> Is this something we can change in the future, somewhere in the xml, > or is it another of those "we miss Manuel" moments ? > > For the content of that page, I have difficulty understanding what > use the alternate orders provide - there are only six links plus the > parent directory, and for previous versions the maximum seems to be > eight links. Even in lynx on an 80x24 screen those few linkages > will always be present without scrolling. >
Yep it can be changed. It's an Apache config not XML in this case (the dir listings are shown when no index.html or index.php files are present). It can be turned off but have to see if it can be nicely done on a case by case basis. In other areas on the server those directory listings are a lot longer and some form of sorting might be desired (although I doubt it, it bears investigation). In the link I mentioned in my original email, there is no use for alternate orders. I just used it as an example. There are other areas (such as in archives.linuxfromscratch.org) where it makes a difference. Nothing beats a nicely rendered HTML page. It's just convenient to dump in new files and not have to worry about updating HTML files after the fact. All this will be a moot point before this month (January) is out. Later today I will try an experiment to reconfigure Apache to turn off the sorting headers and allow wget again and monitor usage and make a final determination. Gerard -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
