[BRLTTY] Is there a feature-compatible text-based browser

[Jeanette C.]

Hi Brian and everyone,
I love lynx, mostly preferred it over the alternatives, eventhough, at times, 
other would offer a little more. But I can see where a direct new interface, 
instead of processing output to lynx has its advantages.

There is dynamic change of contents, perhaps a few extra navigation 
posibilities, like jumping to headings and the likes or even navigating to 
different sections of a page, using the underlying DOM, the semantic HTML 
sections (header, nav, main, footer, ...).

Only because something is good, does not mean there cannot be anything better 
or equally good. And with the web, the way it is, a UI directly tailored to 
work with incoming info and the reactivity, has many benefits. -- Lastly, the 
browsers in question have extra config options, which we also might very much 
like to control from such an interface. It has been mentioned before: turning 
Javascript on and off and this is only one of the more common and relevant 
options.

All in all, this doesn't preclude another project or a fork working with lynx. 
For many use-cases this will be ample.

Best wishes,

Jeanette

Brian Buhrow, Sep 17 2025:

> 	hello Ken.  I realize this is going into the weeds a bit, but you realize lynx uses
> ncurses to provide its full screen interface?  So, I'm confused when you say you'd rather see
> an ncurses interface over lynx?  As to the useability of the lynx interface, of the text
> browsers I've worked with, elinks and lynx, in my view, lynx wins hands down.  It provides
> a rich set of controls, allows text searches on all pages, drop down menus and provides good
> pagination as well as easy forward and backward navigability.  And, cursor tracking works very
> well with all the screen readers I've worked with which support such things.
>
> 	I would be interested to know which text based browser you think provides a better
> interface than lynx?
>
> -thanks
> -Brian
> On Sep 16,  7:41pm, <kperry at blinksoft.com> wrote:
> } Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Is there a feature-compatible text-based browser
> } Who knows if it can be funded.  Note this has been done in the past like I
> } said we had one of these for years on the mobile manager.  The mobile
> } manager just ran Linux Open embedded.  Recently I even made two test
> } versions using different automation sweets and chromium back end for chrom.
> } It would use Python as a front end, and it would be configurable.   The test
> } version I made worked on the BTSpeak, my Linux box and my windows 10 at the
> } powershell prompt.  So, I am sure this is something that can be done.   It
> } sounds like Nickolas already has a start on a firefox one, but I am not a
> } fan of the Lynx interface.  I would do it more ncurses based which would
> } make it portable and easy to configure.  I would love to help with
> } Nickolas's work though, so I am not knocking that either.  I think we need
> } choices. I also think we need a design document.  There has to be a better
> } interface than lynx.
> }
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