Re: lynx-dev Lynx 2.7.1 + Minuet = wacky characters

[dickey]

btw, what is Minuet?
(before this bug report I'd not heard of it)
 
> In message <address@hidden>, 
> "Mark E. Crane" <address@hidden> writes: 
>  
> >Is there any way to configure Lynx 2.7.1 for Unix to prevent it 
> >from displaying inverse space characters in my client software 
> >whenever a screen refresh (ctrl-w) takes place?  
>  
> [snip] 
>  
> >However-there is one snake in the garden.  We're using Minuet, a 
> >suite of abandonware apps from U of minn.  Unfortunately, Minuet 
> >doesn't do pure vt100 emulation, I am told.  So whenever Lynx 
> >wants to redraw/refresh the screen, like after you A)dd a 
> >bookmark, every single blank space on the screen is filled with 
> >a *reverse* space, except for the blank spaces between words.  It 
> >looks really crappy and freaks out my students, who are used to 
> >using computers that are younger than they are. 
>  
>       If you're serious about terminal emulation, forget about 
> Minuet. You'll just frustrate yourself and your users. 
>  
>       I suggest checking out MS-DOS Kermit -- terrific terminal 
> emulation (and much more), and it's freeware. Furthermore, Kermit 
> works great over TCP/IP networks using packet drivers, so it 
> should fit right in at your lab. Here's a URL: 
>  
>       http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/mskermit.html 
>  
> Hope this helps. 
>                                               - Jay 
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