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

[S. Massy]

Hi,
On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 10:28:37AM -0400, kperry at blinksoft.com wrote:
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> That brings me to my idea:
> Instead of trying to maintain a stand-alone text browser like Lynx, wouldn't
> it be easier to build a command-line browser that uses a modern engine like
> Chrome or Firefox as the backend? You'd only need some X libraries
> installed, but not an actual running desktop. Interaction could be handled
> through text, while the backend stays updated automatically as Chrome or
> Firefox updates.
It is in my opinion, the only sustainable way forward. The web is a
far more complex and fast evolving environment than it was 20 years ago.
Even mainstream browsers struggle to maintain compatibility, case in
point being Microsoft abandoning its own engine in favour of Chromium in
Edge. If we want to keep up, the only way it to piggyback on a
well-funded and reasonably widely used graphical browser.
Cheers,
S.M.
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