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Re: lynx-dev (patch) INSTALLATION & Options refs


From: Leonid Pauzner
Subject: Re: lynx-dev (patch) INSTALLATION & Options refs
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 01:36:01 +0300 (MSK)

26-Nov-99 15:10 Philip Webb wrote:

>    --disable-forms-options            (define NO_OPTION_FORMS)
> -     Disable the forms-based options screen.  (See --disable-menu-options).
> -     Please note that a few users with broken curses may have problems with
> -     popup forms fields.  The default behaviour is to compile both forms and
> -     menu options code with FORMS_OPTIONS switch in lynx.cfg, or
> -     -forms_options command-line switch.
> +     Disable the Form-based Options Menu (cp --disable-menu-options).
                                             ^^^
what does your 'cp' means? Is it worse to leave 'see' in place
to made things understandable for a majority?

> +     Note: broken curses may cause problems with pop-up form fields.
Please remove this note above (was added by me, previously) -
it is misguiding: *any* pop-up window could be broken in that
particular case.

> +     The default is to compile key-based & form-based Options Menu code,
> +     allowing users the final choice via FORMS_OPTIONS in lynx.cfg
> +     or the -forms_options command-line switch.

...
>  /*********************************
> - * DEFAULT_KEYPAD_MODE specifies whether by default the user
> - * has numbers that work like arrows or else numbered links
> - * DEFAULT KEYPAD MODE may be set to
> - *   NUMBERS_AS_ARROWS   or
> - *   LINKS_ARE_NUMBERED  or
> - *   LINKS_AND_FIELDS_ARE_NUMBERED
> - *
> - * This default setting can be overridden in lynx.cfg (but not to
> - * the third value), and it can be changed at run time by the user.
> + * DEFAULT KEYPAD MODE may be set to NUMBERS_AS_ARROWS
             ^      ^
      DEFAULT_KEYPAD_MODE

> + *                                or LINKS_ARE_NUMBERED
> + *                                or LINKS_AND_FIELDS_ARE_NUMBERED
> + * to specify whether numbers (e.g. [10]) appear before all links,
> + * allowing immediate access by entering the number on the keyboard,
> + * or numbers on the numeric key-pad work like arrows;
> + * the 3rd option causes form fields also to be preceded by numbers.
> + * The first two options (but not the last) can be overridden in lynx.cfg
> + * and all three can be changed via the Options Menu.
>   */
>  #define DEFAULT_KEYPAD_MODE  LINKS_AND_FIELDS_ARE_NUMBERED




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