Hi,

I am trying to get links to work with a graphical interface. It works
fine with svgalib, but I also want to use it in X. According to links I
should start it like so:

$ links -driver x slashdot.org

However, instead of nice pictures I get:

Unknown graphics driver x.
The following graphics drivers are supported:
fb, svgalib


that the only available drivers are framebuffers nd svgalib. I have no
clue what lib to use for X. I have of course installed a minimal X
environment with fluxbox.

Has any of you got a clue what I should be looking for?

Thanks for your help!

* leech <I@nothere.com> writes:

> I am trying to get links to work with a graphical interface. It works
> fine with svgalib, but I also want to use it in X. According to links
> I should start it like so:

> $ links -driver x slashdot.org

In X I start links like so:

$ links -g slashdot.org



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Steve Youngs wrote:
> * leech <I@nothere.com> writes:
>
> > I am trying to get links to work with a graphical interface. It works
> > fine with svgalib, but I also want to use it in X. According to links
> > I should start it like so:
>
> > $ links -driver x slashdot.org
>
> In X I start links like so:
>
> $ links -g slashdot.org
>
>
>

That's what I'd expect to work, but I get the same result.

Le Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:42:29 +0100, leech a écrit*:

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to get links to work with a graphical interface. It works
> fine with svgalib, but I also want to use it in X. According to links I
> should start it like so:
>
> $ links -driver x slashdot.org
>
> However, instead of nice pictures I get:
>
> Unknown graphics driver x.
> The following graphics drivers are supported:
> fb, svgalib
>
>
> that the only available drivers are framebuffers nd svgalib. I have no
> clue what lib to use for X. I have of course installed a minimal X
> environment with fluxbox.
>
> Has any of you got a clue what I should be looking for?

It's not build with X option, Pat being quite logical
in the KISS line he thought that a console browser was to stay
in console mode and that people wanting fries with that would use
a directly X conceived browser, not a genetically zonked twonky ;-)

If you like light browsers have a look at "Dillo".

You'll have to get the source and compile the program,
be sure to configure with X allowed:

./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-graphics --with-x

First check with './configure --help' in case you'd like
to add or sub some options (like --enable-javascript)


(you may grab the slackware source package and tune up the links.Build
file

just change the line:
--without-x
into
--with-x
)

Loki Harfagr wrote:
> Le Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:42:29 +0100, leech a écrit :


Thanks! This is usefull. I know Dillo, but I just love links, that's
why. ;-)

>
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am trying to get links to work with a graphical interface. It works
>>fine with svgalib, but I also want to use it in X. According to links I
>>should start it like so:
>>
>>$ links -driver x slashdot.org
>>
>>However, instead of nice pictures I get:
>>
>>Unknown graphics driver x.
>>The following graphics drivers are supported:
>>fb, svgalib
>>
>>
>>that the only available drivers are framebuffers nd svgalib. I have no
>>clue what lib to use for X. I have of course installed a minimal X
>>environment with fluxbox.
>>
>>Has any of you got a clue what I should be looking for?
>
>
> It's not build with X option, Pat being quite logical
> in the KISS line he thought that a console browser was to stay
> in console mode and that people wanting fries with that would use
> a directly X conceived browser, not a genetically zonked twonky ;-)
>
> If you like light browsers have a look at "Dillo".
>
> You'll have to get the source and compile the program,
> be sure to configure with X allowed:
>
> ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-graphics --with-x
>
> First check with './configure --help' in case you'd like
> to add or sub some options (like --enable-javascript)
>
>
> (you may grab the slackware source package and tune up the links.Build
> file
>
> just change the line:
> --without-x
> into
> --with-x
> )

leech wrote:
>
> That's what I'd expect to work, but I get the same result.

You have to explicitely enable X support when compiling links... Are you
using the slack version? because the SlackBuild shows:

--enable-graphics \
--without-x \
--without-sdl \

If you remove the '--without-x' line and recompile it from the
SlackBuild, it should work.