Re: LYNX-DEV win32

[James Mastros]

Wayne Buttles wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Mar 1997, jonzonk wrote:
[...]
> > 4) Sending a downloaded file to an external program (such as an image
> > viewer) suspends lynx and the viewer has to be exited before
> > continuing with Lynx.
> 
> If you spawn a text mode viewer then yes you have to wait till you
> are done.  This is how lynx works.  Also, just like lynx in X, if you run
> a windows program as a helper app then you can continue.  I have run
> realaudio links and then kept surfing so I know Windows applications don't
> apply. 
> 
> Wayne
> 

You might try using "start" in the mailcap to run the program in a sepperate
window.  (Start /? for help, should be in \%windir%\command on a 95 box
(don't know about NT)).

  --- James Mastros
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