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Lynx renders the documents in linearized manner which makes its output suitable for text-to-speech input and closer to what the web bots are seeing.

Handles Gopher, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, WAIS, and NNTP protocols. Renders most of the HTML elements in simplified but accessible ways (ex. frame as link to its src, img as alt text or link to its src).

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How do I copy a link in Lynx?

I'd like to copy the current link to the system's clipboard or write it to a file. If it isn't possible, I guess I'd have to settle with opening it in an external browser (which I was avoiding in the first place, thus using Lynx), and then copying…
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Setting up Lynx Browser on Windows 7

Can anyone provide a walk through of getting the Lynx browser up and running on Windows 7. I want to do some accessibility testing with this browser but I can't find any simple steps to getting it working.
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How do I access Gmail in lynx?

Client does not support https. That is all I am getting. I even tried the basic HTML link.
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Lynx web browser usage

Does anyone still use the Lynx text-only web browser? It would seem useful for certain classes of low-end mobile devices, especially if one is billed per KB of data transfer.
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Using cookies with lynx

lynx -cfg=cfg.file $URL this works with the following contents of the .cfg file: SET_COOKIES:TRUE ACCEPT_ALL_COOKIES:TRUE PERSISTENT_COOKIES:TRUE COOKIE_FILE:cookie.file however, this does not: lynx -cookies=1 -accept_all_cookies=1…
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Lynx how to change blue background color

As you can see my lynx's bottom part is hard to read. How can I change the color? I use Solarized Dark on iTerm2.
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How to I configure lynx user settings without changing OS level settings?

I want to configure lynx to always accept cookies, but without having to hack the OS level configuration in /etc/lynx.cfg. How can I do this? Note: calling lynx with command line options is not an acceptable answer, but if you need to setup…
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Sending commands to parent tmux session from vim

I have a split window setup with vim and Lynx in tmux. I'm trying to build a script so that I can send a custom command to vim which will save the script I'm working on, switch focus to the Lynx pane, refresh the Lynx page, and then switch back to…
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Text based webbrowser that supports JavaScript?

If I lynx beforeitsnews.com then I can't see the page because it needs a JavaScript compatible webbrowser. Are there any text-based webbrowsers that supports JavaScript?:
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HTTPS Support for Lynx in Windows

I just downloaded and installed Lynx for Windows and It does not support HTTPS to browse most of the websites today, especially Wikipedia. I download it from Invisible Island, I guess it's the official site for the application I've also read that…
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Automatic login to Vodafone Community WiFi (Fon) via Unix script

First I have to say that my question is similar to this one I am using a Vodafone Community Fon AP and it often disconnects. In OS X, which I'm using, there is a tool called Captive Network Assistant to connect to these APs. It does the job but…
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lynx program failing with 'Can't access startfile'?

lynx program says 'Can't Access `file://localhost/usr/share/doc/HTML/index.html' Alert!: Unable to access document.' Where is the startup config file? Can someone please provide a solution? # lynx Can't Access…
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Lynx colorscheme reading issue

I just start using the text-based Lynx browser, and a part of the interface is very hard to read like you can see on this screenshot: How can I fix that?
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links 2.7 and magnet links

I use transmission-daemon and web interface for downloading torrent and text browsers (links, lynx). How I can handle magnet-links in text browsers? I added x-scheme/magnet with transmission-daemon in applications, but I get message 'Unsupported URL…
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Lynx text browser changing the background color to match terminal emulator settings

Im using Sakura and I use a dark mode color scheme. The background color is a dark gray color. (#1e1e1e). I am trying to figure out how to get lynx terminal browser to match this background color. Is this possible? I've seen video where lynx…
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