Re: LYNX-DEV Displaying graphics

[Jim Spath (Webmaster Jim)]

On Sat, 1 Feb 1997, Larry W. Virden, x2487 wrote:
> Re: request to replace xv
> I agree  we should change the configurations not to use xv.  We should
> also make sure that every non-standard program or library has a reference
>... 
> Now, I know that there's a thing of going too far, but _for the
> novice_, it might help to provide pointers to gzip, zip, SOCKS, GNU
> make, tn3270, and possibly pointers to news software like inews.

I'll second the change from xv to xli.  This is not because of 
*just* licensing issues, but xli is a fine piece of work.  I have
obtained patches for it to display the "png" graphics type, to get
away from the proprietary GIF format.

For our help pages, perhaps a references section to the variety
of outside packages that Lynx has hooks to (but not sendmail :-)
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I don't speak (or work) for the Baltimore County Public Library.
They keep telling me, "Shhhhh!"

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