Re: LYNX-DEV Bookmarks - a better idea (?)

[David Combs]

> From address@hidden Tue Nov  5 11:53:01 1996
> From: Audin Malmin <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: LYNX-DEV Bookmarks - a better idea (?)
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> If you're using a decent curses package you'll only end up repainting part
> of the screen...
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About "USING a decent curses package":

   Evidently, it is not being USED enough:

     For instance, if I search (via "/") for "foobarbletch", and it
is of course not found, why does the screen repaint?  Even though
not one thing has changed; it is still at the same place it was
before the search.

A simple remembering of whether the search succeeded or failed
will solve that -- don't repaint if failed.

But suppose it found it, on the tenth line.  What to do then?
If you want to repaint the screen, sliding stuff up so found-line
is at the top, shouldn't the curses stuff find a quick way?

QUESTION (I guess): knowing what kind of terminal we have,
couldn't there be some efficient block-move to the top, 
sending as new text only the lines BELOW the bottom of that
block that got moved up?


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Another idea on search:

Emacs has this neat feature for slow terminals (fast terminals
can use it if they want):

When doing incremental-searching (control-S), instead of displaying
an entire page surrounding a found line, it displays ONLY the
SINGLE FOUND LINE, and shows it at the bottom of
the page.

(setq search-slow-speed 9999999)

try it, you'll like it.  Not only is it FAST to display,
but your eyes don't have to move around hunting for it -- just
keep them fixed at the top or bottom of the screen (you can choose
which)



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