LYNX-DEV problem with the lynx ver 2.7.1ac-0.87 (1997)

[Rajesh Krishna Balan]

Hi,

I encountered a problem with Lynx where it refuses to allow me to edit
text fields. It keeps saying that the text fields are unmodifiable.

The url is http://cards.irdu.nus.edu.sg

click on "send deepavali cards" and then on "compose deepavali cards" to
get to the offending page with the text entry fields.

An older version of lynx ver 2-4-2 (by Uni. of Kansas) works fine on this
page. i.e. i can modify the text fields.

I told my system administrator about this problem and this is his reply
below.

Please look into the problem.

Thanks

Rajesh

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 23:48:44 +0800 (GMT-8)
From: Tan Hsiao Wei <address@hidden>
To: Rajesh Krishna Balan <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: problem with the new lynx

>From the keyboard of Rajesh Krishna Balan :
> I tried to send a card but all the text fields are marked as unmodifiable.
> i.e. the fields where you input the sender's name, address etc. Therefore,
> it is impossible to enter any values into those fields. 

This problem is caused by the following tag in the HTML form:

        Realaudio sound file to include (optional):
                <INPUT NAME=upfile TYPE=file SIZE=30>

Lynx does not support this "TYPE=file" input field.
On netscape, you will see this field displayed as a "Browse..." button.
On lynx, you see this field being displayed as
"[File input] (Not yet implemented)".

Because lynx does not support this, it somehow decides that the whole
form is not modifiable.

This may be a program bug, or it may be done intentionally by the author.
I'm not sure.

If you like, pls contact the author about this.

If not, what you can do now is to manually delete that input field.
You can do this by first saving the FORM somewhere and then edit it.
e.g.
        lynx -source http://cards.irdu.nus.edu.sg/cgi-bin/cards/form > temp.html
        edit temp.html
        lynx temp.html

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Hsiao Wei
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