Re: [gentoo-user] links w/o benefit of X

[Willie Wong <wwong@Princeton.EDU>]

On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 12:42:58PM +0100, Penguin Lover Holly Bostick squawked:
> No, it's probably checking for the ability to go to an http*s*:// url (a
> secure site, which Yahoo!Mail passes through for authentication when
> logging you in. I just checked, and when you log in, you go (very
> quickly) through an https:// url, then back to the regular http:// Yahoo
> site. This occurs even if you use the standard login (as opposed to Secure).
> 
> I just compiled links and went to Yahoo!Mail, and saw the same message,
> but using the "click here" link took me to my mailbox no problem.
> 
<snip>
> Apparently links does not support automatic redirection (it's a very
> simple browser, after all), though perhaps it does with javascript
> enabled-- but, no thanks.

My guess is that you are right about the javascript. I would think
that links would support automatic redirection in the form of an
HTTP302. 
> 
> > I notice, also that Ctrl-A, X, V have no effect but I can move
> > between pages using Alt and the arrow keys. Is there some way to
> > activate those dead keys without having to install all the usual X
> > stuff.
> 
> I don't know what you expect ^A  to do, but ^X and ^V are already
> assigned to relatively "standard" functions (at least I associate ^V
> with paste; I don't cut much, so ^X means little to me, but yeah, "cut"
> sounds about right).
> 

^A = <HOME> = "Go to the top of the current page" in links-speak. 

Links also supports GPM and console copy-paste, for what it's worth. 

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