Hi Karen,
if the content is still there.
I think I understand the problem, and I have hit it as well
on a visual display.
Basically, yes, when you scroll, sometimes previous content
is not erased if the new line is shorter than the old line.
This probably has to do with both the way lynx is compiled
(which termcap/curses/slang/etc. library it uses), the actual
terminal (emulator) in use (and how the $TERM variable is set),
and possibly the page content (I have seen this more often if
“funny” Unicode characters were used). Mismatching character
sets between the document and the locale and/or lynx config
are also a possible cause.
I’m sorry I cannot offer a general advice / fix, other than
noting that, when I notice the issue, I press ^L (Control-L)
to redraw the screen, and it goes away.
If you hit this again on a page whose content is not private,
maybe save that page (press V (uppercase v) then d (lowercase
d) to download it, confirm a filename) and then hand that file
to your support. Maybe they can reproduce the issue with the
file in question and the same terminal settings, and then they
can hopefully either find terminal/locale/lynx settings that
make the issue stop or recompile lynx with different libraries
until it’s fixed.
Good luck,
//mirabilos
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22:59⎜<Vutral> glaub ich termkit is kompliziert | glabe nicht das man
damit schneller arbeitet | reizüberflutung │ wie windows │ alles evil
zuviel bilder │ wie ein spiel | 23:00⎜<Vutral> die meisten raffen auch
nicht mehr von windows | 23:01⎜<Vutral> bilderbücher sind ja auch nich
wirklich verbreitet als erwachsenen literatur ‣ who needs GUIs thus?