Re: LYNX-DEV problem report with the develpment version of lynx 2.7.1 0.12ac

[Klaus Weide]

On Sat, 26 Apr 1997, Larry W. Virden, x2487 wrote:

> > On Sat, 26 Apr 1997, Larry W. Virden, x2487 wrote:
> > 
> > > I'm on a monochrome system.  I compiled with ncurses 4.x.
> 
> > Ok, then I assume it has something to do with Tom's latest changes, and/or
> > (maybe) your terminfo (termcap) entry.  The lynx_cfg.h generated should 
> 
> Since using lynx 2-7-1 still does highlighting, then I will assume that
> my terminfo is okay.  I can provide this vt220/Micro-Term 4525 terminfo
> information to someone who really cares, but in general, things are
> working except for the new lynx.

> FANCY_CURSES is defined.
> NCURSES is also defined.
> 
> How could I tell if lynx thinks my terminal is color?

Try to start lynx (*not* using dump) on a page that should show some
highlighting, but direct output to a file ( > debugfile ), type 'Q' and
'Y' blindly to exit.  Check with an editor or similar (which shows escape
characters) whether the debugfile has something like <ESC>31m or <ESC>41m
sequences (any 30-47 or 40-47 numbers shouldn't appear for a mono term).

You might also check whether the terminfo entry has something that would
tell ncurses to treat the term as color, using ncurses' infocmp - like

  infocmp|egrep 'seta?[bf]|colors|pairs'

If setf or setb or setaf or setab or colors# or pairs# appears somewhere,
that would indicate color.

> > > Things are strangely highlighted under lynx 2-7-1 anyways.  Even
> > > though my monochrome terminal supports plain, bold, underline, half
> > > tone, etc. I typically get underlines for <em> and <strong> tags,
> > > nothing for headers, and bold for links.  
> > 
> > What's strange about that?  That's normal and as expected.  Does any
> 
> I didn't mean strange as in different from other lynx.  I meant strange
> as in with all the various styles the terminal can support, I thought
> more would be used.  

I had hoped that Rob's code could support more mono styles.  But without
any documentation on how to use it, it's hard to tell what at can or
cannot do.

> However, having the styling from 2-7-1 back would
> be sufficient.
> 
> I haven't tried deleting the 4 lines you recommended yet - I've been
> watching the mailing list hoping to see if there were a general solution.

Probably no point trying that if you don't get attributes at all...

  Klaus

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