[Lynx-dev] lynx corrupts bookmark file

[Thorsten Glaser]

Another one, probably new (maybe when lynx started adding
ending tags):

I sometimes hand-edit my bookmarks file to put in new links
or extra information, or even to give structure to some
entries making them sub-entries etc.

So now I have:

[…]
<li><a href="…">blabla</a>; details:<ol>
        <li>one</li>
        <li>two</li>
        <li>three</li>
        </ol></li>
<li><a href="…">next entry</a></li>
[…]

Upon saving a new bookmark entry, lynx appends it behind
“three” removing everything else in the file(!). This is
reproducible.

If I use an ul instead, it doesn’t seem to do that, but
sometimes I get…

[…]
<li><a href="…">last entry before adding one from lynx</a></li>
</ul></body></html>
<li><a href="…">newly-added entry</a></li>
</ol></body></html>

… instead, which is also disturbing.

I honestly preferred it when lynx kept the bookmark file
in HTML 3.2-style (without the end tags), even if only
there…

That silent, un-undoable data corruption is severe though.

bye,
//mirabilos
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