On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 05:54:56AM -0500, Philip Webb wrote: > further to my earlier message today, > i've tested a few possibilities, with an interesting result: > if i start Lynx with the cartoon as startfile (in a local directory), > if refuses with the following messages: > > sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `&)' > sh: -c: line 1: `kview /tmp/Q8dVsn/L2125-398TMP.gif &)'
which lynx version, and what url? (I haven't encountered any problems with viewing images for some time) > kview /tmp/Q8dVsn/L2125-398TMP.gif &) > > lynx: Start file could not be found or is not text/html or text/plain > Exiting... > > it will be noticed that the first 2 lines are the same > as those in my earlier message, when Lynx crashed in flight. > here for some reason, it tries to start kview , > THEN decides the startfile isn't of the correct type, which is odd. > > i also tried a simple file with a link to a mutilated jpg/gif file > to test the possibility of defective downloads confusing Lynx: > Lynx refused to follow the link with various sensible explanations, > depending on the nature of the mutilation. > > -- > ========================,,============================================ > SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies > TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto > > ; To UNSUBSCRIBE: Send "unsubscribe lynx-dev" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Thomas E. Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net ; To UNSUBSCRIBE: Send "unsubscribe lynx-dev" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
