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# Links Overview

# [Version 0.82]

### Page Contents

- Links
- Features in version 0.82
- ...and not featured (yet)

### Links

... is a stable WWW Text Browser that renders tables.

... runs in colour or mono modes.

... runs on the console or in a X-Windows terminal (xterm, rxvt, etc.).

... binaries are available for Linux (>= glibc2.0) and OS/2.

... is also known to compile and run on FreeBSD, Solaris and IRIX.

... is a viable text-based alternative to heavyweight GUI browsers.

... improves the page rendering and representation given by other text browsers.

... is ideal for users who prefer to read page content without the distraction and load of images.

... is light and fast in loading pages; x-terminal windows can be resized on the fly.

... can be configured to automatically invoke graphics viewers (console and X) and other applications.

### Features in version 0.82

- Partial support for HTML4.0.
- HTTP and FTP protocols.
- Multiple characters sets including Latin 1 and 2, Cyrillics, and Czech.
- Configurable network proxies for HTTP and FTP.
- Configurable MIME types using file extensions and associations.
- Pop-up and drop-down menus.
- URL protocol completion, i.e. type 'www.linux.org' --> 'http://www.linux.org'.
- Mouse support, with GPM(1) installed.
- "Document info" and "memory info" displays.
- File downloader (foreground and background).
- Shell escape.

### ...and not featured (yet)

- HTML frames: versions >= 0.90.
- Bookmarks, browser history and cookies: varying support in versions >= 0.90.
- SSL protocol (i.e. web pages with the https:// prefix).
- No forward history, just back.
- User-specified colours for tags.
- Support for Javascript and Java.

User Reference Manual for Links Version 0.82 | Revision Date: 2000-02-20

Copyright (C) 2000 Cliff Cunnington, <cliff@ccnet.demon.nl>

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