Re: lynx-dev Mis-numbering of links...

[Larry W. Virden]

Here's what I see with  lynx 2.8.2.dev.7:

                                                            Bug Demo. (p1 of 2)

                                   Bug Demo.
     _________________________________________________________________
   
   [1]xxxxx_this_is_length_critical_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx???? |
   [2]BOFH [3][=||=] 
     _________________________________________________________________
   
   Above, the link number for link # 2 is missing. Any of the "?"s may be
   deleted from the "length-critical" string and the bug persists. Add
   one more character to the string or delete more than four characters
   and the bug disappears. The problem seems to be that lynx gets
   confused if:
    1. a link number is to be at the end of one line with the label
       wrapped to the line below that and
    2. a link following the link to be wrapped has no label specified and
    3. the link with no label is on the same line as the wrapped label.
       
   Also, some link numbers get duplicated and the first duplicate in a
   pair seems to have its URL listed as "hidden" with the others listed
   as "visible".
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                As above with label added to first empty link.
                                       
Bug still present.

   [4]xxxxx_this_is_length_critical_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx???? |
   [5]BOFH [6]Profile [7][=||=] 
     _________________________________________________________________
   
                As above with label added to second empty link.
                                       
Bug still present.

   [8]xxxxx_this_is_length_critical_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx???? |
   [9]BOFH [10]HTML [11][=||=] 
     _________________________________________________________________
   
                As above with labels added to both empty links.
                                                            Bug Demo. (p2 of 2)
                                       
Bug gone. No missing link number.

   [12]xxxxx_this_is_length_critical_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx???? |
   [13]BOFH [14]Profile [15]HTML [16][=||=] 
     _________________________________________________________________
   
                   As above with shorter "critical string".
                                       
Bug gone. No missing link number.

   [17]xxxxx_this_is_length_critical_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | [18]BOFH
   [19][=||=]  
     _________________________________________________________________
   
                    As above with longer "critical string".
                                       
Bug gone. No missing link number.

   [20]xxxxx_this_is_length_critical_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx????x |   
   [21]BOFH [22][=||=] 
     _________________________________________________________________


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