Re: lynx-dev caching after \ (was why reload etc?)

[Bela Lubkin]

David Henderson wrote:

>    The best solution that will make *everybody* happy would be to have a
>    compile-time option (userdefs.h or similar) to either cache or not.

Not compile-time, but run-time.  This should be admin- and
user-configurable.  For captive accounts, it would be admin-only
configurable (as the user cannot pass command-line arguments, change
.lynxrc, or point LYNX_CFG to a different configuration file).  For
normal user accounts it would be fully configurable.  Just like so many
other Lynx options.

> >(3) how should Lynx internally name such cached files?
> 
> If cacheing is used,
> 
>    view-source:http://www.location.dom/page.html
> 
> allows (1) independent cacheing from the rendered page, (2) ease of human
> recognition of what the page's actual URL is, and (3) compatibility with
> some designed-for-Netscape sites that have actual "view-source:" HREF-type
> links.  And if for some reason you want to bookmark a view-source'd page,
> you've got a URL for it.

This is good... compatibility with existing de facto standard, gains
some decent benefits, easily remembered, etc.  The implementation of the
'\' command might then be simplified to just edit the current URL,
either adding or removing the "view-source:" prefix as appropriate.

>Bela<