[gopher] The handling of +ABSTRACT
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Hi,
Some time back, somebody in this group mentioned that he would like to
see the use of +ABSTRACT increased -- possibly for future use as a
right-clickable item in a filesystem browser, for instance. I think
that's a great idea.
I would like to figure out what a good way to specify the +ABSTRACT
attribute would be. I do not know how (or if) Ralph's gophermap files
support specifying that attribute (Ralph?) UMN supports two formats:
* An Abstract= line in .Links/.names/.cap
* A filename.abstract file containing the abstract.
Pygopherd will be supporting both of these in 0.9.5.
Also, I am planning to add a customizable feature whereby abstracts will
be rendered as info lines following the regular menu entry for
non-Gopher+ clients and similarly for HTTP clients.
I will see if an extra indicator can be presented for UMN gopher so that
clients can see the availability of the abstract information. Perhaps
gopherc can get a similar on-screen indicator?
-- John
- [gopher] The handling of +ABSTRACT,
John Goerzen <=
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