lynx-dev lynx.browser.org update

[Leonid Pauzner]

lynx.browser.org still read 2.8 as the latest lynx release,
and the page followed by "2.8" link says the same
(but point out to release page, which is 2.8.1).
Probably lots of on-line files available from 'h' lynx_help_main
should be corrected for word "2.8.1"

Also I found out a "features" page a little bit technical,
I add "new features" and "other enchancements" sectins.
Probably a better wording need also.
proposed patch:


diff -u -b old/features.htm ./features.htm
--- old/features.htm    Mon Oct 26 14:11:10 1998
+++ ./features.htm      Mon Oct 26 14:13:04 1998
@@ -13,37 +13,39 @@
 the <A HREF="http://sol.slcc.edu/lynx/release2-8-1/CHANGES";>CHANGES</A> 
file.</NOTE>

 <UL>
+New features:

-<LI>port to OS/2 (EMX) using ncurses.
-
-<LI>add experimental persistent-cookie support, and configure option
+<LI><em>Persistent cookies</em>. Cookies now stored in a file and persistent
+    across sessions, it is still experimental. Use configure option
     --enable-persistent-cookies, ifdef'd with EXP_PERSISTENT_COOKIES.
+    Add -cookie_file command-line option to specify cookie file.

-<LI>add -cookie_file command-line option to specify cookie file.
-
-<LI>replace the [LINK], [INLINE] and [IMAGE] comments (for images without ALT)
-    with filenames of these images.
-    This is extremely useful because now we can determine immediately what 
images
-    are just decorations (button.gif, line.gif) and what images are important.
-    This feature can be enabled or disabled by
-    setting VERBOSE_IMAGES in lynx.cfg and/or userdefs.h
-
-<LI>add forms-based options screen.  By default, both old and new
-    options menus are available via a command-line toggle "-forms_options" or
-    lynx.cfg statement "FORMS_OPTIONS:TRUE/FALSE".  Configure<br>
-    --disable-forms-options disables new-style menu and<br>
-    --disable-menu-options disables old-style menu.
+<LI><em>Images mnemo</em>. Replace the [LINK], [INLINE] and [IMAGE] comments
+    (for images without ALT) with filenames of these images.
+    Now we can determine immediately what images are just decorations
+    (button.gif, line.gif) and what images are important.
+    This feature can be enabled or disabled by setting VERBOSE_IMAGES
+    in lynx.cfg and/or from Options menu.

-<LI>Display partial pages while downloading.
+<LI><em>Display partial pages while downloading</em>.
     The behavior is controlled by a compile-time option (DISP_PARTIAL), by a
     command-line argument (-partial), and by a lynx.cfg option (PARTIAL).

-<LI>add -debug_partial command line switch to get MessageSecs delay
-    between incremental rendering stages if partial display mode is ON.
+<LI><em>New forms-based options menu</em>.  By default, both old and new
+    options menus are available, try command-line toggle "-forms_options"
+    or lynx.cfg statement "FORMS_OPTIONS".  Configure
+    --disable-forms-options disables new-style menu and
+    --disable-menu-options disables old-style menu.

-<LI>modify logic that reports progress of download to update screen no more
-    than once per second, fix an overrun problem.  Add kb/sec rate to progress
-    message.
+<LI><em>lynx.cfg include facility</em>.
+    Now cascade of lynx.cfg files possible for more flexibility,
+    e.g., you may set system-wide lynx.cfg and small personal add-on.
+
+</UL>
+<UL>
+Other enchancements:
+
+<LI>port to OS/2 (EMX) using ncurses.

 <LI>change behavior of NSL_FORK and related I/O:
 <ul>
@@ -55,10 +57,6 @@
     <li>Make sure child processes are always killed and reaped.
 </ul>

-<LI>chartrans:  human-readable character set names in Options Menu are now 
changed
-    according to Netscape 4.x style - "language (MIMEname)", it looks more 
useful
-    and reduces confusion.
-
 <LI>add LYNX_DATE definitions in userdefs.h; Info Page now shows the date of 
your
     lynx along with version number and a link to the latest sources.

@@ -72,6 +70,10 @@
     valid way to insert extra blank lines in HTML is via a PRE block with only
     newlines in the block.  This change modifies only the nonstandard case.

+<LI>chartrans:  human-readable character set names in Options Menu are now 
changed
+    according to Netscape 4.x style - "language (MIMEname)", it looks more 
useful
+    and reduces confusion.
+
 <LI>support multilingual bookmarks:  now we may store characters &gt;127 in
     bookmark titles with a more consistent and independent way, by keeping in
     Unicode as &#UUUU (NCR=numeric character reference),
@@ -105,6 +107,13 @@
     prefix but guessing fails.

 <LI>Add -tagsoup option, for initializing parser directly to TagSoup.
+
+<LI>add -debug_partial command line switch to get MessageSecs delay
+    between incremental rendering stages if partial display mode is ON.
+
+<LI>modify logic that reports progress of download to update screen no more
+    than once per second, fix an overrun problem.  Add kb/sec rate to progress
+    message.

 <LI>Numerous bug fixes.