lynx-dev Getting image in the screen and source from command line (fwd)

[Philip Webb]

991019 L R Ramesh wrote to me: this is beyond my knowledge,
but lynx-dev is the place to ask all Lynx-related questions;
hopefully, someone more knowledgeable will be able to help.

> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 22:25:12 +0500
> From: L R RAMESH <address@hidden>
> 
> Sir,

quite correct for me as author of LHFB,
but several of the Lynx volunteer team are women.

> We developed a TV TOP unit which will access the internet via modem
> and act tv as monitor by using the SHELL ACCOUNT service.
> As the operating cost and the cost of hardware required is cheaper
> than that of TCP/IP account, hopes the internet facility will reach
> in every house using this unit.
> 
> We like add little graphics to the same unit while browsing.
> Our isp using lynx version 2.7 in the unix system for the shell account.

you should get your ISP to upgrade to the latest 2-8-2
from  www.slcc.edu/lynx/release ; 2-8-3 should be released soon.

> There is no provision to add any program in the host sytem.
> We are not getting source of the web page from the unix prompt.
> ie  lynx -source filename  is not giving the source in the standard output,
> whereas  lynx -dump filename  is dumping the page
> but not the source of the web page.
> 
> We able to get the source while browsing by  \ .
> Is there any configuration is needed to get the source from prompt?
> Is there any method to access the source from the unix prompt?
> is there any way to get the source while browsing
> and add little graphics to the screen?

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