[Lynx-dev] Bug occurs when using tagged files inside Lynx

[JL F]

Hi to All,

I found a particular bug with using lynx. I'm not familiar with how the community tracks bugs, but I figured I should bring this to someone's attention.

MOVING TAGGED FILES CONFUSES LYNX

When moving tagged files inside Lynx,

  the dot (.) symbol can no longer be used as a stand-alone shortcut.

Each time the dot is used,

  the program interprets the dot as the source directory rather than the current directory;

  and this causes the transaction to fail.

For example,

  let's say we want to move "myfile" to "/home/guest/destination/":

| tag -> /home/guest/source/myfile

| goto -> /home/guest/destination/

| move tagged files -> .

| # transaction fails

|

The only work around is to stay outside the destination folder,

  as illustrated below:

| tag -> /home/guest/source/myfile

| goto -> /home/guest/

| move tagged files -> ./destination/

| # transaction succeeds

|

-April 13th, 2012

Operating System:  Arch Linux

Window Manager:    Ratpoison

Terminal:          Terminator

Lynx Version:      v2.8.7