Re: OT: Copying a URL from a text browser (was: Re: text browsers)

2012-03-04 Thread Greg Donoghue
> > > The only problem is the aggravating yahoo URLs that are very long--I just > > > checked one that is 537 characters long.  So, far, with middle mouse > > > button copying, I am not able to copy that from the one line display at > > > the bottom of the screen.  (I suspect it can't be done.) > >

Re: OT: Copying a URL from a text browser (was: Re: text browsers)

2012-03-04 Thread Jude DaShiell
On Sun, 4 Mar 2012, Randy Kramer wrote: > On Sunday 04 March 2012 10:31:41 am Lisi wrote: > > On Sunday 04 March 2012 12:51:17 Randy Kramer wrote: > > > The only problem is the aggravating yahoo URLs that are very long--I just > > > checked one that is 537 characters long. So, far, with middle mo

Re: OT: Copying a URL from a text browser (was: Re: text browsers)

2012-03-04 Thread Randy Kramer
On Sunday 04 March 2012 10:31:41 am Lisi wrote: > On Sunday 04 March 2012 12:51:17 Randy Kramer wrote: > > The only problem is the aggravating yahoo URLs that are very long--I just > > checked one that is 537 characters long.  So, far, with middle mouse > > button copying, I am not able to copy tha

Re: OT: Copying a URL from a text browser (was: Re: text browsers)

2012-03-04 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sun, Mar 04, 2012 at 07:51:17AM -0500, Randy Kramer wrote: > The only problem is the aggravating yahoo URLs that are very long--I just > checked one that is 537 characters long. So, far, with middle mouse button > copying, I am not able to copy that from the one line display at the bottom >

Re: OT: Copying a URL from a text browser (was: Re: text browsers)

2012-03-04 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 04 March 2012 12:51:17 Randy Kramer wrote: > The only problem is the aggravating yahoo URLs that are very long--I just > checked one that is 537 characters long.  So, far, with middle mouse button > copying, I am not able to copy that from the one line display at the bottom > of the scree

Re: OT: Copying a URL from a text browser (was: Re: text browsers)

2012-03-04 Thread Randy Kramer
Chris, Thanks very much! Another helpful idea. One problem is noted below... On Sunday 04 March 2012 05:45:22 am Chris Bannister wrote: > Start lynx, press 'o' > The options menu will appear. > Press the 'down arrow' until you get to the 'User mode' option just > under 'General Preferences'. (T

Re: OT: Copying a URL from a text browser (was: Re: text browsers)

2012-03-04 Thread Chris Bannister
[Please, don't top post!] On Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 04:56:07PM -0500, Randy Kramer wrote: > I have lynx installed on my machine, and tried a quick look at it, but is not > immediately obvious how to get the URL for a link. Start lynx, press 'o' The options menu will appear. Press the 'down arrow

Re: OT: Copying a URL from a text browser (was: Re: text browsers)

2012-03-03 Thread Randy Kramer
Mike, Another excellent approach--thanks! Unfortunately, I've now realized that lynx doesn't display some of the links that I'm interested in--I think because they may be generated by javascript (or java), so I now need to look for a text browser that runs those. I understand edbrowse might b

Re: OT: Copying a URL from a text browser (was: Re: text browsers)

2012-03-03 Thread Mike Castle
On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Randy Kramer wrote: > > Maybe it can be done readily in lynx and I just haven't spotted how to do it? I have ~/.lynx/external to which I just added this line: EXTERNAL:http:echo %s | xsel -i:TRUE Then I can navigate to a link and hit the `.' key. If there are mo

Solved: Re: OT: Copying a URL from a text browser (was: Re: text browsers)

2012-03-03 Thread Randy Kramer
Jasper, Excellent--exactly what I needed! Thank you very much! Randy Kramer On Saturday 03 March 2012 05:31:38 pm Jasper Noë wrote: > In lynx you can make bookmarks with the 'a' button. > Combine that with a bookmark in your graphical browser to > > ~/lynx_bookmarks.html > > That is all. > > --

Re: OT: Copying a URL from a text browser (was: Re: text browsers)

2012-03-03 Thread Walter Hurry
On Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:56:07 -0500, Randy Kramer wrote: > Hijacking this thread Then don't. Start a new one, or better still, do a little research first. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.

Re: OT: Copying a URL from a text browser (was: Re: text browsers)

2012-03-03 Thread Jasper Noë
In lynx you can make bookmarks with the 'a' button. Combine that with a bookmark in your graphical browser to ~/lynx_bookmarks.html That is all. --Jasper. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debia

OT: Copying a URL from a text browser (was: Re: text browsers)

2012-03-03 Thread Randy Kramer
Hijacking this thread thinking I might have a good audience for my question: Is there a text based browser that makes it easy to copy a URL (with, e.g., the middle mouse button) to paste it in another (graphical) browser? I have lynx installed on my machine, and tried a quick look at it, but is

Re: text browsers

2012-03-01 Thread Weaver
> Hi Weaver! >I have tried lynx, links, links2, elinks and w3m. I work with those > exclusively. I still mostly stick by lynx, but that is just laziness, > since it > really doesn't do a few things. >I have found, that from the above collection elinks is the best. It can > be > customised

Re: text browsers

2012-02-29 Thread Julien Claassen
Hi Weaver! I have tried lynx, links, links2, elinks and w3m. I work with those exclusively. I still mostly stick by lynx, but that is just laziness, since it really doesn't do a few things. I have found, that from the above collection elinks is the best. It can be customised to meet almost

Re: text browsers

2012-02-27 Thread Weaver
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 02:11:59AM -0800, Weaver wrote: >> I'm seting up a gui-less system and was wondering about text browsers - >> what's good? >> >> re there any that are head and shoulders above the rest, more intuitive, >> stable, etc,? >

Re: text browsers

2012-02-27 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 27/02/12 21:11, Weaver wrote: > Hello one and all. > > I'm seting up a gui-less system and was wondering about text browsers - > what's good? > Anything to avoid, that is behind in development, not being maintained or > is obviously behind the others in some respect

Re: text browsers

2012-02-27 Thread Celejar
On Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:32:29 + Keith McKenzie wrote: > On 27/02/12 10:11, Weaver wrote: > > Hello one and all. > > > > I'm seting up a gui-less system and was wondering about text browsers - > > what's good? > > Anything to avoid, that is behind in

Re: text browsers

2012-02-27 Thread SM
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 02:11:59AM -0800, Weaver wrote: > I'm seting up a gui-less system and was wondering about text browsers - > what's good? > > re there any that are head and shoulders above the rest, more intuitive, > stable, etc,? Don't know about int

Re: text browsers

2012-02-27 Thread Jude DaShiell
ndency until you run into javascript and /usr/share/edbrowse-3.xx has a good readme file in it.On Mon, 27 Feb 2012, Keith McKenzie wrote: > On 27/02/12 10:11, Weaver wrote: > > Hello one and all. > > > > I'm seting up a gui-less system and was wondering about text browsers - >

Re: text browsers

2012-02-27 Thread Keith McKenzie
On 27/02/12 10:11, Weaver wrote: Hello one and all. I'm seting up a gui-less system and was wondering about text browsers - what's good? Anything to avoid, that is behind in development, not being maintained or is obviously behind the others in some respect or other. I don't