snapshot of project "lynx", label v2-8-4dev_1

1 files changed, 38 insertions, 34 deletions

diff --git a/lynx.hlp b/lynx.hlp
index b2a86c7e..ffad490d 100644
--- a/lynx.hlp
+++ b/lynx.hlp
@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@
        -ftp   disable ftp access.
 
        -get_data
-              send form data from stdin using GET method and dump
-              results.
+              properly formatted data for a get form are read  in
+              from  stdin  and  passed  to  the  form.   Input is
+              terminated by a line that starts with '---'.
 
        -head  send a HEAD request for the mime headers.
 
@@ -208,18 +209,19 @@
               control the display of hidden links.
 
               merge hidden links show up as bracketed numbers and
-              are numbered  together  with  other  links  in  the
+              are  numbered  together  with  other  links  in the
               sequence of their occurrence in the document.
 
-              listonly  hidden  links  are  shown  only  on L)ist
+              listonly hidden  links  are  shown  only  on  L)ist
               screens and listings generated by -dump or from the
-              P)rint  menu,  but  appear separately at the end of
+              P)rint menu, but appear separately at  the  end  of
+
               those lists.  This is the default behavior.
 
               ignore hidden links do not appear even in listings.
 
        -historical
-              toggles  use  of  '>'  or '-->' as a terminator for
+              toggles use of '>' or '-->'  as  a  terminator  for
               comments.
 
        -homepage=URL
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@
        -index=URL
               set the default index file to the specified URL.
 
-       -ismap toggles inclusion of ISMAP links  when  client-side
+       -ismap toggles  inclusion  of ISMAP links when client-side
               MAPs are present.
 
        -justify
@@ -245,12 +247,12 @@
               disable URLs that point to remote hosts.
 
        -locexec
-              enable local program  execution  from  local  files
-              only  (if  Lynx  was  compiled with local execution
+              enable  local  program  execution  from local files
+              only (if Lynx was  compiled  with  local  execution
               enabled).
 
        -mime_header
-              prints the MIME header of a fetched document  along
+              prints  the MIME header of a fetched document along
               with its source.
 
        -minimal
@@ -260,7 +262,7 @@
               number of articles in chunked news listings.
 
        -newsmaxchunk=NUMBER
-              maximum  news articles in listings before chunking.
+              maximum news articles in listings before  chunking.
 
        -nobold
               disable bold video-attribute.
@@ -268,20 +270,20 @@
        -nobrowse
               disable directory browsing.
 
-       -nocc  disable Cc: prompts for self  copies  of  mailings.
-              Note  that  this does not disable any CCs which are
+       -nocc  disable  Cc:  prompts  for self copies of mailings.
+              Note that this does not disable any CCs  which  are
               incorporated within a mailto URL or form ACTION.
 
        -nocolor
               force   color   mode   off,   overriding   terminal
-              capabilities   and   any  -color  flags,  COLORTERM
+              capabilities  and  any  -color   flags,   COLORTERM
               variable, and saved .lynxrc settings.
 
        -noexec
               disable local program execution. (DEFAULT)
 
        -nofilereferer
-              disable transmissions of Referer headers  for  file
+              disable  transmissions  of Referer headers for file
               URLs.
 
        -nolist
@@ -291,10 +293,10 @@
               owners.
 
        -nonrestarting_sigwinch
-              This flag is not available  on  all  systems,  Lynx
-              needs  to  be compiled with HAVE_SIGACTION defined.
-              If available, this flag may  cause  Lynx  to  react
-              more  immediately to window changes when run within
+              This  flag  is  not  available on all systems, Lynx
+              needs to be compiled with  HAVE_SIGACTION  defined.
+              If  available,  this  flag  may cause Lynx to react
+              more immediately to window changes when run  within
               an xterm.
 
        -nopause
@@ -323,8 +325,7 @@
               disable underline video-attribute.
 
        -number_fields
-              force  numbering  of  links  as  well as form input
-
+              force numbering of links  as  well  as  form  input
               fields
 
        -number_links
@@ -338,16 +339,17 @@
               with partial-display logic
 
        -pauth=ID:PASSWD
-              set  authorization  ID and password for a protected
-              proxy server at startup.  Be sure  to  protect  any
+              set authorization ID and password for  a  protected
+              proxy  server  at  startup.  Be sure to protect any
               script files which use this switch.
 
-       -popup toggles  handling  of  single-choice SELECT options
+       -popup toggles handling of  single-choice  SELECT  options
               via popup windows or as lists of radio buttons.
 
        -post_data
-              send form data from stdin  using  POST  method  and
-              dump results.
+              properly formatted data for a post form are read in
+              from stdin  and  passed  to  the  form.   Input  is
+              terminated by a line that starts with '---'.
 
        -preparsed
               show  HTML  source  preparsed  and reformatted when
@@ -379,6 +381,7 @@
               no options are specified.
 
               all - restricts all options listed below.
+
               bookmark - disallow changing the  location  of  the
               bookmark file.
 
@@ -433,7 +436,6 @@
               inside your domain (utmp required for selectivity).
 
               inside_news  -  disallow  USENET  news  posting for
-
               people  coming  from  inside  your   domain   (utmp
               required for selectivity).
 
@@ -484,7 +486,6 @@
 
               telnet_port  - disallow specifying a port in telnet
               G)oto's.
-
               useragent - disallow  modifications  of  the  User-
               Agent header.
 
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@
               require .www_browsable files to browse directories.
 
        -short_url
-              show  very  long URLs in the status line with "___"
+              show  very  long URLs in the status line with "..."
               to represent the portion which cannot be displayed.
               The  beginning  and  end  of the URL are displayed,
               rather than suppressing the end.
@@ -542,7 +543,6 @@
        -term=TERM
               tell Lynx  what  terminal  type  to  assume  it  is
               talking   to.   (This  may  be  useful  for  remote
-
               execution, when, for example, Lynx  connects  to  a
               remote  TCP/IP  port  that starts a script that, in
               turn, starts another Lynx process.)
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@
                            The   actual  value  assigned  to  the
                            variable is ignored.  This variable is
                            only  meaningful  if  Lynx  was  built
+
                            using   the   slang    screen-handling
                            library.
 
@@ -701,6 +702,7 @@
        ORGANIZATION        This  variable,  if  set, provides the
                            string  used  in   the   Organization:
                            header  of  USENET  news postings.  On
+
                            UNIX, it will override the contents of
                            an /etc/organization file, if present.
 
@@ -755,10 +757,10 @@
                            any.  It is  created  for  use  by  an
                            external  program,  as  defined  in  a
                            lynx.cfg      PRINTER:      definition
+
                            statement.   If  the  field  does  not
                            exist for the document,  the  variable
                            is set to a null string under UNIX, or
-
                            "No LastMod" under VMS.
 
        LYNX_PRINT_TITLE    This  variable  is  set  by  the  Lynx
@@ -864,6 +866,7 @@
        LANG                This variable, if set,  will  override
                            the  default  message language.  It is
                            an ISO 639 two-letter code identifying
+
                            the  language.  Language codes are NOT
                            the same as the country codes given in
                            ISO 3166.
@@ -917,11 +920,12 @@
 
        A section shown as (GNU), is intended to denote  that  the
        topic  may be available via an info page, instead of a man
-       page (i.e., try "info  subject",  rather  than  "man  subject").
+       page (i.e., try "info  subject",  rather  than  "man  sub
+       ject").
 
        A  section  shown as (?) denotes that documentation on the
-       topic exists, but is not part of an established documenta
-       tion  retrieval system (see the distribution files associated
+       topic exists, but is not part of an established documentation
+       retrieval system (see the distribution files associated
        with the topic, or contact your System  Administrator
        for further information).