> I noticed file:///foo/ doesn't work with jumps. When I try to > access a shortcut Lynx returns "Invalid hostname". I can only > access them from the jumps page. file://localhost/foo/ works. > > BTW, who's to blame ? I changed it because I want to share my > bookmarks and jumps (only the page since it doesn't support
The jumps _file_ is not a concept that can be readily understood in terms of a www browser. I think it is a carry over from an ancient age when one of Lynx's primary functions was to serve as a pseudo login shell on a multi- user, Unix-like system. It was necessary to "trap" users into only being able to execute certain programs (aliases) on a system. AFAIK, jumps was expected to be referenced as a file, either with a full path or relative to the directory from which lynx was executed, i.e., in lynx.cfg you put a file name like "JUMPFILE:./.lynx/jmp.html". IIRC, you cannot rely on shell expansion (~ or $HOME), either. Putting a protocol in there, e.g., "file: //localhost/~" was never intended to work. The jump file is also unique in that it must contain a jump to itself named "?" in order for it to work as advertised. The jumps file is an entirely different animal from bookmarks. If you want something half-way between the two, you might find the i)ndex file more to your liking. Trying to change the jumps file to a bookmark thingy might have serious security repercussions to people offering Lynx as a public-access service. __Henry ; To UNSUBSCRIBE: Send "unsubscribe lynx-dev" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
