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nonhuman · Jun 14, 2002, 08:02 PM

As a result of a bad trackpad in my Pismo, I'm currently using Links for
my webbrowsing. I must say it's insanely full-featured. It does everthing
necessary for browsing the forums, including cookies and pull-down menues,
except for pictures. What a freaking great program.

goatnet · Jun 14, 2002, 08:17 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by nonhuman:
As a result of a bad trackpad in my Pismo, I'm currently using Links for
my webbrowsing. I must say it's insanely full-featured. It does everthing
necessary for browsing the forums, including cookies and pull-down menues,
except for pictures. What a freaking great program.<hr /></blockquote>It's also blazingly fast too <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

whee · Jun 14, 2002, 10:54 PM

There's also a <a href="http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~clock/twibright/links/" target="_blank">version of links</a> <a href="http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~clock/twibright/links/features.html" target="_blank">with graphics.</a> Probably will run on OS X via XDarwin, though I'm not sure.

[APi]TheMan · Jun 15, 2002, 04:56 PM

Why do you have to use a text-only browser because your trackpad is bad...?

IUJHJSDHE · Jun 16, 2002, 09:33 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by [APi]TheMan:
Why do you have to use a text-only browser because your trackpad is bad...?<hr /></blockquote>Because GUI browsers need you to use trackpad to navagate

I personaly like lynxs a lot.

EDIT: But apone playing with links a lot more I take it back, LINKS DOES RULES!!

[ 06-16-2002, 12:17 PM: Message edited by: IUJHJSDHE ]

hmr · Jun 16, 2002, 11:10 AM

I find links to be much much user-friendly than lynx (and it seems to handle rows and columns in a much nicer manner).

Now, I've been thinking. Links does not display images, but wouldn't it be possible to choose a picture on a webpage and have it launch Preview to show the picture? I saw that it has an "Association" feature. I tried adding a new one and typed:

Label: JPEG
Content-Type(s): image/jpeg
Program ('%' is replaced with file name): open -a Preview %
[OK]

But that didn't seem to work. Can someone help me out here?

EDIT: I know I can make links download the image to my home directory.

[ 06-16-2002, 11:12 AM: Message edited by: hmr ]

Swede · Jun 16, 2002, 12:04 PM

hmr,

u should to replace "open -a Preview %" with "open -a /Applications/Preview.app %"

[APi]TheMan · Jun 16, 2002, 12:52 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by IUJHJSDHE:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by [APi]TheMan:
Why do you have to use a text-only browser because your trackpad is bad...?<hr /></blockquote>Because GUI browsers need you to use trackpad to navagate

I personaly like lynxs a lot.

EDIT: But apone playing with links a lot more I take it back, LINKS DOES RULES!!

<hr /></blockquote>Wow, eheh. I completely overlooked the fact that I purchased a USB mouse for my Pismo soon after I got the laptop... so I forge it's a laptop sometimes.

Mactoid · Jun 16, 2002, 01:38 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Swede:
hmr,

u should to replace "open -a Preview %" with "open -a /Applications/Preview.app %"<hr /></blockquote>I'm not having any luck with it either. When I tell it to display an image it says that the type image/png is unknown. However, the png extension is mapped to image/png, and image/png is associated with preview. So it should work, right?

waffffffle · Jun 16, 2002, 03:53 PM

you can get by in IE most of the time without using the mouse/trackpad. That's why I use it. Keyboard control is pretty good. The tab key works nicely, as well as the ability to type the first few letters of a link on the page and have it be selected for you. Also option-tab jumps between text fields.

MacGorilla · Jun 16, 2002, 05:09 PM

I am posting this from Links and I must say it does rock. I still have to get used to the commands, tho.

milenko11 · Jun 17, 2002, 09:46 PM

where can i get lynxs at?

milenko11 · Jun 17, 2002, 10:14 PM

Well I found a place to get Links. I'm using it right now in fact. How do i get the help menu up. I've just been hitting some keys to and stumbled upon goto url. Thanks!

train · Jun 17, 2002, 10:35 PM

Press ESC to bring up the menu. I've found turning on "Color" under Setup>Terminal Options is nice, as is "number links" under HTML Options.
You can then instantly follow links by typing the number, without moving the cursor down to it.

I've enjoyed surfing with this for the last couple days. The speed that I can navigate through sites and forums makes me feel more productive.

WJMoore · Jun 18, 2002, 09:43 AM

One of the features that I love about links is mouse support. Obviously this isn't much use to nonhuman at the moment but it is cool to be able to click on links and buttons in its text based dialogs. Mouse support doesn't work in OS X because OS X doesn't support it. It looks much nicer in a term that supports line drawing too

(see screenshot of PuTTY on WinXP, click for bigger one)

<a href="http://homepage.mac.com/wjmoore/images/links-putty.png" target="_blank"> <img src="http://homepage.mac.com/wjmoore/images/links-putty-sml.jpg" alt=" - " /></a>

Wesley

schwa · Jun 18, 2002, 11:03 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by milenko11:
where can i get lynxs at?<hr /></blockquote>You can install it via Fink...

thesearcher · Jun 18, 2002, 11:42 AM

Where are people getting Links from? I installed the ssl version via fink, along with libpng, libjpg etc. but when I try to run 'links -g', it says the -g option does not exist.

MacGorilla · Jun 18, 2002, 01:18 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by thesearcher:
Where are people getting Links from? I installed the ssl version via fink, along with libpng, libjpg etc. but when I try to run 'links -g', it says the -g option does not exist.<hr /></blockquote>try links <a href="http://www.ebay.com" target="_blank">www.ebay.com</a>
And it should go right to ebay

milenko11 · Jun 18, 2002, 01:40 PM

I got Links from here. <a href="http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20010129021502384" target="_blank">Mac OS X Hints</a>

thesearcher · Jun 18, 2002, 01:49 PM

It works in text mode but has anyone got it working in X11 mode?

I guess fink doesn't have the X11 version yet. (2.x) I'll see if the 2.x version works...

[ 06-18-2002, 04:27 PM: Message edited by: thesearcher ]

train · Jun 18, 2002, 07:00 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by WJMoore:
[QB]One of the features that I love about links is mouse support. Obviously this isn't much use to nonhuman at the moment but it is cool to be able to click on links and buttons in its text based dialogs. Mouse support doesn't work in OS X because OS X doesn't support it.<hr /></blockquote>Actually, using <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=12659&db=mac" target="_blank">GLTerm</a> instead of Terminal gives you mouse support.

ThunderP · Jun 20, 2002, 07:41 PM

im having trouble getting it from mac os x hints. the link to their ftp site shows nothing but an empty ftp server, and the links home page only has the source code, but i dont know how to compile it:/

MacGorilla · Jun 20, 2002, 11:10 PM

<a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=11534&db=mac" target="_blank">http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=11534&db=mac</a>

yes, the GLTerm makes Links even better, if such was possible <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

[email protected] · Jun 21, 2002, 01:35 AM

in 1994 it was called lynx...

like one cat or mercury econobox (ford escort clone)

...oh, i see, they remade lynx with a dumber name...how necessary - is it dos compatible? <img border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" title="" src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" />

[ 06-21-2002, 01:38 AM: Message edited by: [email protected] ]

[email protected] · Jun 21, 2002, 01:43 AM

in 1994 it was called lynx...

like one cat or mercury econobox (ford escort clone)

Mactoid · Jun 21, 2002, 01:59 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by [email protected]:
in 1994 it was called lynx...

like one cat or mercury econobox (ford escort clone)

...oh, i see, they remade lynx with a dumber name...how necessary - is it dos compatible? <img border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" title="" src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" /> <hr /></blockquote>What are you talking about

links is links
lynx is still lynx

Two seperate applications. Links is not a remake of lynx anymore than OmniWeb is a remake of IE or Mosaic for that matter. And WTF does DOS have to do with anything?

absmiths · Jun 21, 2002, 11:15 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Mactoid:
Two seperate applications. Links is not a remake of lynx anymore than OmniWeb is a remake of IE or Mosaic for that matter. And WTF does DOS have to do with anything?<hr /></blockquote>BTW, IE for Windows IS a remake of Mosaic. Check out the help box (from 6.0):

"Based on NCSA Mosaic"

absmiths · Jun 21, 2002, 11:25 AM

Does anyone know how to enter a relative link in links? In lynx, If I go to url <a href="http://www.localhost.com/cars/servers," target="_blank">www.localhost.com/cars/servers,</a> and then type 'g' for the Go option, it prefills the url with the existing one so I can easily change it to <a href="http://www.localhost.com/cars/users" target="_blank">www.localhost.com/cars/users</a> by just deleting 'servers' and typing 'users'. In links, the whole field is blank and I must retype the entire URL. VERY annoying.

mattparker · Jun 21, 2002, 04:19 PM

OK, I feel really stupid. I am posting this from Links but I cannot seem to figure out how to turn on color or any other options. I can go to the Terminal options menu and select the color option but how do I turn it on or off? Nothing I seem to do works. Thanks for your help.

milenko11 · Jun 21, 2002, 07:46 PM

make sure you save it after you change it. i had that same problem.

train · Jun 21, 2002, 07:51 PM

mattparker,
press the ESC key. You will get a menu system in the terminal window with which you'll find "terminal options" etc.

train · Jun 21, 2002, 07:54 PM

oops, just reread your post.
In the "terminal options" thing, move your cursor to the options you want and press the spacebar. That will give select them.

nonhuman · Jun 21, 2002, 09:39 PM

Wow, on a T1, Links really flies!

bmedina · Jun 22, 2002, 12:36 AM

Links *is* "Freakin Awesome" (with the little jumping guy) for checking these web forums. It really speeds things up when browsing casually among topics. And thanks for the numbered links tip. Now things are even better!