From: not@telling.you.invalid   
      
   D  wrote:   
   > On Wed, 28 Nov 2024, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >> D  wrote:   
   >>> On Tue, 27 Nov 2024, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >>>> D  wrote:   
   >>>>> On Tue, 26 Nov 2024, yeti wrote:   
   >>>>>> 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?   
   >   
   > Ahh... ok, that might explain it. If it is console only, then it might not   
   > work in my terminal emulator, and -g just opens a window in X.   
      
   Certainly, in X it'll always be in a separate window.   
      
   > I would have liked for it to shows images in the terminal, but maybe I   
   > need to find another terminal emulator for that to work? I think I use the   
   > default one that comes with xfce.   
      
   W3m displays images in XTerm and other terminal emulators, so that   
   might be what you want for a browser. I'm not sure if there's a   
   list of terminal emulators that support image display from it.   
   This page mentions that some require changes to the configuration:   
   https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/W3m   
      
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