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

[Vlad Harchev]

On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Klaus Weide wrote:

> 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.

 I simply didn't start exploring it.

> > * 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).

 Yes, you are right, it's impossible to mail or print the source of the html
with currently available commands and without changing their behaviour.
 
>     Klaus
> 

 Best regards,
  -Vlad