Re: LYNX-DEV Displaying graphics

[Drazen Kacar]

Richard Stallman wrote:

> So could you please change Lynx to use xview, or some other free program,
> instead of xv?

Let's take a look at hill.gnu.ai.mit.edu...

:: Script started on Sun Feb  2 08:42:43 1997
:: Executing .zshrc...
:: Done.
:: {hill}[~]$ lynx -version
:: 
:: Lynx Version 2.6
:: (c)GNU General Public License
:: <URL:http://www.nyu.edu/pages/wsn/subir/lynx.html>
:: 
:: {hill}[~]$ ls -l ~rms/.mailcap
:: /home/fsf/rms/.mailcap not found
:: 
:: {hill}[~]$ grep VIEWER /usr/local/lib/lynx.cfg
:: # the VIEWER definition.
:: # The VIEWER definition takes the form of:
:: #    VIEWER:<mime type>:<viewer command>[:environment]
:: #               VIEWER:image/gif:xv %s:XWINDOWS
:: #               VIEWER:image/gif:ascii-view %s:NON_XWINDOWS
:: #               VIEWER:application/start-elm:elm
:: #VIEWER:application/postscript:ghostview %s&:XWINDOWS
:: #VIEWER:image/gif:xv %s&:XWINDOWS
:: #VIEWER:image/x-xbm:xv %s&:XWINDOWS
:: #VIEWER:image/x-rgb:xv %s&:XWINDOWS
:: #VIEWER:image/x-tiff:xv %s&:XWINDOWS
:: #VIEWER:image/jpeg:xv %s&:XWINDOWS
:: #VIEWER:video/mpeg:mpeg_play %s &:XWINDOWS
:: 
:: {hill}[~]$ grep 'image/jpeg' /etc/mailcap
:: image/jpeg; showpicture -viewer xv %s
:: 
:: {hill}[~]$
:: 
:: script done on Sun Feb  2 08:44:25 1997

Lynx comes with all VIEWER definitions in lynx.cfg commented out and that
wasn't changed during the instalation, which means that xv won't be invoked
this way. User rms doesn't have .mailcap file in his home directory,
which means that he didn't explicitly requested particular viewer for
image/jpeg.

But in /etc/mailcap xv is defined as a viewer for image/jpeg and Lynx
will happily use it. If user rms is not happy with site wide setting for
image/jpeg viewer, he should contact his system administrator.
Lynx has nothing to do with this.

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