From cc4054129b8ce4043e8ab2a701e795827bdb2e0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Thomas E. Dickey" Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2021 00:27:04 +0000 Subject: snapshot of project "lynx", label v2-9-0dev_6m --- lynx_help/Lynx_users_guide.html | 478 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 349 insertions(+), 129 deletions(-) (limited to 'lynx_help') diff --git a/lynx_help/Lynx_users_guide.html b/lynx_help/Lynx_users_guide.html index 61d3b3af..a58355cd 100644 --- a/lynx_help/Lynx_users_guide.html +++ b/lynx_help/Lynx_users_guide.html @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + @@ -735,13 +735,27 @@ the form-based menu (as below). Many other options are stored in the lynx.cfg file.

-

Lynx supports two styles of Options Menu, key-based & - form-based. The form-based menu shown below is an HTML file - generated at runtime, in which the user fills in choices as in - any ordinary HTML form.

+

Lynx supports two styles of Options Menu:

+ + + +

The form-based menu shown + below is an HTML file generated at runtime, in which the user + fills in choices as in any ordinary HTML form.

-                    Options Menu (Lynx Version 2.8.9dev.15)
+
+                    Options Menu (Lynx Version 2.9.0dev.7)
 
     Accept Changes - Reset Changes - Left Arrow cancels changes - HELP!
 
@@ -749,103 +763,176 @@
                 (options marked with (!) will not be saved)
 
   General Preferences
-  User mode                        : [Advanced____]
-  Editor                           : vile______________________________________
-  Type of Search                   : [Case insensitive]
+  User mode                        : [Advanced____]
+  Editor                           : vile______________________________________
+  Type of Search                   : [Case insensitive]
 
   Security and Privacy
-  Cookies                          : [ask user__]
-  Invalid-Cookie Prompting (!)     : [prompt normally___]
-  SSL Prompting (!)                : [prompt normally___]
+  Cookies                          : [ask user__]
+  Invalid-Cookie Prompting (!)     : [prompt normally___]
+  SSL Prompting (!)                : [prompt normally___]
 
   Keyboard Input
-  Keypad mode                      : [Numbers act as arrows_____________]
-  Emacs keys                       : [OFF]
-  VI keys                          : [OFF]
-  Line edit style                  : [Bash-like Bindings]
+  Keypad mode                      : [Numbers act as arrows_____________]
+  Emacs keys                       : [OFF]
+  VI keys                          : [OFF]
+  Line edit style                  : [Bash-like Bindings]
 
   Display and Character Set
-  Use locale-based character set   : [ON_]
-  Use HTML5 charset replacements(!): [OFF]
-  Display character set            : [UNICODE (UTF-8)________________]
-  Assumed document character set(!): [iso-8859-1______]
-  Raw 8-bit                        : [OFF]
-  X Display                        : localhost:0.0_____________________________
+  Use locale-based character set   : [ON_]
+  Use HTML5 charset replacements(!): [OFF]
+  Display character set            : [UNICODE (UTF-8)________________]
+  Assumed document character set(!): [iso-8859-1______]
+  Internationalized domain names(!): [IDNA TR46______]
+  Raw 8-bit                        : [OFF]
+  X Display                        : localhost:0.0_____________________________
 
   Document Appearance
-  Show color                       : [ON____]
+  Show color                       : [ON____]
   Color style (!)                  : [lynx.lss___________]
   Default colors (!)               : [ON_]
-  Show cursor                      : [OFF]
-  Underline links (!)              : [OFF]
-  Show scrollbar                   : [ON_]
-  Popups for select fields         : [ON_]
-  HTML error recovery              : [strict (SortaSGML mode)]
-  Bad HTML messages (!)            : [Warn, point to trace-file]
-  Show images                      : [ignore___]
-  Verbose images                   : [OFF__________]
-  Collapse BR tags (!)             : [OFF_____]
-  Trim blank lines (!)             : [trim-lines]
+  Show cursor                      : [OFF]
+  Underline links (!)              : [OFF]
+  Show scrollbar                   : [ON_]
+  Popups for select fields         : [ON_]
+  HTML error recovery              : [strict (SortaSGML mode)]
+  Bad HTML messages (!)            : [Warn, point to trace-file]
+  Show images                      : [ignore___]
+  Verbose images                   : [OFF__________]
+  Collapse BR tags (!)             : [OFF_____]
+  Trim blank lines (!)             : [trim-lines]
 
   Headers Transferred to Remote Servers
-  Personal mail address            : __________________________________________
-  Personal name for mail           : __________________________________________
-  Password for anonymous ftp       : __________________________________________
-  Preferred media type (!)         : [Accept lynx's internal types]
-  Preferred encoding (!)           : [All_____]
-  Preferred document character set : _________________________________
-  Preferred document language      : en_______________________________
-  HTTP protocol (!)                : [HTTP 1.0]
-  Send User-Agent header (!)       : [X]
-  User-Agent header (!)            : Lynx/2.8.9rel.1 libwww-FM/2.14 SSL-MM/1.4.
+  Personal mail address            : __________________________________________
+  Personal name for mail           : __________________________________________
+  Password for anonymous ftp       : __________________________________________
+  Preferred media type (!)         : [Accept lynx's internal types]
+  Preferred encoding (!)           : [All_____]
+  Preferred document character set : _________________________________
+  Preferred document language      : en_______________________________
+  HTTP protocol (!)                : [HTTP 1.0]
+  Send User-Agent header (!)       : [X]
+  User-Agent header (!)            : Lynx/2.8.9rel.1 libwww-FM/2.14 SSL-MM/1.4.
 
   Listing and Accessing Files
-  Use Passive FTP (!)              : [ON_]
-  FTP sort criteria                : [By Date]
-  Local directory sort criteria    : [Directories first]
-  Local directory sort order       : [By Date_]
-  Show dot files                   : [OFF]
-  Pause when showing message (!)   : [ON_]
-  Show transfer rate               : [Show KiB/sec (2-digits), ETA__]
+  Use Passive FTP (!)              : [ON_]
+  FTP sort criteria                : [By Date]
+  Local directory sort criteria    : [Directories first]
+  Local directory sort order       : [By Date_]
+  Show dot files                   : [OFF]
+  Pause when showing message (!)   : [ON_]
+  Show transfer rate               : [Show KiB/sec (2-digits), ETA__]
 
   Special Files and Screens
-  Multi-bookmarks                  : [ADVANCED]
+  Multi-bookmarks                  : [ADVANCED]
   Review/edit Bookmarks files      : Goto multi-bookmark menu
-  Auto Session (!)                 : [OFF]
-  Session file (!)                 : __________________________________________
-  Visited Pages                    : [By Last Visit Reversed_]
+  Auto Session (!)                 : [OFF]
+  Session file (!)                 : __________________________________________
+  Visited Pages                    : [By Last Visit Reversed_]
 
   View the file lynx.cfg.
 
         Accept Changes - Reset Changes - Left Arrow cancels changes
-
-

The key-based menu depends on key-strokes to identify options - which the user wants to change. It is compiled into Lynx and is - accessed by setting FORMS_OPTIONS to TRUE in lynx.cfg.

+

The key-based menu depends on + key-strokes to identify options which the user wants to change. + It is compiled into Lynx and is accessed by setting FORMS_OPTIONS + to TRUE in lynx.cfg.

-             Options Menu (Lynx Version 2.8.9dev.15)
-
-     (E)ditor                     : emacs
-     (D)ISPLAY variable           : aixtest.cc.ukans.edu:0.0
-     mu(L)ti-bookmarks: OFF       B)ookmark file: lynx_bookmarks.html
-     (F)TP sort criteria          : By Filename
-     (P)ersonal mail address      : montulli@netscape.com
-     (S)earching type             : CASE INSENSITIVE
-     preferred document lan(G)uage: en
-     preferred document c(H)arset : NONE
-     display (C)haracter set      : Western (ISO-8859-1)
-     raw 8-bit or CJK m(O)de      : ON      show color (&)  : OFF
-     (V)I keys: OFF   e(M)acs keys: OFF     sho(W) dot files: OFF
-     popups for selec(T) fields   : ON      show cursor (@) : OFF
-     (K)eypad mode                : Numbers act as arrows
-     li(N)e edit style            : Default Binding
-     l(I)st directory style       : Mixed style
-     (U)ser mode                  : Advanced      verbose images (!) : ON
-     user (A)gent                 : [User-Agent header]
-     local e(X)ecution links      : FOR LOCAL FILES ONLY
+
+             Options Menu (Lynx Version 2.9.0dev.7)
+
+     (E)ditor                     : emacs
+     (D)ISPLAY variable           : aixtest.cc.ukans.edu:0.0
+     mu(L)ti-bookmarks: OFF       B)ookmark file: lynx_bookmarks.html
+     (F)TP sort criteria          : By Filename
+     (P)ersonal mail address      : montulli@netscape.com
+     (S)earching type             : CASE INSENSITIVE
+     preferred document lan(G)uage: en
+     preferred document c(H)arset : NONE
+     display (C)haracter set      : Western (ISO-8859-1)
+     raw 8-bit or CJK m(O)de      : ON      show color (&)  : OFF
+     (V)I keys: OFF   e(M)acs keys: OFF     sho(W) dot files: OFF
+     popups for selec(T) fields   : ON      show cursor (@) : OFF
+     (K)eypad mode                : Numbers act as arrows
+     li(N)e edit style            : Default Binding
+     l(I)st directory style       : Mixed style
+     (U)ser mode                  : Advanced      verbose images (!) : ON
+     user (A)gent                 : [User-Agent header]
+     local e(X)ecution links      : FOR LOCAL FILES ONLY

An option can be changed by entering the capital letter or character in parentheses for the option you wish to change (e.g., @@ -880,7 +967,10 @@ Options Menu:

-
Assumed document character set
+
Assumed document character + set +

This option changes the handling of documents which do not @@ -898,7 +988,9 @@ 8-bit or CJK Mode” is OFF.

-
Auto Session
+
Auto Session +

Lynx can save and restore useful information about your @@ -906,7 +998,9 @@ feature.

-
Bad HTML messages
+
Bad HTML messages +

Suppress or redirect Lynx's messages about "Bad HTML":

@@ -942,7 +1036,9 @@
-
Bookmark file
+
Bookmark file +

When multi-bookmarks is OFF, this is the filename and @@ -975,7 +1071,9 @@ [.BM]lynx_bookmarks.html).

-
Collapse BR tags
+
Collapse BR tags +

If Collapse BR tags is turned off, Lynx will not @@ -987,7 +1085,8 @@ block.

-
Cookies
+
Cookies +

This option allows you to tell how to handle cookies: @@ -995,7 +1094,9 @@ all.

-
Display Character set
+
Display Character set +

This option allows you to set up the default character set @@ -1011,7 +1112,8 @@ windows-xxxx within native MS-Windows apps.)

-
Editor
+
Editor +

The editor to be invoked when editing browsable files, @@ -1027,7 +1129,9 @@ confuse the shell which starts the editor program.

-
Emacs keys
+
Emacs + keys +

If set to ON then the CTRL-P, CTRL-N, CTRL-F, and CTRL-B @@ -1040,7 +1144,9 @@ bindings.

-
Execution links
+
Execution links +

This deals with execution of local scripts or links. Local @@ -1084,7 +1190,9 @@ executed and will ask the user to check his/her options.

-
FTP sort criteria
+
FTP sort criteria +

This option allows you to specify how files will be sorted @@ -1093,7 +1201,9 @@ Type", and "By Date".

-
HTML error recovery
+
HTML error recovery +

Select the

-
HTTP protocol
+
HTTP protocol +

Normally Lynx negotiates HTTP/1.0, because it does not @@ -1112,7 +1224,39 @@ protocol.

-
Invalid-Cookie Prompting
+
Internationalized domain names +
+ +
+ Convert internationalized domain names to and from ASCII. +
+
IDNA 2003
+ +
Convert using the older “transitional” + scheme.
+ +
IDNA 2008
+ +
Convert using the newer “non-transitional” + scheme.
+ +
IDNA TR46
+ +
Use IDNA 2008 with the amendments from Unicode Technical Report + 46.
+ +
IDNA Compatible
+ +
First try converting using IDNA 2008, and if + unsuccessful, try IDNA 2003.
+
+
+ +
Invalid-Cookie Prompting +

This allows you to tell how to handle invalid cookies: @@ -1121,7 +1265,9 @@ no-response to reply "no" to each prompt.

-
Keypad mode
+
Keypad mode +

This option gives the choice among navigating with the @@ -1138,7 +1284,9 @@ help for more information.

-
Line edit style
+
Line edit style +

This option allows you to set alternative key bindings for @@ -1147,7 +1295,10 @@ "keystrokes/edit_help.html">Default Binding.

-
Local directory sort criteria
+
Local directory sort + criteria +

This applies to directory editing. Files and directories @@ -1177,7 +1328,10 @@

-
Local directory sort order
+
Local directory sort + order +

The Options Form also allows you to sort by the file @@ -1229,7 +1383,9 @@

-
Multi-bookmarks
+
Multi-bookmarks +

Lynx supports a default bookmark file, and up to 26 total @@ -1249,7 +1405,9 @@ the default bookmark file.

-
Password for anonymous ftp
+
Password for anonymous ftp +

If this is blank, Lynx will use your personal mail address @@ -1262,7 +1420,10 @@ even the environment variable is unset.

-
Pause when showing message
+
Pause when showing + message +

If set to "off", this overrides the INFOSECS setting in @@ -1270,7 +1431,9 @@ messages, like the "-nopause" command line option.

-
Personal mail address
+
Personal mail address +

This mail address will be used to help you send files to @@ -1283,7 +1446,9 @@ line toggle.

-
Personal mail name
+
Personal mail name +

This mail name will be included as the "X-Personal_Name" @@ -1292,7 +1457,9 @@ in lynx.cfg.

-
Popups for select fields
+
Popups for select fields +

Lynx normally uses a popup window for the OPTIONs in form @@ -1305,7 +1472,10 @@ OPTIONs always are rendered as a list of checkboxes.

-
Preferred document language
+
Preferred document + language +

The language you prefer if multi-language files are @@ -1318,7 +1488,9 @@ da, en-gb;q=0.8, en;q=0.7

-
Preferred document charset
+
Preferred document charset +

The character set you prefer if sets in addition to @@ -1332,7 +1504,9 @@ it, for example: iso-8859-5, utf-8;q=0.8

-
Preferred encoding
+
Preferred encoding +

When doing a GET, lynx tells what types of compressed data @@ -1342,7 +1516,9 @@ none, one or all of the supported decompression types.

-
Preferred media type
+
Preferred media type +

When doing a GET, lynx lists the MIME types which it knows @@ -1391,7 +1567,9 @@

-
Raw 8-bit or CJK Mode
+
Raw + 8-bit or CJK Mode +

Tells Lynx whether 8-bit characters are assumed to @@ -1421,13 +1599,17 @@ at startup via the -raw switch.

-
Send User-Agent header
+
Send User-Agent header +

Controls whether the user-agent string will be sent.

-
Session file
+
Session file +

Define the file name where lynx will store user sessions. @@ -1435,7 +1617,9 @@ enabled.

-
Show color
+
Show + color +

This option will be present if color support is available. @@ -1476,7 +1660,9 @@ appropriately on or off via this option.

-
Show cursor
+
Show + cursor +

Lynx normally hides the cursor by positioning it to the @@ -1491,7 +1677,9 @@ others in the screen display.

-
Show dot files
+
Show dot files +

If display/creation of hidden (dot) files/directories is @@ -1499,7 +1687,9 @@ setting.

-
Show images
+
Show + images +

This allows you to select the way in which Lynx shows @@ -1517,7 +1707,9 @@

-
Show scrollbar
+
Show scrollbar +

This allows you to enable (show) or disable (hide) the @@ -1525,7 +1717,9 @@ available with ncurses or slang libraries.

-
Show transfer rate
+
Show transfer rate +

This allows you to select the way in which Lynx shows its @@ -1548,7 +1742,9 @@

-
SSL Prompting
+
SSL Prompting +

This allows you to tell how to handle errors detected in @@ -1558,7 +1754,9 @@ prompt.

-
Trim blank lines
+
Trim blank lines +

If Trim blank lines is turned off, Lynx will not @@ -1568,7 +1766,9 @@ tags feature.

-
Type of Search
+
Type of Search +

Searching type has two possible values: CASE INSENSITIVE @@ -1578,7 +1778,9 @@ or case-insensitive manner.

-
Use HTML5 charset replacements
+
Use HTML5 charset replacements +

This option allows lynx to treat pages with ISO-8859-1 @@ -1586,7 +1788,10 @@ allows a few punctuation characters to be shown.

-
Use locale-based character set
+
Use locale-based character + set +

This option allows you to request lynx to obtain a MIME @@ -1595,20 +1800,26 @@ setting of the display character set.

-
Underline links
+
Underline links +

Use underline-attribute rather than bold for links.

-
Use Passive FTP
+
Use Passive FTP +

This allows you to change whether Lynx uses passive ftp connections.

-
User Agent header
+
User-Agent header +

The header string which Lynx sends to HTTP servers to @@ -1637,7 +1848,9 @@ "Lynx" or "L_y_n_x".

-
User Mode
+
User + Mode +

There are three possible choices: Novice, Intermediate, @@ -1666,7 +1879,9 @@

-
Verbose Images
+
Verbose Images +

Controls whether or not Lynx replaces the [LINK], [INLINE] @@ -1678,7 +1893,8 @@ -verbose switch.

-
VI keys
+
VI keys +

If set to ON then the lowercase h, j, k, and l keys will @@ -1691,7 +1907,9 @@ bindings.

-
Visited Pages
+
Visited Pages +

Enable several different views of the visited links:

@@ -1710,7 +1928,9 @@
-
X Display
+
X + Display +

This option is only relevant to X Window users. The -- cgit 1.4.1-2-gfad0