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| -rw-r--r-- | lynx_help/Lynx_users_guide.html | 54 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lynx_help/about_lynx.html | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lynx_help/keystrokes/option_help.html | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lynx_help/keystrokes/other_help.html | 24 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lynx_help/lynx_url_support.html | 14 |
5 files changed, 51 insertions, 51 deletions
diff --git a/lynx_help/Lynx_users_guide.html b/lynx_help/Lynx_users_guide.html index 1d7fcbfc..2f26f2cf 100644 --- a/lynx_help/Lynx_users_guide.html +++ b/lynx_help/Lynx_users_guide.html @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ all be used to display an arbitrary ASCII text or HTML file: <p>When executed, Lynx will clear the screen and display as much of the specified file as will fit on the screen. Pressing a <em>down-arrow</em> will bring up the next screen, and pressing an <em>up-arrow</em> will bring -up the previous screen. If no file is specified at startup, a default file +up the previous screen. If no file is specified at startup, a default file will be displayed. (The default is configured by the system administrator when the command is installed.) @@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ selected link when a <em>right-arrow</em> or a <em>Return</em> key is pressed. To select a particular link, press the <em>up-arrow</em> or <em>down-arrow</em> keys until the desired link becomes "highlighted," and then press the <em>right-arrow</em> or <em>Return</em> key to view -the linked information. Information included in the HTML file tells Lynx +the linked information. Information included in the HTML file tells Lynx where to find the linked file and what kind of server will provide it -(i.e. HTTP, Gopher, etc.). +(i.e., HTTP, Gopher, etc.). <p>Lynx renders HTML files and saves the rendition, not the source, for initial display and should you select the link again. If you do @@ -150,19 +150,19 @@ of the currently displayed document via the RELOAD command, normally mapped to <EM>Control-R</em>. <p>When a binary file is encountered Lynx will ask the user if he/she -wishes to download the file or cancel. If the user selects '<em>D'</em> +wishes to download the file or cancel. If the user selects '<em>D'</em> for download, Lynx will transfer the file into a temporary location and -present the user with a list of options. The only default option is +present the user with a list of options. The only default option is <em>Save to disk</em>, which is disabled if Lynx is running in anonymous -mode. Additional download methods may be defined in the -<A HREF="#lynx.cfg">lynx.cfg</A> file. Programs like kermit, zmodem +mode. Additional download methods may be defined in the +<A HREF="#lynx.cfg">lynx.cfg</A> file. Programs like kermit, zmodem and FTP are some possible options. [<A HREF="#ToC-Local">ToC</A>] <h2 ID="Leaving"><A NAME="Leaving"><em>Leaving Lynx</em></A></h2> To exit Lynx use the '<em>q</em>' command. You will be asked whether you really want to quit. Answering '<em>y</em>' will exit and '<em>n</em>' -will return you to the current document. Use '<em>Q</em>' or +will return you to the current document. Use '<em>Q</em>' or <em>Control-D</em> to quit without verification. [<A HREF="#ToC-Leaving">ToC</A>] <h2 ID="Remote"><A NAME="Remote"><em>Starting Lynx with a Remote File</em></A></h2> @@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ compiled into Lynx, and is accessed by setting FORMS_OPTIONS true in your </pre> An option can be changed by entering the capital letter or character in -parentheses for the option you wish to change (e.g. '<em>E</em>' for Editor +parentheses for the option you wish to change (e.g., '<em>E</em>' for Editor or '<em>@</em>' for show cursor). For fields where text must be entered, simply enter the text by typing on the keyboard. The <a href="keystrokes/edit_help.html">Line Editor</a> can be used to @@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ return to Lynx or the '<em>></em>' command to save the options to a (e.g., ISO-8859-2) and do not include ISO-8859-1 or US-ASCII, since those values are always assumed by default. Can be a comma-separated list, which may be interpreted by servers as - descending order of preferences. You can also make your order + descending order of preferences. You can also make your order of preference explicit by using q factors as defined by the HTTP protocol, for servers which understand it, for example: iso-8859-5, utf-8;q=0.8 @@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ return to Lynx or the '<em>></em>' command to save the options to a cause Lynx to set color mode on at startup if supported. If Lynx is built with the slang library, this is equivalent to having included the <em>-color</em> command line switch or having the - <em>COLORTERM</em> environment variable set. If color support is + <em>COLORTERM</em> environment variable set. If color support is provided by curses or ncurses, this is equivalent to the default behavior of using color when the terminal type supports it. If (n)curses color support is available but cannot be used for @@ -763,16 +763,16 @@ return to Lynx or the '<em>></em>' command to save the options to a uppercase H, J, K, and L keys remain mapped to their configured bindings (normally HELP, JUMP, KEYMAP, and LIST, respectively). - <p>Note: this has no effect on the line-editor's key bindings. - + <p>Note: this has no effect on the line-editor's key bindings. + <dt>Emacs keys <dd>If set to ON then the CTRL-P, CTRL-N, CTRL-F, and CTRL-B keys will be mapped to up-arrow, down-arrow, right-arrow, and left-arrow, respectively. Otherwise, they remain mapped to their configured bindings (normally UP_TWO lines, DOWN_TWO lines, NEXT_PAGE, and PREV_PAGE, respectively). - - <p>Note: this has no effect on the line-editor's key bindings. + + <p>Note: this has no effect on the line-editor's key bindings. <dt>Show dot files <dd>If display/creation of hidden (dot) files/directories is @@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ return to Lynx or the '<em>></em>' command to save the options to a the <em>-restrictions</em> switch. Otherwise, the header can be changed temporarily to a string such as <em>L_y_n_x/2.8.1</em> for access to sites which discriminate against Lynx based on - checks for the presence of "Lynx" in the header. If + checks for the presence of "Lynx" in the header. If changed during a Lynx session, the default User-Agent header can be restored by deleting the modified string in the Options Menu. Whenever the User-Agent header is @@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ return to Lynx or the '<em>></em>' command to save the options to a </dl> <dd>If the users options permit the script to be executed Lynx will - spawn a shell and run the script. If the script cannot be + spawn a shell and run the script. If the script cannot be executed Lynx will show the script within the Lynx window and inform the user that the script is not allowed to be executed and will ask the user to check his/her options. @@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ address, and the subject of the message. If you have filled in the address will be filled in automatically. After entering the above information, if you have an editor defined in the <em>Options Menu</em> and you are not an anonymous user then your specified editor will be -spawned for you so that you can enter your message. If you do not have +spawned for you so that you can enter your message. If you do not have an editor defined or you are an anonymous user, a simple line mode input scheme will allow you to enter your message. @@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ href="#InteractiveOptions">Options Menu</a>) is OFF, you will always view or add links to the default bookmark file. When it is STANDARD, a menu of up to 26 bookmark files will be invoked, and you select the bookmark file by entering its letter -token. When it is ADVANCED, you will be prompted for the letter +token. When it is ADVANCED, you will be prompted for the letter token, but can enter '<em>=</em>' to invoke the STANDARD selection menu, or <em>RETURN</em> for the default bookmark file. [<A HREF="#ToC-Bookmarks">ToC</A>] @@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ commands. href="keystrokes/cookie_help.html">Cookie Jar Page</a> if it contains cookies. <dt><em>z</em> - <dd>Lynx supports completely interruptible I/O processes. Press the + <dd>Lynx supports completely interruptible I/O processes. Press the '<em>z</em>' key at any time during a connect or transfer process and the process will be halted. If any data was transferred before the interrupt, it will be displayed. @@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ options from a list, and fields for entering text. <dl> <dt>Buttons: <dd>Buttons are displayed in the same way that Lynx displays links in - a document. To "push" the button press the <em>right-arrow</em> or + a document. To "push" the button press the <em>right-arrow</em> or <em>Return</em> key. If it is a form submission button, you also can use the RESUBMIT ('<em>x</em>') or DOWNLOAD ('<em>d</em>') keystroke commands to "push" the button (see below). @@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ options from a list, and fields for entering text. In general, you can move around the form using the standard Lynx navigation keys. The <em>up-arrow</em> and <em>down-arrow</em> keys, respectively, -select the previous or next field, box, or button. The <em>TAB</em> key +select the previous or next field, box, or button. The <em>TAB</em> key selects the next field (or next page of a TEXTAREA if it extends onto the next page), box, or button. @@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ have an ID attribute, which will be treated as a named <em>A</em>nchor, as for <a href="#Footnotes">HTML Footnotes</a>, but the NOTE block need not be placed at the bottom of the document. The content of a NOTE block can be any HTML -markup that is valid in the BODY of the document. This is an example:<BR> +markup that is valid in the BODY of the document. This is an example:<BR> <tab indent="12"><em><NOTE CLASS="warning" ID="too-bad"><BR> <tab indent="14"><p>The W3C vendors did not retain NOTE in the HTML 3.2 draft.</p><BR> @@ -1989,7 +1989,7 @@ where <dl> <dt><code>-</code> <dd>If the argument is only '<code>-</code>' (dash), then Lynx - expects to receive the arguments from stdin. This is to + expects to receive the arguments from stdin. This is to allow for the potentially very long command line that can be associated with the <em>-get_data</em> or <em>-post_data</em> arguments (see below). On VMS, it @@ -2093,7 +2093,7 @@ where <dd>disable ftp access. <dt><code>-get_data</code> <dd>properly formatted data for a get form are read in from - stdin and passed to the form. Input is terminated by a + stdin and passed to the form. Input is terminated by a line that starts with '---'. <dt><code>-head</code> <dd>send a HEAD request for the mime headers. @@ -2178,7 +2178,7 @@ where The command line switch toggles the default. <dt><code>-post_data</code> <dd>properly formatted data for a post form are read in from - stdin and passed to the form. Input is terminated by a + stdin and passed to the form. Input is terminated by a line that starts with '---'. <dt><code>-preparsed</code> <dd>show source preparsed and reformatted when used with @@ -2388,7 +2388,7 @@ It may be copied to your shell account and included with -cfg command line switch or via an environment variable LYNX_CFG (if you have shell access). Starting with version 2.8.1 Lynx has an include facility so you can load the system-wide configuration file and easily add one or more settings -from your local add-on configuration file. It is really cool to read +from your local add-on configuration file. It is really cool to read lynx.cfg with its comments for hundreds of options, most of them commented out because they are built-in defaults. diff --git a/lynx_help/about_lynx.html b/lynx_help/about_lynx.html index 33faa7cd..21c3d469 100644 --- a/lynx_help/about_lynx.html +++ b/lynx_help/about_lynx.html @@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ Internet community coordinated via the under the <A HREF="COPYING">GNU General Public License</A>. <P>Lynx was built over an early version of the Common Code Library -developed by the CERN WWW Project. That code is copyrighted by CERN. -Lynx contains other sections of code that are copyrighted +developed by the CERN WWW Project. That code is copyrighted by CERN. +Lynx contains other sections of code that are copyrighted by other institutions or individuals. The Lynx copyright does not override or invalidate those copyrights. @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ other systems). <P>Also, special thanks go to <EM>Foteos Macrides</EM> who ported much of Lynx to VMS and did much of it's development following Lou Montulli's and Garrett Blythe's departures from the University of Kansas, and to -<EM>Earl Fogel</EM> of the University of Saskatchewan. Earl implemented +<EM>Earl Fogel</EM> of the University of Saskatchewan. Earl implemented the hypertext engine HYPERREZ in the Unix environment. HYPERREZ was developed by Niel Larson of Think.com and served as the model for the early versions of Lynx which did not use the WWW libraries and diff --git a/lynx_help/keystrokes/option_help.html b/lynx_help/keystrokes/option_help.html index 2bdbcf2a..c7b77225 100644 --- a/lynx_help/keystrokes/option_help.html +++ b/lynx_help/keystrokes/option_help.html @@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ you can turn the feature on or off via this setting. The character set you prefer if sets in addition to ISO-8859-1 and US-ASCII are available from servers. Use MIME notation (e.g., ISO-8859-2) and do not include ISO-8859-1 or US-ASCII, since those values are always -assumed by default. Can be a comma-separated list, which may be interpreted +assumed by default. Can be a comma-separated list, which may be interpreted by servers as descending order of preferences; you can make your order of preference explicit by using `q factors' as defined by the HTTP protocol, for servers which understand it: e.g., <kbd>iso-8859-5, utf-8;q=0.8</kbd>. @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ for servers which understand it: e.g., <kbd>iso-8859-5, utf-8;q=0.8</kbd>. <H1><A NAME="PL">Preferred Document Language</A></H1> The language you prefer if multi-language files are available from servers. -Use RFC 1766 tags, e.g., `en' English, `fr' French. Can be a comma-separated +Use RFC 1766 tags, e.g., `en' English, `fr' French. Can be a comma-separated list, and you can use `q factors' (see previous help item): e.g., <kbd>da, en-gb;q=0.8, en;q=0.7</kbd> . diff --git a/lynx_help/keystrokes/other_help.html b/lynx_help/keystrokes/other_help.html index 511ddaac..e9b2bf24 100644 --- a/lynx_help/keystrokes/other_help.html +++ b/lynx_help/keystrokes/other_help.html @@ -29,22 +29,22 @@ g - Allows you to enter any <a href="http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/demoweb/url-primer.html">URL</a> or filename that you wish to view, and then <em>goto</em> it. - + G - Allows you to edit the current document's URL and use that as a <em>goto</em> URL. - + ? or H - Hypertext help to explain how to navigate in Lynx and use its features. - i - Shows an index of files or subjects. This is - configurable by the System administrator, or + i - Shows an index of files or subjects. This is + configurable by the System administrator, or within documents that you may be viewing. - j - Allows you to enter a "short" name to execute a + j - Allows you to enter a "short" name to execute a jump command configured by your system administrator. Press "?" and ENTER to see a list of defined jump commands. - + k - Shows a list of key mappings. Keys remapped in "lynx.cfg" show up in this list. @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ document, which can be used for rapid access to the links in large documents. - m - Returns to the first screen and empties the + m - Returns to the first screen and empties the history stack. p - Brings up a list of <A HREF="print_help.html">print commands</A>. @@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ q - Quits Lynx. ('Q' quits without asking) / - Search for a string of characters in the current - document case insensitive or case sensitive + document case insensitive or case sensitive depending on the options set. (see <A HREF="option_help.html">options)</A>. s - Search through an external searchable indexed document. - n - Move to the next instance of a search string if you + n - Move to the next instance of a search string if you have searched previously. v - View a <A HREF="bookmark_help.html">Bookmark file</A>. @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ <backspace> - displays the <a href="history_help.html">history page</A>. - = - Show information about the file and link that you + = - Show information about the file and link that you are currently viewing. \ - Toggles between viewing the HTML source of a @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Note that any protected documents that are still in cache can still be accessed. - ` - Toggles minimal or valid comment parsing. When minimal, any + ` - Toggles minimal or valid comment parsing. When minimal, any two successive dashes followed by a close-angle-bracket will be treated as a comment terminator, emulating the parsing bug in Netscape v2.0. If historical comment parsing is set, that @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ cache. Note that for form submissions, http servers vary in whether they'll treat HEAD requests as valid and return the CGI script's headers, or treat it as invalid and return - an error message. + an error message. " - Toggles valid or "soft" double-quote parsing. When soft, a close-angle-bracket will serve as both a close-double- diff --git a/lynx_help/lynx_url_support.html b/lynx_help/lynx_url_support.html index 27f069ab..d0deb099 100644 --- a/lynx_help/lynx_url_support.html +++ b/lynx_help/lynx_url_support.html @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!DOCTYPE html public "-//IETF//DTD HTML 3.0//EN"> -<HTML> +<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>URL Schemes Supported in Lynx</TITLE> <LINK rev=made href="mailto:lynx-dev@sig.net"> @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ more details about URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) see <em>RFC1738</em>: <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/Addressing/rfc1738.txt" >http://www.w3.org/Addressing/rfc1738.txt</a> <li><a href="ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc1738.txt" ->ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc1738.txt</a> +>ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc1738.txt</a> </ul> <p>Lynx resolves partial or relative URLs in documents with respect to @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ absolute URL, using the rules described in <em>RFC1808</em>: <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/Addressing/rfc1808.txt" >http://www.w3.org/Addressing/rfc1808.txt</a> <li><a href="ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc1808.txt" ->ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc1808.txt</a> +>ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc1808.txt</a> </ul> and in subsequent drafts of the <em>IETF</em>: @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ which can correspond to positions in the rendering of the document. <p>The https URL has the same format, but the default port is <em>:443</em>. Patches for support of https URLs and the CONNECT procedure are available -for qualified recipients via <a +for qualified recipients via <a href="http://www.crl.com/~subir/lynx.html">Lynx links</a>. US Export laws and associated red tape pose severe impediments to inclusion of this support in the general distributions of freeware WWW clients such as Lynx. Sorry. @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ in the general distributions of freeware WWW clients such as Lynx. Sorry. >The <em>telnet</em>, <em>tn3270</em>, and <em>rlogin</em> URLs:</a></H2> A <em>telnet</em> URL generally results in Lynx spawning a telnet -session. Lynx implements the complete telnet URL scheme, i.e.:<BR> +session. Lynx implements the complete telnet URL scheme, i.e.:<BR> <tab indent="12"><em>telnet://user:password@host:port</em> <p>The <em>user</em> and/or <em>:password</em> fields may be omitted, and @@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ respectively, to standard nntp servers, with default port <em>:119</em>. Lynx now also supports homologous snewspost and snewsreply URLs for use with SSL capable nntp servers, but the latter requires patches for built in SSL support, or use of a daemon which handles the secure communications -on behalf of Lynx. +on behalf of Lynx. <p>The formats are:<BR> <tab indent="12"><em>newspost://host:port/newsgroup(s)</em> <tab @@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ find the self-restraint to <em>resist</em> that temptation!!! ><em>Return to your <A HREF="LYNXHIST:0">Startfile</A></em><BR> <tab indent="12" ><em>Review your <A HREF="LYNXKEYMAP:">Keymap</A></em><BR> -(Yes, they'll work. No, they won't do any harm. But...) +(Yes, they'll work. No, they won't do any harm. But...) <p>If you <em>must</em> try one, the second is OK from the command line:<BR> <tab indent="12"><em>lynx LYNXKEYMAP:</em><BR> |