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diff --git a/docs/README.options b/docs/README.options new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b388d4c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/README.options @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +README.options + +Using the lynx browser [O]ptions configuration tool. + +General Usage on a unix system: + +Press "O" at any time in your lynx session to access this utility page. +This is one of several custom "system" URLs that cause lynx to self-configure. + +Please note: +Ensure and confirm that your [O]ptions session is flushed to disk, by selecting: + +Save options to disk: [_] before selecting "Accept Changes". + +This freshens your .lynxrc file, which is your default "personal" configuration +for the lynx browser. Otherwise you will only affect settings for your +individual session; they aren't remembered next time you use lynx, (since you +actually did not tell lynx to remember them). + +This disk write to .lynxrc is not default behaviour for [O]ptions +configurations. The lynx browser tends to tread lightly at first. Note that +you must first have permission on your system to create, write to and read +from a .lynxrc file in your home directory. + +Using some of the menu items: + +User mode controls the amount of "on screen" help at the bottom of the screen. +You get the familiar view of the link target you are on when you use ADVANCED +user mode, and this also gives you the most top to bottom screen area. +ADVANCED user mode also allows for sub bookmark functionality (see below). + +The (for now) command line only option --nomargins provides the largest +readable left to right screen coverage. + +Editor is for jumping to vi or whatever you prefer during local file edits +and for textarea editing with ^Xe if you are filling out a form while browsing. + +Please see README.cookies for a brief cookie handling discussion. + +Multi-bookmarks allows several files to be your bookmarks; it will introduce +a browse list of them if they are defined as below. + +Once the Multi-bookmarks setup on Options is done and has been written out to +your .lynxrc (remember to Accept Changes and to Save Changes to disk), +in .lynxrc you will see a list of 25 possible "other" bookmark files +(26 letters minus "A") - you need to then associate some of them with +(meaningful) filenames to get the Multi-bookmark menu. + +Note that the files must be relative to your home directory. + +The best way to create and manage them is by using the MultiBookmarkMenu (MBM) +configuration tool selectable from the [O]ptions menu. + +The MBM allows you to describe the sub bookmark, and name a file relative +to your home directory that will contain the html for the saved links. +You populate one of the lettered sub bookmarks, describe it, and provide a +filename. ">" saves the edits, and ^G cancels edits. + +The sub bookmarks will be accessible by pressing the associated key from a +menu when invoking the bookmark choice (lynx -book, or 'V' in a session), or +when saving new bookmarks. You can directly access your sub bookmarks by letter +key alone by defining sub_bookmarks=ADVANCED in .lynxrc or lynx.cfg, if you +have ADVANCED general user mode selected as well. +The Multi-bookmark submenu can still be seen in ADVANCED by pressing "=", and +is always seen in STANDARD mode. + +They are seen in your .lynxrc like so: + +multi_bookmarkB=cars,Cars +multi_bookmarkC=news,News +multi_bookmarkD=sports,Sports + +Filename precedes description in .lynxrc, whereas in the MBM configuration +utility, the description is the left column, and the filename is in the right +column displayed. + + +Stef Caunter +http://caunter.ca/contact.html +http://caunter.ca/README.options + |