Hi Janina,
Well, Java support would be nice and it really should handle frames and
tables. I do like the ability in Internet Exploder to be able to tab
and shift-tab through links. At home though, the only thing I normally
use WINDOWS for is Kurzweil 1000. I'd guess that I spend 98% of my time
on Linux.
Jim Wantz WB0TFK
On Thu, 16 May 2002, Janina Sajka wrote:
>
> Heav en forefiend.
>
> I like lynx just as it is. I would hate to think it would ever
> behave like Internet Explorer., That would be brain dead.
>
> Now, one can wish for javascript support without emmulating IE.
> Those two are not the same thing.
>
> On Wed, 15 May 2002 jwantz at hpcc2.hpcc.noaa.gov wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > Well, there isn't anything to prevent someone re-writing lynx in such a
> > way that it would function the same as internet explorer in WINDOWS.
> > Except that it would be a lot of work of course. I agree, Internet
> > Exploder will access more things than lynx. We can only hope that
> > Netscrape will work better under Gnome than it does under WINDOWS.
> >
> > Jim Wantz WB0TFK
> > On Tue,
> > 14 May 2002, Cheryl Homiak wrote:
> >
> > > Also, you have to remember that just because we have access to a gui doesn't
> > > mean it's going to be easy. How many times have i heard blind windowws users
> > > complain that they did something but can't undo it or duplicate it because
> > > they're not sure how they did it in the first place. Having a screen reader that
> > > really allows you to sort out where you are and what you are changing or are
> > > about to change would be vital.
> > > My biggest concern for linux right now isn't gui per se; my biggest concern is
> > > Internet accessibility. My main reason for being interested in Xwindows at all
> > > is the hope of being able eventually to use a browser that will allow me to
> > > access Internet sites that I cannot now access. I don't know if that is a
> > > realistic hope, but that is frankly my main concern.
> > >
> > >
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