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Re: lynx-dev Getting image in the screen and source from command line (f


From: L R RAMESH
Subject: Re: lynx-dev Getting image in the screen and source from command line (fwd)
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 14:56:58 +0500 (GMT+0500)


On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Klaus Weide wrote:

> On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Philip Webb wrote:
> 
> > > Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 22:25:12 +0500
> > > From: L R RAMESH <address@hidden>
> > > 
> > > 
> > > We like add little graphics to the same unit while browsing.
> > > Our isp using lynx version 2.7 in the unix system for the shell account.
> > 
> > you should get your ISP to upgrade to the latest 2-8-2
> > from  www.slcc.edu/lynx/release ; 2-8-3 should be released soon.
> 
> Yes; or compile your own copy of the new version in the shell account,
> if you are allowed to.
> 
> > > There is no provision to add any program in the host sytem.
> > > We are not getting source of the web page from the unix prompt.
> > > ie  lynx -source filename  is not giving the source in the standard 
> > > output,
> 
> It should.  Maybe there is something wrong with the ISP's lynx 2-7.
> 
> > > whereas  lynx -dump filename  is dumping the page
> > > but not the source of the web page.
> > > 
> > > We able to get the source while browsing by  \ .
> > > Is there any configuration is needed to get the source from prompt?
> 
> Normally no special configuration is needed.
> 
> > > Is there any method to access the source from the unix prompt?
> 
> It should work as you did it.
> 
> What do you get when you try -source - some error messages, or
> nothing at all?
when we try as        lynx -source filename
no error message is coming. Instead it act like no option is there
ie.. it get into lynx web browser loading the filename. 
> 
> You may want to try -trace together with -source and see what it says.
> 
This give the trace of the file and getting into lynx browser 
loading the file.

> Also try combining -source with -dump (this is just a wild guess).
> 
Only dump result is coming.

> Is there anything special about the URL (or filename)?  For example,
> is it compressed?
> 
No special URL (or filename).

> 
> There are other programs that can be used to "get the source" of
> Web pages, for example a program called "wget".  If you only want
> to retrieve source, lynx may be overkill.
> 
>    Klaus
> 
> 


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