Re: lynx-dev "Download Options" page not on history list

[Thomas Dickey]

On Sat, May 03, 2003 at 03:19:07PM -0700, Bela Lubkin wrote:
> This bug exists in the oldest Lynx binary I could find (version 2-4 from
> 1995) and still exists today in 2.8.5dev.15: the "Download Options" page
> does not get entered properly into the history stack.  To demonstrate,
> use 'd' to download something.  This gets you a page with the title:
> 
>   Download Options (Lynx Version 2.8.5dev.15)
> 
> >From there, use any of '=' (Information about the current document),
> 'backspace' (History Page), or 'L' (List Page).  Finally, use PREV_DOC
> (left arrow, 'h', 'u', '4') to go back a page.
> 
> I expect this to take me back to "Download Options".  Instead, I'm back
> at the page from which I hit 'd'.
> 
> This can cause a long download to be lost, which is painful.

hmm - you're right.  I don't think I noticed this before...

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