Re: LYNX-DEV [IMAGE] access

[John]

On Thu, 30 Jan 1997, Dick Atlee wrote:
> Pardon me for writing from outside the list, but I am a help-desk person
> responsible for helping 15,000 K-12 teachers who use unix shell accounts
> provided free to them by us at the University of Maryland.  I'm trying to
> finish up a new introductory manual for them, and the loss of gopher
> service here has made me focus more on lynx.  And on one point I am in
> need of help, and would appreciate information on it.
> The [IMAGE] references are tantalyzing to people who have no graphic-browser
> access.  It would be a big help if they could download these images.

Have you considered typing d to download ???

> But I haven't been able to find any references in our version of lynx --
> not in the 'k' help or the 'h'/keyword help or looking through and
> using '/image' in the lynx manual.
> I wrote (apologetically) to Fote Macrides.  His response (other than
> justifiably asking me to use this list) was:
> >    You simply toggle clickable images on ('*').  That's summarized
> >in the 'k'eymap diagram and -help command line output, and at length
> >in the Users Guide via the online 'h'elp.
> 'Fraid not.  Not in ours.  It appears that the various large systems here
> are using 2.3.7.  Is this feature something that appeared in 2.4 or 2.6
> and not earlier?  Again, any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.
> Dick Atlee - AITS Help Desk - U.of Maryland - address@hidden - 301-405-3011
>           AITS Consultants -- address@hidden -- 301-405-1500

d = download ... You're welcome ... BYE ... John

PS ... ignore Fote's advice about the * thingy, he doesn't
understand your system.  Also K will get you a keymap with
all available commands.  Hope this helps.  BYE again

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