Re: lynx-dev LYNX: more pleas for the L-page addrs

[Klaus Weide]

On Sat, 16 Jan 1999, Mike Castle wrote:

> Amazingly enough Klaus Weide said:
> > You have to follow the link first, so that Lynx can know the title,
> > for Lynx to display the title (instead of the URL).  Since Lynx
> > attempts to show the title, but falls back to the URL when it doesn't
> > know the title, it will show the URL only if you haven't followed the
> > link recently.  Clearer now?
> 
> Well, would it be a simple matter of implementation to allow an option to
> display both if the title is known?

I guess so.  It's all in showlist() in LYList.c.

> VERBOSE_LINK_PAGE:  on/off, off by default
> 
> If off, display title if known, if not, then url.
> 
> If on, display title, if known.  Always display url as well.

The last time I asked David Combs back what exactly he wanted,
it turned out to be something rather complicated IIRC.  Something about
putting the two both on the same line under some conditions, I think.

   Klaus