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   Computer Nerd Kev to nospam@example.net   
   Re: terminal only for two weeks   
   28 Nov 24 06:44:48   
   
   From: not@telling.you.invalid   
      
   D  wrote:   
   > On Tue, 27 Nov 2024, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >> D  wrote:   
   >>> On Tue, 26 Nov 2024, yeti wrote:   
   >>>> D  wrote:   
   >>>>> I have been thinking about moving the reading part of web browsing   
   >>>>> into the terminal as well, but haven't found a browser I'm happy   
   >>>>> with.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I use Elinks, Emacs/EWW and W3m, but none of them can replace the scary   
   >>>> fullfat browsers.  They seem to just fit Smolweb stuff (FTP, Gemini,   
   >>>> Gopher and similar).   
   >>>   
   >>> True.   
   >>   
   >> I like seeing useful images, so prefer Dillo and Links (the latter   
   >> does support display via the framebuffer so you can run it   
   >> graphically without X).   
   >   
   > For some reason, I never managed to get the framebuffer to work. Have no   
   > idea why. =( I would like to get it to work though.   
      
   I guess the framebuffer is working for the console, otherwise it   
   will probably be a low-res BIOS character display like in DOS. So   
   either a permissions problem or do you know that you need to start   
   Links with the "-g" option?   
      
   > Dillo was a good tip!   
   > I did play with it for a bit, but then forgot about it. Maybe the reason   
   > was a lack of tabs or buffers. I think links or maybe it was elinks, had a   
   > way for me to replicate tabs or vi buffers in the browser. It was super   
   > convenient!   
      
   Links doesn't do tabs, eLinks might but I haven't used it much.   
   Dillo has tabs, but isn't great for managing huge numbers of them   
   (although I avoid trying to do that anywhere).   
      
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