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user-inactivated  ·  3050 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 3 Questions with @coffeesp00ns

I say the more minimalist and ugly you can make this site, the better. Shoot, sometimes I feel like installing Lynx for the sole purpose of browsing Hubski.





user-inactivated  ·  3050 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I browse hubski on w3m sometimes :) it works alright.

user-inactivated  ·  3050 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Neat.

But apparently mk didn't design this site with obscure text browsers in mind. I can't load more threads when I hit the bottom of the list on global.

Also, I'm going through the options section right now and I think I need a dictionary on me. I don't understand even a fraction of the settings this thing has. But I did disable cookies, so I have that going for me.

Edit: Not that I actually expect you to fix this mk, I'm just goofing around here. Though, I'm trying to figure out why for the life of me it won't let me fill in any fields. I can't log into the site using w3m to save my life.

Second Edit: Okay. I'm logged in and typing from w3m now. No I gotta figure out how to choose which websites I will and will not accept cookies from. This is a cool little toy. I'm kind of digging it.

Third Edit: Apparently everything I type in w3m to post on Hubski gets saved somewhere on my drive. Interesting. I'm writing the file path/directory/thingy to try to find out where it's saved and what it does. Maybe I'll bork my computer. Maybe not. Either way, I have my Linux Mint install disk next to me just in case. Here goes nothing. Weee!

Fourth Edit: Some temp files stay. Some disappear. I have no idea which is which. I'll look into it later. I have a bud over for movie night now. SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT BITCHES! YEAAAAAAH!!!

user-inactivated  ·  3050 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The great thing about testing against text browsers are that they encourage accessibility and progressive enhancement. Much of the web looks silly in w3m unfortunately.

user-inactivated  ·  3050 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm actually a bit ignorant when it comes to text based browsers. I've heard two things though, maybe you know if they're true? I hear that they're used for checking websites for some types of malicious codes, as you can't hide anything from them. I've also heard that they're used in combination with Text to Speech programs for the visually impaired. Is that true?