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Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx bug with long lines


From: Philip Webb
Subject: Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx bug with long lines
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 10:51:27 -0400 (EDT)

970820 Ulrich wrote: 
> Lynx 2.7.1 hast problems with HTML documents that cointain either long
> lines or long strings for references. It seems Microsoft's Frontpage 1.1
> creates such files. If required I could send you an example.

this isn't usually a problem: a couple of examples would help.
 
> If viewing such a document in raw mode, Lynx does not fold lines,
> nor can the user scroll horizontally (or I don't know).

no, Lynx can't scroll horizontally, due to its fast one-pass procedures.
if you want to see what is off to the right of the page,
download the raw file & look at it with an editor.
 
> Another thing to improve: There is no "search same"/ "search again". If I
> simply enter '/' and CR, I get "Cancelled!". Life would be easier with
> find next! (I checked the key bindings page without success).

you didn't check carefully enough!  enter  n  & your search will be repeated.

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