Links, the table-friendly alternative to lynx
Lynx is nice, but it cannot read
tables. Links can, and it does some other things better than lynx as
well. It is a bit more like a normal browser, since it has menus, and
you may click on the url links by the mouse. Whether you like links or
lynx is a matter of taste, here comes an intro to links.
Starting links, basic settings
Start links by writing links filename,
e.g. links gt/doc/index.html. Press
ESC, and you see a menu bar on the top of the
screen. Press ESC again, and the menu bar
disappers. You may choose options on the menu bar with the mouse (just
click on it), just like you do in any other browser. If you want the
links numbered, do the following: Go to View - Html options and click
on Links are numbered, and then OK. Thereafter,
choose View - Save Html options. Now, since you may use the mouse to
click on the links, it may be that you don't want your links numbered,
but there you are.
Moving around, getting help
The best way of learning link is of course to open it. In links, the
rightmost menu is the help menu. There you find the option
"Keys". Read that. The most important commands are not there, for some
reason (ctrl-f or space = down one page, ctrl-b = up one page). Also,
on the help menu, you find the users manual. Have a look at it :-).
Trond Trosterud
Last modified: Fri Dec 20 08:42:05 GMT 2002