Re: LYNX-DEV saving a local file in lynx386 version

[Doug Kaufman]

On Wed, 3 Dec 1997, T.E.Dickey wrote:

> > I have noted that when local files are saved using "print" option in lynx
> > 386 version #97, the files are written without the "cr" character at end of
> > lines. Is it a bug or a choice?
> generally MS-DOS stuff gets <cr><lf> on the end if the file is opened
> in text mode, will assume <lf> only if it's opened in binary mode.

This was a change that I initiated.  Lynx_386 now opens all files as
binary by default.  If you don't do this, binary files are truncated at
the first <^Z>, making it impossible to view graphics. You can take out
the line from the sourcecode for the binary default, but you willl lose
the binary files.  I think that the easiest fix is to convert any text
file to MSDOS format, if you prefer, with one of the several UNIX to
DOS converters after saving it.
                                   Doug
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