Comments on: CLI for Noobies: Lynx http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/06/cli_for_noobies_lynx/ Nerds are for Dorks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JC http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/06/cli_for_noobies_lynx/#comment-18571 JC Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:00:54 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=439#comment-18571 Nah... only bearded hippies who don't bathe properly and consort with communist devils use it. Or was that linux? Nah… only bearded hippies who don’t bathe properly and consort with communist devils use it. Or was that linux?

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/06/cli_for_noobies_lynx/#comment-18570 Scrivs Mon, 14 Jun 2004 21:30:33 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=439#comment-18570 And by the way, FG looks damn good in Lynx ;-) And by the way, FG looks damn good in Lynx ;-)

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/06/cli_for_noobies_lynx/#comment-18569 Scrivs Mon, 14 Jun 2004 21:29:32 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=439#comment-18569 Yeah I figured as much. Might be able to use it on this site somehow. Yeah I figured as much. Might be able to use it on this site somehow.

]]> By: JC http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/06/cli_for_noobies_lynx/#comment-18568 JC Mon, 14 Jun 2004 19:35:32 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=439#comment-18568 some stupid BS or other that a bunch of unwashed zealots rant about while no one listens. ::grin:: some stupid BS or other that a bunch of unwashed zealots rant about while no one listens.
::grin::

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/06/cli_for_noobies_lynx/#comment-18567 Scrivs Mon, 14 Jun 2004 19:01:30 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=439#comment-18567 I know man, just pulling your chain. But what is this CSS you speak of? I know man, just pulling your chain. But what is this CSS you speak of?

]]> By: JC http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/06/cli_for_noobies_lynx/#comment-18566 JC Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:48:16 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=439#comment-18566 Not really... try it sometime. If it's a CSS site, you can get a little bit by viewing in browser with CSS turned off and images turned off, but something like lynx is the best way to get what a screen reader would give you, all in a glance. see <a href="http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fforevergeek.com" rel="nofollow">ForeverGeek</a> <a href="http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2F9rules.com%2Fwhitespace" rel="nofollow">white space</a> <a href="http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.cgi?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.apple.com%2fstore%2f" rel="nofollow">The apple store</a> Not really… try it sometime. If it’s a CSS site, you can get a little bit by viewing in browser with CSS turned off and images turned off, but something like lynx is the best way to get what a screen reader would give you, all in a glance.

see ForeverGeek

white space

The apple store

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/06/cli_for_noobies_lynx/#comment-18565 Scrivs Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:38:32 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=439#comment-18565 Couldn't you just look at the source code ;-P Couldn’t you just look at the source code ;-P

]]> By: JC http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/06/cli_for_noobies_lynx/#comment-18564 JC Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:32:04 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=439#comment-18564 lynx is a valuable tool for testing, because it lets you see your webpage the way search engines see it, and the way screen readers see it. Wouldn't want to use it as my primary browser, but it does have its benefits. lynx is a valuable tool for testing, because it lets you see your webpage the way search engines see it, and the way screen readers see it.
Wouldn’t want to use it as my primary browser, but it does have its benefits.

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