Re: saving out the URL -- gotcha

2008-12-08 Thread Tony Moore
On 8 Dec 2008, Jim Nagel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Drake wrote on 8 Dec: > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > >Jim Nagel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > the gotcha, as i discovered the hard way, is that Netsurf gives > > > this URL a filename that is the same as the leafname of

Re: saving out the URL -- gotcha

2008-12-08 Thread Richard Ashbery
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jim Nagel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote [snip] > now, whenever i download a utility or application, i always save > the URL and file it inside the app, so that in future i know where > to check for background information or updates. Sounds a little dicey to me. I know

Re: streetmap.co.uk

2008-12-08 Thread Michael Drake
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Richard Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6 Dec 2008 Rob Kendrick wrote: > > A browser that cannot render broken HTML is not a useful thing, given > > the vast majority of sites are broken. Thus, knowing that sites are > > broken is not useful. > But knowi

Re: saving out the URL -- gotcha

2008-12-08 Thread Jim Nagel
Michael Drake wrote on 8 Dec: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >Jim Nagel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> the gotcha, as i discovered the hard way, is that Netsurf gives this >> URL a filename that is the same as the leafname of the URL. which in >> the case of http://www.avisoft.force9.co.u

Re: saving out the URL -- gotcha

2008-12-08 Thread Michael Drake
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jim Nagel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the gotcha, as i discovered the hard way, is that Netsurf gives this > URL a filename that is the same as the leafname of the URL. which in > the case of http://www.avisoft.force9.co.uk/TaskUsage.htm was > TaskUsage, whi

saving out the URL -- gotcha

2008-12-08 Thread Jim Nagel
it's nifty that Netsurf lets you drag the contents of the address bar and it gets saved as text, into a filer directory or into an application such as Edit or Impression. or Shift-drag it, and it gets saved with filetype URL. nifty. now, whenever i download a utility or application, i always

Re: Streetmap oddity!

2008-12-08 Thread Richard Porter
On 8 Dec 2008 Torrens (lists) wrote: > Streetmap's old site > http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newdefaulte2.htm > There is a peculiarity in Netsurf ( r5886 ) > If you type in a postcode, Streetmap finds it OK. > But if you drag and drop the same postcode, then click on Search, > Streetmap returns an

Re: Streetmap oddity!

2008-12-08 Thread Torrens (lists)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Kevin Wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >So why is drag and drop into Netsurf giving the wrong thing? CTRL C-V > >works as drag and drop. > > > I think it is a soft space when you type but a hard space when you drag > abd drop or CTRL C-V That _would_ explain i

Re: Streetmap oddity!

2008-12-08 Thread Kevin Wells
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Torrens (lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Streetmap's old site >http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newdefaulte2.htm > >There is a peculiarity in Netsurf ( r5886 ) > >If you type in a postcode, Streetmap finds it OK. > >But if you drag and drop the same postcode

Streetmap oddity!

2008-12-08 Thread Torrens (lists)
Streetmap's old site http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newdefaulte2.htm There is a peculiarity in Netsurf ( r5886 ) If you type in a postcode, Streetmap finds it OK. But if you drag and drop the same postcode, then click on Search, Streetmap returns an error page (which gets displayed as text). So why