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Re: lynx-dev Lynx browser
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Marco De la Cruz |
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Re: lynx-dev Lynx browser |
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Fri, 12 Nov 1999 14:21:49 -0500 |
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Larry W. Virden wrote:
> I'm rather surprised that, if coverage is being considered, that you would
> not ask what the unique features of lynx are (other than the obvious
> text orientation).
-- Small footprint! Can run multiple sessions without
grinding down the system. On a text terminal
a lynx/w3m/screen combination is unbeatable
(but lynx by itself is just fine).
-- It shows the URL of the selected link at the
bottom in "advanced mode", allowing me to easily
cut and paste the information without actually
going to the site. I have to see the document's
source (in Nestcape) to do this.
-- Easy editing of URLs from the bottom command line.
-- Dozens of command-line options which newbies
need not know about to get around, but which
are extremely useful if you learn them.
-- History remembers _all_ the visited documents.
-- Can edit text fields with text editor of my
choice (dunno if the graphical browers allow
this). Emacs is far, far more powerful than
anything the other guys have built-in.
-- In a similar vein to the above, calling an external
image viewer is a much more versatile option.
-- Moving back and forth between long pages (e.g.
mailing list archives) is _much_ faster in Lynx.
-- User-Agent spoofing (not that I ever do it, I'm a proud
user of Lynx :)
-- It doesn't crash.
I work on an Indy. 90% of the time I use Lynx.
For retrieval of information (as opposed to ads
with dancing clowns) it can't be beat.
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