******************* Minimalist Lynx for Windows Installation ******************

Lynx version 2.8.7, compiled for Windows[1] and packaged for installation as 
a quick and easy gopher client by Bob Cunnings <bob.cunnings@whitemesa.com>.

Available at:  gopher://whitemesa.net/

Lynx help at:  http://lynx.isc.org/lynx2.8.7/lynx2-8-7/lynx_help/lynx_help_main.html

SIMPLE INSTALLATION
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   1. Copy the "lynx" folder to the root of the C: drive (so it becomes C:\lynx). 
      If you don't want to put it in the root of C: then see below for 
      batch file and shortcut edits needed to make it work.   
   2. Copy the "Lynx Browser" shortcut to the desktop.
   3. Use the shortcut to open Lynx. The Floodgap gopher site is the start page.
      Here you can search gopherspace using the Veronica 2 search engine.
   4. Edit config file "C:\lynx\lynx.cfg" to modify defaults. The start page
      can be changed here and much more. 
   5. In Lynx, press the "h" key to bring up the online Help page for more
      information about configuration and use of Lynx. Found here are the
      Lynx User Guide, the Key-stroke Command list, and more. See included file
      "lynx-keystroke-commands.txt" to get started.

ALTERNATE LOCATION EDITS
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   The "lynx" folder can be placed in a location than the root of the C:
   drive. However, it should NOT be copied to "c:\Program Files (x86)" in
   Vista and Windows 7. This is because this simple installation of Lynx
   writes to files in it's working directory, which is not allowed in
   Vista and Windows 7 without elevated permissions. 
   
   For locations other than c:\lynx, the batch file "lynx\LYNX.BAT" must be 
   edited to change path specifications. Here is the default batch file:
   
   @ECHO OFF
   TERM=vt100
   set HOME=c:\lynx
   set TEMP=c:\lynx
   set LYNX_CFG=c:\lynx\lynx.cfg
   set LYNX_LSS=c:\lynx\lynx.lss
   c:\lynx\lynx.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5
   
   1. Modify the four file path variables in LYNX.BAT to make them
      reflect the actual location of the Lynx folder and config files.
   2. Right click on the "Lynx Browser" shortcut and choose "Properties". 
      Edit field "Target" in the "Shortcut" tab to reflect the actual
      path to lynx.exe, then edit field "Start in" to reflect the actual
      path to the "lynx" folder (or delete the shortcut and create a new one).
	  
   For example, if located at c:\users\bobc\lynx:
	
   @ECHO OFF
   TERM=vt100
   set HOME=c:\users\bobc\lynx
   set TEMP=c:\users\bobc\lynx
   set LYNX_CFG=c:\users\bobc\lynx\lynx.cfg
   set LYNX_LSS=c:\users\bobc\lynx\lynx.lss
   c:\lynx\lynx.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5	
   
   In the shortcut properties:
   
   Target: C:\users\bobc\lynx\LYNX.BAT
   Start in: C:\users\bobc\lynx
   
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[1] Lynx version details:

C:\lynx>lynx --version
Lynx Version 2.8.7rel.2 (21 Jun 2010)
libwww-FM 2.14FM, pdcurses 3.401
Built on mingw32 Jan 12 2013 19:35:12

Copyrights held by the Lynx Developers Group,
the University of Kansas, CERN, and other contributors.
Distributed under the GNU General Public License (Version 2).
See http://lynx.isc.org/ and the online help for more information.
   

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