On Sun, Oct 08, 2006 at 11:44:28PM -0400, Philip Ganchev wrote: > On 10/9/06, Kali McLaughlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > >....Very interesting. Ubuntu must come with precompiled binaries. > >I am running an old laptop (Toshiba 430) and a relatively small fast linux > >Slackware 4.0 (which uses kernel 2.2.4) > >As a result I had to complile Links from source code and with some help > >got links2.1(prerelease17) to compile with javascript and SSL, but no > >graphics. I can use it to do internet banking so I figure it works. > > The beauty of Links! > > >My website problem is with submission of some pulldown menu selections. > >for example, on the site http://www.abc.net.au/rn there is a dropdown menu > >to select programs of interest. The dropdown works, the selection works, > >but the browser wont go there! > > As I understand, the Javascript code on this page is broken. To see > this, select the "Setup" menu, "Javascript options" item. Turn on the > "Verbose javascript errors" and "Verbose javascript warnings", then > try to load the page again. Many messages will pop up. (It is > terrible user interface design to print errors and warnings in a > dialog box -- the user must close each box before continuing to > browse. The UI efficiency of an OK box is 0.)
Don't you have the kill script option in the boxes? > > The website works if you disable Javascript, which you can do from the > "Javascript options" dialog box. > > Firefox seems to deal with the broken Javascript, but that does not > mean that it is standards compliant. It would be nice if Links could > too, but I would not think that working around website bugs is a > priority for Links. > > I wish wbesites would be more friendly to smaller browsers like Links; > like write correct code and not use javascript at all if it is not > needed! Many sites use Javascript and Flash in a way that actually > worsens the usability of the site. > > >> > My only continuing problems with Links has been the execution of some > >> > javascript functions and wonder if this is simply that my version is > >out > >> > of date. > >> > What has happened with version 22? The Xbox crowd seem to have > >> > commandeered it.... > >.....red face time: I eventually found www.twibright.com and the listings > >of later versions of Links. > > Which functions? > > >> Do you mean 2.2 or 2.1pre22? No idea. All I can see in the archives > >> is 2.0 and a lot of 2.1pre- versions. > > > >Yes, I see them now. I might have a go at compiling prerelease23 when > >brave. The difficulty is getting the configure program to find my openssl > >libraries. Last time I had to set $CPPFLAGS and other obscure settings. > [...] > > I did not set any flags, but I also do not remember if I got SSL to > work. I dont' want to fiddle with this now. If you do try it, let us > know how it works. > _______________________________________________ > links-list mailing list > links-list@linuxfromscratch.org > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/links-list _______________________________________________ links-list mailing list links-list@linuxfromscratch.org http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/links-list
