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On Wed, 25 Jul 2007, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> Czerno typing in Lynx : Hi, List!
>
> Been revisiting the Lynx/colours/appearance question, here's an
> update
> on my previous reports which were not as accurate as should be.
>
> 1. In the Linux console (shell) Lynx displays full colours according
> to the lynx.lss configuration,
> also in the console, high-ASCII (8 bit) chars display *properly* at
> least for pages using the 'western' charset. I'll check some pages
> using
> cyrillics or other chars later. Basically all seems good for now.

Why do you want to use lynx in X rather than in a console?
I don't think it is designed for that.

> 2. Under X in a terminal window :
> Here there are at least 2 different aspects one might consider
> 'wrong' :
> 2.a - All colour settings from the .lss are ignored
> IIUC why this is happening, it's Lynx not being able to determine the
>
> terminal's - i.e. rxvt - ability to "do" colours, consequently
> forcing
> black chars on white bg.


With lynx in BL2 I see white on black if I start rxvt with -bg black -fg 
white, but not the colors that I get in console mode.

You can number links and form fields (keyboard input) to make it easier to 
find things.  I am used to working in monochrome.

> 2.b. Hi-ASCII chars are *lost*, replaced by blank graphics. Most
> annoying.
> I have no definite idea whether the replacement is done by Lynx,
> which
> might 'think' the terminal is not capable of displaying them, in a
> way
> similar that it thinks it cannot display colours, - or -
> whether the terminal itself is incapable of, or else not set for,
> displaying hi-ASCII :=(

I typed two upper ascii characters with pico in console mode (alt-214 is 
one) and they display properly in the rxvt in BL2 with icewm using pico or 
e3pi (the BL3 editor).  I cannot type them while in X (alt-number does not 
work in pico).

The same file displays properly in lynx in the rxvt with lynx set to the 
default charset (Western, 8859-1).

I will reboot, change keyboards, and try this in BL3 with jwm.
icewm works properly with my 84-key keyboard.  jwm does not.

> Hope someone of the savvy type will be able to explain what really
> happens, and
> how to remedy what remedied can be....
>
> In the mean time : Cheers,
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