Re: lynx-dev [PATCH 2.8.3.dev6] various fixes

[Klaus Weide]

On Sun, 15 Aug 1999, Vlad Harchev wrote:
> * Allow toggling to the 'plain' source view from psrc mode (some key to be
>   invented, difficult for me since I am not familiar with lynx keybindings)

I am not saying this this is the best (or even a reasonable) approach -
but please make yourself "familiar with lynx keybindings".  It isn't
_that_ difficult, for someone like you.  Or if it is incomprehensible,
I'd like to know, so it can be _made_ comprehensible.

> * Leave the things as they are now - nasty approach - user can press ^H, then
> 'p' or 'd' and then do what (s)he wants. As I remmeber, current SOURCE_CACHE
>  mode doesn't help when 'p'rinting or 'd'ownloading - ie the cache is not used
>  - so we could hack SOURCE_CACHE mode in order to do this to compensate
>  download time.

'P' is completely different from 'D' as far as the "source of the source"
(or of the non-source) is concerned.  'P' is exaclty where the problem
comes in, since the source of what is 'P'rinted is the *HText content.
It's true that 'P' isn't helped by SOURCE_CACHE, but in a different sense
from 'D'.  'P' doesn't _need_ to be helped by SOURCE_CACHE and cannot be
helped by SOURCE_CACHE (unless you completely redefine what 'P' does).


    Klaus