[gopher] GopherVR Veronica searches (bug, possible fix)

Cameron Kaiser spectre at floodgap.com
Sat Feb 5 17:01:40 UTC 2011


> Doc Kaiser, you'll be aware that the 'tombstones' generated after a
> Veronica or Vishnu search in GopherVR tend to be spaced farther apart
> than is usual; I know this, since it was on your to-do list.  I
> noticed that if one selects from any one of the available 'tombstones'
> and is redirected to a search result, then clicks 'Return to list of
> search folders', the 'tombstones' are now spaced properly.  I wonder
> if there are any differences in the search folder list as originally
> sent and when returning to it; if there are, this might mean fixing
> the Veronica bug once and for all.

There shouldn't be, but it could be due to pre-processing prior to committing
to cache. I strongly suspect the i lines are to blame (haven't yet tested
this theory).

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