Re: lynx-dev Additional README File for pre-compiled Lynx (W95) (fwd)

[Philip Webb]

990906 Doug Kaufman wrote: 
> I am glad someone who just started using lynx was willing
> to try to put this together.

it's exceptional & Scythe deserves lots of praise.

> it needs polishing before being distributed with binaries for Win32.
> the shortcut needs to be to  lynx.bat , rather than to  lynx.exe
> and a recommendation about changing the default shortcut properties
> to increase the environment space would probably be indicated.

this correction + addition can easily be made: maybe by DK?
there are a couple of typos & punctuation nits too.

> How much basic operating system knowledge (e.g. how to use an editor)
> should we assume for such a document?

it seems reasonable to assume anyone using Windows can use an editor.

> Is there any reason to try to make platform-specific readme files
> uniform across different distributions, at least to some extent?

there's no reason to confuse this Windows README
with any of the documentation for UNIX etc:
Scythe has addressed the Windows-specific Lynx problems very squarely
in a manner anyone who uses Windows can understand.
 
Scythe> This README clears up the things I had troubles with
> when starting Lynx. I had never used Lynx before then.

that's just the approach needed for good documentation,
subject to correction of technical errors by the experts.
i haven't checked just what is now included in the Windows Lynx package,
but Scythe's file should be included under the name `INSTALLATION',
with more general remarks & advice under `README'.

> [start]
> Win 95 Lynx Instructions (pre-compiled format):
> 
> Follow these *5* simple instructions to get Lynx to work in Windows 95:
> 
> *First, make certain that your "lynx_w32" folder is in your "C:" drive,
> and not within another directory. (C:\lynx_w32\)
> 
> *Second, open Notepad. Notepad is a text program in Windows 95. If
> you do not know where it is, use the "Find File" option from the Start
> menu. If you are still unable to find it, use another word processor
> instead (but chances are that_you_do_have_Notepad).
> 
> *Third, select "Open..." from the File menu. The "Open" window will
> appear. In this window there is a pop up menu entitled: "Files of type:".
> >From that pop up menu, change "Text Documents" to "All Files (*.*)".
> 
> *Fourth, in the "Open" window, navigate to your "lynx_w32" folder
> (remember, it should be in your C: drive!). Now got to into the
> "samples" folder, which is within the "lynx_w32" folder. Open the file
> "Lynx.bat" (it is in the "samples" folder; C:\lynx_w32\samples\Lynx.bat).
> The following text should appear:
> 
> @ECHO OFF
> set term=vt100
> set home=d:\win32
> set temp=d:\tmp
> set lynx_cfg=d:\win32\lynx.cfg
> d:\win32\lynx.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5
> 
> Now, I am not sure what the drive letter of your hard drive is. It is
> probably "C:". But, for all I know, it might be "X:". If you do not
> know otherwise, it is probably "C:". So change the "d:" to "c:". Like
> this:
> 
> @ECHO OFF
> set term=vt100
> set home=c:\win32
> set temp=c:\tmp
> set lynx_cfg=c:\win32\lynx.cfg
> c:\win32\lynx.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5
> 
> (If your hard drive letter was "X:", you would change "d:" to "x:".) Once
> you have made those changes, save the document. Close Notepad.
> 
> *Fifth, create a Shortcut to "lynx.exe" (C:\lynx_w32\lynx.exe) and move it
> to the desktop. Double click this shortcut and Lynx will begin to load.
> Happy browsing!
> 
> This file was made by Scythe_X.
> [end]

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