Re: [Lynx-dev] HTTP Basic Auth

[Thomas Dickey]

On Thu, 21 May 2009, Thorsten Glaser wrote:

> Thomas Dickey dixit:
>
> > > Not even the message log [1][Your recent statusline messages]
> > > shows the full text.
> >
> > yes (adding it to this view would probably be the easiest fix).
>
> Maybe a key (something with ctrl, probably) to jump from the
> username question field to that view? Also, it’s pretty hard
> to enter the username when there is only one column for one
> to type (think typos)…
>
> Maybe make it two-lined:

It might be less work to allow the status line to be shifted left/right
(and though clumsy, would eliminate the problem of a message that goes on
for several lines).

textarea's allow that type of editing.

> [--screen width----------------------------------------------------------]
> Enter username for xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> (press ^X to see the full prompt): _
>
> If that is possible with the lynx code in advanced user mode,
> that is.

partly that - also that even in novice mode, there's some assumptions
buried in the code that affect the layout of that line.

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