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Links -g (graphical) support


  1. rfinnie
    Administrator

    Submitted by SourceForge user nazo

    I admit I don't know how much space it adds, but, I know links can be compiled with graphical support enabled where you have a sort of makeshift GUI browser in the console. I know it uses the framebuffer, but, I don't know what else (I remember having used a few console things before built on libqt, which I'm guessing you wouldn't want to add here.) If it doesn' t require much else though, it seems like it'd be kind of nice.

    BTW, you state on the main site that you want Finnix to always remain small enough to fit on a mini-CD. I just wanted to let you know, that while the original mini-cds were indeed in the area of 180MB or so, I haven't even found one in years less than 210MB now. I don't think you can find any new ones less than that. I believe they just used the same trick they used on full CDs to get them from 650MB to 700MB to do this. Either way, you can't find 180MB discs anymore (not even rewritables -- I have about four mini-CDRWs and all are 210MB.) Right now you aren't near that maximum size limitation, but, later on when you're trying to squeeze things, that little bit of extra space can be all the difference in the world.

    http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1462438&group_id=3892&atid=103892
    Posted Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:44:54 -0700

  2. Nazo
    Member

    BTW, in case it's useful, here is the main website for the real links browser: http://links.twibright.com/

    I'm not quite sure what packages it requires to be honest. It is supposed to be able to work using the framebuffer though, so I believe package requirements would be pretty minimal. Eg no need for X11 libraries or anything like that (I'm betting you don't want X11 cluttering things up after all.) IMO, when it comes to rescue discs, the only single thing I have ever wished was graphical has been the web browser. The fact is the web is graphical in nature, so pure text mode browsers have to deal with a lot of stuff (though I admit I'm impressed at how well they do handle things like frames, there are still limits.)

    Unfortunately, links isn't exactly up to current HTML standards, but, as far as console browsers go, it's about as close as you get at least. I would kill for a console version of Opera or even Firefox, but, I think that won't ever happen.
    Posted Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:15:14 -0700