Re: [Lynx-dev] README.options
Thorsten Glaser wrote: Bela Lubkin dixit: different reasonable assumption would be that Save options to disk only writes out changes made during the _current_ [O]ptions session. No. It says Save options to disk not Save changes in configuration parametres to disc. My mistake, you're right, nobody could ever misunderstand a sentence or have experience with software that does anything differently from Lynx. Bela ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] README.options
It says in the generated .lynxrc: # This file contains options saved from the Lynx Options Screen (normally # with the '' key). There is normally no need to edit this file manually, # since the defaults here can be controlled from the Options Screen, and the # next time options are saved from the Options Screen this file will be # completely rewritten. You have been warned... '' does not do this AFAICT (it does in MBM menu). Did this become different when the save checkbox was introduced (I am not sure when either happened)? The text should either indicate that there is some point to making edits to .lynxrc since it won't get overwritten by default, and the implication that the overwrite occurs can be changed to reflect current behaviour. The text in .lynxrc could indicate this instead: # Warning: # Since you are reading this file you presumably are aware of its potential to # configure the behaviour of the lynx browser, and are able to use a unix text # editor. # You may edit this file to control the startup behaviour of the lynx browser, # but note well that if you choose to save settings to disk from [O]ptions # you will overwrite this file completely and lose any edits you have made. # # However, [O]ptions settings will not be saved to disk unless you select # Save options to disk: [_] before selecting Accept Changes. # This will replace this file and lynx will remember your new settings # and forget your old settings. # | Stef - http://caunter.ca/contact.html ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] README.options
On Sun, 1 May 2005, Stef Caunter wrote: It says in the generated .lynxrc: # This file contains options saved from the Lynx Options Screen (normally # with the '' key). There is normally no need to edit this file manually, # since the defaults here can be controlled from the Options Screen, and the # next time options are saved from the Options Screen this file will be # completely rewritten. You have been warned... '' does not do this AFAICT (it does in MBM menu). That's a reference to the old (non-forms) options screen. (Now that you point it out, I agree it should be updated). -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] README.options
Bela Lubkin dixit: different reasonable assumption would be that Save options to disk only writes out changes made during the _current_ [O]ptions session. No. It says Save options to disk not Save changes in configuration parametres to disc. //mirabile -- Hi, does anyone sell openbsd stickers by themselves and not packaged with other products? No, the only way I've seen them sold is for $40 with a free OpenBSD CD. -- Haroon Khalid and Steve Shockley in gmane.os.openbsd.misc ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] README.options
The idea is to clarify for a new user. The fact that lynx can puzzle by not remembering [O]ptions settings is demystified by associating this with the disk write (or not) to .lynxrc. LYNXOPTIONS only handles a subset of possible config settings for the user. It will be helpful to point out that each of those few settings are overwritten for each Accept with Save to Disk POST to LYNXOPTIONS - reminds me of chmod 0700 rather than chmod u+x (change to follow) ... | Stef - On Wed, 27 Apr 2005, Bela Lubkin wrote: You might want to clarify one point about this. Hitting Accept Changes when Save options to disk is enabled writes out _all_ settings, not just the ones changes in the current [O]ptions dialog. That is, if you did: 1. [O]ptions 2. Change User mode to Advanced 3. Accept Changes 4. [O]ptions 5. Change VI keys to Off 6. Checkmark Save options to disk 7. Accept Changes -- the change made in step 2 has now been written to disk. This will be obvious to _current_ Lynx users, and may seem intuitively obvious to most readers on this list. It is much less obvious to a new user. A different reasonable assumption would be that Save options to disk only writes out changes made during the _current_ [O]ptions session. Bela ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
