Re: [Lynx-dev] Configurability

[Stef Caunter]

Editing your own .lynxrc allows you to tune to your preferences using all 
lynx.cfg options.

If you go the [O]ptions form route it overwrites .lynxrc, which is 
the main reason it does not write to disk by default. This was discussed here 
last year. Read the autogenerated .lynxrc file LYOPTIONS generates.

The ssl warnings mean you need to install certificates correctly on your 
system; see http://lynx.isc.org/current/lynx-2-8-6/docs/README.sslcerts
and follow the steps.

lynx -tna is a command line option for TEXTFIELDS, lynx -nopause is probably 
what you want for the delays... lynx --help|less shows you everything. The 
cookie accepting requires file storage and persistence ...

In general the lynx browser will speed up very nicely for users who take the 
time to learn to make the required changes. Since not all users are ready or 
able or want to run lynx in super fast mode, only some vendors ship a tuned 
current version of lynx.

-Stef
http://caunter.ca/contact.html

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006, Jason Spiro wrote:

> Hi,
>
> A pet peeve of mine regarding Lynx is the fact that "Using
> http://...";, "Location URL is not absolute", and "Accepting all
> cookies from..." display for a full second each. It takes me 15 sec or
> so from the time I click "Log In" at www.gmail.com until my inbox
> appears, including the invalid-cookie-prompting and
> SSL-certificate-prompting time.
>
> Also, I am a big fan of the TEXTBOXES_NEED_ACTIVATION option as I use
> Links and form fields are numbered navigation.
>
> I can't edit the lynx.cfg file on all the machines I use, and I
> dislike editing lynx.cfg anyway because the file is so big.
>
> 1. Is it possible you could make the message display time and
> TEXTBOXES_NEED_ACTIVATION configurable through the Options screen?
>
> 2. Also, is it possible you could make "Save options to disk" the default?