[links] Links and javascript

[Karel Kulhavy]

On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 10:38:26AM -0700, Yan Seiner wrote:
> Edward Rosten wrote:
> >   
> >> k at libsee.  The problem is that links would have to generate a DOM
> >> for javascript to work.
> >>     
> >
> > That's for javascript to work fully. However even without a DOM, links 
> > still has some ability to work on those really stupid websites which 
> > replace all normak links with dodgy javascript code.
> >
> > I really don't want to loose the ability to do that.
> >
> >   
> I see.  I have a different need; I am working on an embedded controller 
> that needs a browser that can respond to user input.

Maybe if someone had the time to reverse engineer and remove the javascript
bugs
- the original author (perm) doesn't have time because of school.

Mikulas actually decided to remove the javascript. Most segfaults always came
from the javascript. I don't know if Mikulas thinks it's a good idea to pass
the javascript debugging to someone else.

CL<
> 
> >> You may be able to look at hv3 to get an idea of how that's done.  It's
> >> written in Tk/Tcl and C. http://tkhtml.tcl.tk/hv3.html
> >>     
> >
> > There's also Dillo. It's got CSS support, so I think it must hace a DOM 
> > for that to work. I tjink it's written in a mixture of C and C++.
> >   
> 
> Dillo uses GTK+, which pretty much knocks it out of my league.... GTK+ 
> is just too big for my little machine...  ISTR that dillo doesn't have 
> DOM; it's on the todo list.
> 
>  :-(
> 
> Looking through links code, I may be able to hardcode my UI stuff....  I 
> have to get a better understanding of the input routines.
> 
> --Yan
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