Re: Lynx/GS/Proterm3.1

[gtolar@concentric.net (Glynne Tolar)]

In article <4qq0kg$9ut@redwood.northcoast.com>, blinky@northcoast.com (Elizabeth Lucero) wrote:
>I was at a local University Library today, and i decided to log onto the 
>internet from one of their stations.  I used a PC running Netscape 2.02(i 
>believe, 2.something).  I telnetted over to my shell account using the 
>built-in Netscape telnet program (i simply typed 
>"telnet://northcoast.com" in the URL box).

Just to nit=pick here, Netscape does not have a built-in Telnet client.
It has a config option to set an app it will run when a telnet request is
made.

I'm confused here, if you are running Netscape why run Lynx?
Just love that text based browser, eh?  If graphics bother you you can
turn off graphics autoload.

>  I went into LYnx and was 
>pleasantly surprised.  I don't use Lynx too often because i don't like it 
>and it seems clunky, so i stick with Cern's LineMode WWW Browser.  
>        Lynx was very different.  All hyperlinks were in white text while 
>the other text was blue, the entire word was highlighted when selected, 
>so it was clear what link i was about to follow, and when a page prompted 
>me to fill in a box, such as on a search engine,  there was a broken line 
>(link) and the button that allowed me to submit my text was a link, as 
>well.  I doubt that they updated the version overnight, but I will 
>certainly check.  If not, why does it not look this way from my GS?  I 
>use Proterm 3.1, is there a program available that will allow me to view 
>Lynx this way?  usually i lynx, text is "misplaced" and redrawn in 
>awkward ways on the screen, it becomes unclear which "link" is selected 
>after several pages have been scrolled through, as the entire screen 
>doesn't seem to be re-drawing itself completely, and i can't use the 
>search engine submit boxes, nor other forms. 
>        Any thoughts? thanx

There is a way to set ProTERM 3.1 to show what you have hilighted.  Or, you
can not use that and use hilighting to point out links.  Useing the
-show_cursor switch when starting lynx.  Make an alias for it so you don't
have to type it everytime.  Color you just can't do with the GS in text mode,
sorry.  There are other telecom programs that can with graphics.  But expect
them to be slower and not as good as ProTERM, IMHO.

A darn shame InTrec has made no moves to improve ProTerm.  Chosing rather to
suck up to the Mac.  (the PC has a bigger userbase)  OOPS!  I keep up this
thought I'll start explaining how I think former II users buying Macs is
stupid.  I better not, don't need threads like that here.