RE: lynx-dev Lynx Problem

[Doug Kaufman]

On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Barry Smith wrote:

> Here's all the info:  SCO 5.04, Lynx 2.8.2, Wyse 60 terminals on 
> Digiboard concentrator ports.  Lynx was downloaded from the '98 Skunkware 
> from SCO, so we didn't compile it in-house.
> 
> On our console, running scoansi, Lynx seems to work fine.  Links are 
> bright and the selected link is reverse video.
> 
> On the Wyse terminals, all of the links show up as reverse video, so you 
> can't tell which one is selected.

Here is a copy of my posting on getting lynx to work with wy60. Feel
free to write to me directly if this doesn't work for you.
                             Doug


> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 17:50:08 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Doug Kaufman <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: lynx-dev Lynx on Wyse60 terminals
> 
> On Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Anjin wrote:
> 
> > Have the need to run Lynx on a set of wyse60 terminals.  Been reviewing
> > various archives, faq's, etc, and find nothing to really help me, or im
> > just missing it.  Basicly, I would like to set the terminal mode to DIM
> > when lynx initiates, then have all things that would normally be displayed
> > in BOLD be displayed in normal text.  As the Wyse60 dosnt seem to have a
> > bold (am using the ncurses 4.2 terminfo files).  The problem that Im
> > having is that the links on pages are displayed as inverse.  This creates
> > a problem when multiple links occur on the same page, back to back so to
> > speak.  You cannot tell where you are on the screen.  Even with the curser
> > blinking, its hard to see where you are on the screen.  I tried compiling
> > with --enable-underlines and it still showed as inverse.
> 
> I have been using wyse60 successfully with lynx, after modifying the
> termcap and terminfo files. You can play with this as you wish. I have
> it stay with the more intense display as the default, using "dim" as the
> bold attribute. To do this, set the following in your wyse60 termcap:
> so=\EG4:mr=\EG4:md=\EGt:
> In your terminfo description set:
> bold=\EGt,rev=\EG4,smso=\EG4,
> Either adjust sgr to these settings, or remove the sgr capability.
> Don't forget that the terminfo description needs to be compiled before
> you can use it.
> 
> If anyone wishes, I can post the termcap and terminfo files that I use
> for wy60 with lynx. The bold settings don't come with the standard wy60
> termcap/terminfo - you have to add them in yourself.

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