retawq - text browser

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retawq - text browser

Unread post by machinebacon » Sun Jan 31, 2016 6:11 pm

Just because it soon celebrates its 10th year of hibernation...

http://sourceforge.net/projects/retawq
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Re: retawq - text browser

Unread post by ChefIronBelly » Sun Jan 31, 2016 7:07 pm

Never used but sexy as hell.
(1/1) Installing: LinuxBBQ...................................[69%]==============[/]

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Re: retawq - text browser

Unread post by a-109-107 » Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:04 pm

How does it compare to lynx?

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Re: retawq - text browser

Unread post by machinebacon » Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:26 pm

lynx has more options, especially for the cookies settings. lynx supports HTML5, which was not yet a standard when retawq came out. lynx is still in development, apparently. And lynx renders websites much more beautifully. retawq might be a tiny little bit quicker, because its code is much smaller. But see for yourself:
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Re: retawq - text browser

Unread post by a-109-107 » Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:46 pm

Thanks for the summary machinebacon. I was under the impression (from the screenshot) the output is more balanced and organized visually

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Re: retawq - text browser

Unread post by machinebacon » Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:58 pm

^ it is partly chaotic:
retawqchaos.png
I like how links (or Elinks, which is based on it) and w3m display webpages, but it really depends on the website you visit. I would recommend to try each of these (e/links/2, lynx, w3m, netrik) on different websites, and then pick the one which is most acceptable for the pages you regularly visit. Browsing through forums is always a PITA, no matter which browser you pick :)
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