Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 15:46:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Simon Mendoza <simon_v_mendoza@yahoo.com> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Netscape (and others) Message-ID: <19990820224657.25948.rocketmail@web121.yahoomail.com>
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Well maybe I need to clarify that that if you are using just a character based terminal as your source of input to browse internet, lynx is one product you should consider. I call it user friendly in the sense that by just using the arrows on your keyboard you can either go forward, backwards, select your links and with the enter key you actually browse the selected URL. Now to download, upload and other functions it is not very intuitive? (if you find difficult to press "d" for a download, "u" for upload and "q" for quiting the program). Anyhow, It is not my intention to say "replace your character based internet browser with Lynx" I just want to point out that I have used it (in fact is the first thing I have always installed every time I set up a Freebsd box w/o X and I have not had any problems with it. It is in the port collection, by the way) and it has served its purpose: I can always check my internet e-mail accounts and browse any page that is compliant (not all webs support character based browser). I have never tried the WINDOWS version (I suppose you are refering to MS, because X window is without "s") so I really don't know how it is configured, but if it helps I can email you my configuration file (again I did not have to touch it from install). Greetings to all Simon. --- Doug Young <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> wrote: > In response to Simon Mendosa > > From: Simon Mendoza <simon_v_mendoza@yahoo.com> > To: Kremlin Vostok <kremlin@primus.com.au>; FreeBSD > Mailing List > <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 6:23 AM > > Dunno how you can call lynx "user friendly" ...... > maybe it is to an expert > but sure isn't for newbies, which I understand is > the user base of this > particular list. FreeBSD docs generally are heaps > more intelligible to > newbies than any of that linux stuff, and a > dedicated newbie mailing list is > the best idea yet, but from my point of view at > least, advice as to what > application is user friendly or otherwise needs to > be factual and relevant > to someone at newbie level. > > Where does one find info on configuring Lynx ...... > there isn't anything at > the homepage, or anywhere else I can find for that > matter. I posted that > question on several local mailing lists in Australia > and after I got through > all the typical "its easy, just read the HOWTO" > responses I have learned to > expect from "experts" .... I eventually found that > in fact nobody had > managed to get lynx working at all, whether in *nix > or windows. > > I'd like to use lynx .in both windows and *nix > situations, but without any > proper info on how to get it working its no use > whatsoever to me. The > problems I had .... and others too .... were > "startfile not found" (even > though its where it should be and uncommented), > "temp" file can't be opened" > (even though permissions are correct), and similar > stuff to that. > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of > the message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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