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

[Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga@gmail.com>]

On 12/10/05, Holly Bostick <motub@planet.nl> wrote:
> Willie Wong schreef:
> > On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 09:07:07PM -0800, Penguin Lover maxim wexler
> > squawked:
> >
> >> But I notice in yahoo when I try to read my mail after logging into
> >> my account I'm bumped to a window that says my browser is not setup
> >> to go to that URL,
> >
> >
> > Perhaps it checks for JavaScript? or browser ID string? I don't use
> > yahoo, so I can't say.
> >
> >
>
> 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.
>
> If that does not work for you, here are my USE flags:
>
> emerge -pv links
>
> These are the packages that I would merge, in order:
>
> Calculating dependencies ...done!
> [ebuild   R   ] www-client/links-2.1_pre18  +X +directfb +fbcon +gpm
> -javascript +jpeg -livecd +png +ssl +svga +tiff +unicode 0 kB
>
>
> 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.

I have javascript enabled, and no, it doesn't automatic redirect, I
see it as a feature because I really like to know where I'm going. Of
course its kinda annoying but after all its just a few more <ENTER>s.

>
> > 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.
>
>
>
> As for the "dead keys":
>
> links --help
> links [options] URL
> Options are:
>
> <a whole lotta stuff snipped>
> Keys:
>         ESC       display menu
>         ^C        quit
>         ^P        scroll up
>         ^N        scroll down
>         [, ]      scroll left, right
>         up, down  select link
>         ->, enter follow link
>         <-, z     go back
>         g         go to url
>         G         go to url based on current url
>         ^G        go to url based on current link
>         ^R        reload
>         /         search
>         ?         search back
>         n         find next
>         N         find previous
>         =         document info
>         \         document source
>         |         HTTP header
>         *         toggle displaying of image links (text mode)
>         d         download
>         s         bookmarks
>         q         quit or close current window
>         ^X        cut to clipboard
>         ^V        paste from clipboard
>         ^K        cut line (in textarea) or text to the end (in field)
>         ^U        cut all text before cursor
>         ^W        autocomplete url
>         Alt-1 .. Alt-9
>                   switch virtual screens (svgalib and framebuffer)
>
>
> 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).
>
> Check the list above for the function that you expect ^A to perform, and
> then learn link's key combo for it.
>
> HTH,
> Holly
>
>
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>


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