Re: lynx-dev simple question

[Webmaster Jim]

On Thu, Jul 23, 1998 at 02:36:40AM -0700, David Combs wrote:
> > From address@hidden Wed Jul 22 12:44:16 1998
> > Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 15:34:43 -0400
> > From: Webmaster Jim <address@hidden>
> > On Wed, Jul 22, 1998 at 08:46:29AM -0700, Eduardo Chappa L. wrote:
> > > Hi everyone out there,
> > >    I was just stopping to ask a simple question. I want to view images
> > > when there's a lynk to them, just opening them. Which are the steps I have
> > > to follow in order to do this ? Please don't tell me to read the manual,
> > > I've tried to look for this information and haven't found anything. I want
> > > something more precise. I know I could use xv to open them but I don't
> > > know how to say to lynx to use this program to open them. Do I have to
> > > create a new file, which line should that file contain ? My operative
> > > system is Unix and I'm using Lynx Version 2.7.1 , Thanks and have a nice
> > > day :)
> > Push "*" to turn on image link displays.
> > Be sure XLOADIMAGE_COMMAND in your lynx.cfg points to something useful
> >  such as xv or xli and your X display is working.
> Off subject, sort of, question:
>   I know what xv is (has it been updated in the last year or two?)
>   what is xli?
>   Which do you use, and why?
> THANKS!

I use xli because it can display PNG images, and is free.

This was discussed ~15 months ago.  See the archives at:
http://www.flora.org/lynx-dev/html/month0297/msg00014.html
and
http://www.flora.org/lynx-dev/html/month0297/msg00095.htm

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