both ways with lynx2.8.4dev.7.

> A closely related problem:  I have found that, since about 2.8.2, when one
> selects ``show cursor on'' in the Lynx options menu, and requests that
> options be saved, the change will only hold during the current session
> (i.e., won't be saved). I haven't noticed this problem with any other
> fields in the ``options'' form. I found the same behaviour in the various
> developmental versions of 2.8.4 that I've played with.

On lynx2.8.4dev.7 "show cursor" is saved.

I'm using FreeBSD with tcsh.

Ismael
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