Questions about programs under Linux.

[Janina Sajka]

Hi, Anna:

Just a quick note about Lynx and frames -- If there's some site you use 
all the time where you have to choose one or more frames first, or just 
have to choose one or more links before you get to the actual part you 
want, there's a better way to handle that. You can bookmark the page you 
really want. In lynx, just use the 'a' command to add a bookmark. And, 
you'll never see those pesky frames again.

The javascript thing is much tougher. As of today, we don't have a good, 
non-Windows option for pages that insist on javascript. What is this 
javascript thing? It's another coding scheme for online content which is 
not supported by lynx primarily because it isn't an open, consensus based 
standard. I could go on about it, but I'll pass up doing so just now, 
unless you really want to know more.

As for your own end of things, you can most certainly host an e-commerce 
site on the web that takes people's credit card information securely and 
gives you orders. All of that can be put together without javascript. But, 
a lot of places that do this, aren't very concerned about what technology 
other people use. They think you should just change and do things there 
way.

 On Sat, 9 Mar 2002, Anna 
Schneider wrote:

> Wow, Janina, much info.  I'm filing it away.
> 
> Tank you for the clarification about fiewalling.  I actually know nothing 
> about viruses.  I'm still in DOS and don't download e-mail or anyting else 
> and so haven't had to worry.  It was my mom who was all worried about it.  
> I thought I'd ask to be sure.
> 
> Regarding Emacs and Emacs Speak, I'm going to have to learn tem quickly 
> along with everything else.  That's just the position I'm in.  These are 
> the months of cram.  I'm starting to learn how to run a business and also 
> all kinds of new computer stuff and I'm just going to be mentally full for 
> the next couple of months.
> 
> Didn't mean to raise any web browser contraversy.  *rin*  I personally 
> hate that Lynx is treated like crap.  I was quoting the web site on the Ie 
> 4.0 or better part.  And I can get through frames with Lynx but tthey 
> still suck in my opinion.  Just one more layer I have to go through.
> 
> All right, I am saving this message to reference later and thank you very 
> much.
> 
> Anna
> 
> 
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
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