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diff --git a/doc/FAQ.html b/doc/FAQ.html index ed2a704..ca82c67 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/FAQ.html @@ -1,291 +1,763 @@ -<HTML> -<HEAD> -<TITLE>W3M FAQ</TITLE> -</HEAD> -<BODY> -<p> -<center><h1>Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about w3m</h1></center> -<div align=right> -Akinori Ito<br> -aito@fw.ipsj.or.jp<br> -Corrected by Tom Berger <tom.be@gmx.net> -</div> -<p> -<b><center><font size=+1><u><a name="index">Index</a></u></font></center></b> -<p> -<br> -<ul> -<li><h2><a href="#general">General Questions, How to Get It, Required Environment</a></h2></li> -<ul> -<li><h3>How do I pronounce "w3m"?</h3> -<li><h3>Why is it called "w3m"?</h3> -<li><h3>On which platforms does w3m work?</h3> -<li><h3>Where can I get more information about w3m?</h3> -<li><h3>Is there a mailing list for w3m?</h3> -<li><h3>Are there any binary distributions?</h3> -</ul> -<br> -<li><a href="#install"><h2>Compile and Install</h2></a> -<br> -<li><a href="#command"><h2>Options, Commands, Usage</h2></a> -<ul> -<li><h3>w3m quits if started without parameters. What's wrong?</h3> -<li><h3>w3m starts with black characters on a black screen. How do I change this?</h3> -<li><h3>Does w3m support colours?</h3> -<li><h3>Does w3m support monochrome display?</h3> -<li><h3>How do I shift the display?</h3> -<li><h3>How do I move from anchor to anchor?</h3> -<li><h3>Netscape displays a word red, but w3m doesn't. Why?</h3> -<li><h3>How do I change the colour of anchor-/image-/form links?</h3> -<li><h3>w3m doesn't seem to use the variable EDITOR. Why? </h3> -<li><h3>How do I quit a search or URL text input?</h3> -</ul> -<br> -<li><a href="#www"><h2>Questions about WWW usage</h2></a> -<ul> -<li><h3>How do I fill in forms with w3m?</h3> -<li><h3>Seems like w3m is slower than Netscape or Lynx. Why?</h3> -<li><h3>Loading time doesn't decrease when loading a previously seen page</h3> -<li><h3>How do I download a linked file?</h3> -<li><h3>How do I specify a proxy server?</h3> -<li><h3>w3m freezes when I invoke an external browser.</h3> -<li><h3>How do I change the default image viewer?</h3> -<li><h3>How do I enter a URL?</h3> -<li><h3>w3m appends a URL to the former one despite of having cleared the line with Ctrl-u. What to do?</h3> -</ul> -<br> -<li><a href="#other"><h2>Misc</a></h2> -<ul> -<li><h3>What is w3m's configuration file?</h3> -<li><h3>What are these w3mxxxx files in my ~/.w3m directory for?</h3> -</ul> -<br> -<br> -<u><h2><a name="general">General Questions, How to Get It, Required Environment</a></h2></u> -<br> -<dl> -<dt><h3>How do I pronounce "w3m"?</h3> -<dd>It's "W-three-M". It doesn't rhyme with "pteranodon". -<p> -<dt><h3>Why is it called "w3m"?</h3> -<dd>It's an abbreviation of "WWW-wo-Miru", which is Japanese for -"See the WWW". So in English the name of this browser would be -something like "stw3". -<p> -<dt><h3>On which platforms does w3m work?</h3> -<dd>It runs on various versions of Unix, since version 990226 on OS/2 and since -version 990303 also on MS-Windows with Cygwin32. -<br> -Current versions have been confirmed to run on: -<ul> -<li>SunOS 4.1.x -<li>HP-UX 9.x, 10.x -<li>Solaris 2.5.x, 2.6, 8 -<li>Linux 2.0.30 -<li>FreeBSD 2.2.8, 3.1, 3.2, 4.6 -<li>NetBSD/macppc, m68k -<li>EWS4800 Rel.12.2 Rev.A -<li>Digital UNIX: v3.2D, v4.0D -<li>IRIX 5.3, IRIX 6.5 -<li>OS/2 with emx -<li>Windows 9x/NT with Cygwin32 b20.1 -<li>MS-DOS with DJGPP and WATT32 packet driver -<li>MacOS X Server -<li>MacOS X 10.1, 10.2 -</ul> -<dt><h3>Where can I get more information about w3m?</h3> -<dd>At the <a href="http://w3m.sourceforge.net/index.en.html">English w3m home page</a>. -<dt><h3>Is there a mailing list for w3m?</h3> -<dd>There is a mailing list for developpers (w3m-dev-en). Please see -<a href="http://w3m.sourceforge.net/index.en.html">w3m page</a> -for details. You may also mail your comments to <a href="mailto:aito@fw.ipsj.or.jp">the author</a>. -<dt><h3>Are there any binary distributions?</h3> -<dd>So far there are only binaries for the win/cygnus32 version. You can get -them from <a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/w3m/">here</a>. -Contact <a href="mailto:aito@fw.ipsj.or.jp">the author</a> if you want to contribute binaries for other platforms. -</dd> -</dl> -<br> -<div align=right> -<i>Up to <a href="#index">index</a></i> -</div> -<br> -<u><h2><a name="install">Compile and Install</a></h2></u> -No problem :-) -<u><h2><a name="command">Options, Commands, Usage</a></h2></u> -<br> -<dl> -<dt><h3>w3m quits if started without parameters. What's wrong?</h3> -<dd>w3m is a <b>pager</b>. Therefore it just quits when invoked without any -arguments. Possible arguments are: -<ol> -<li>A filename or an URL -<li>Pipe from standard input -<li>The -B option (Show bookmark file) -<li>The -v option (visual startup) -<li>From a specified HTTP_HOME or WWW_HOME variable -</ol> -<p> -<dt><h3>w3m starts with black characters on black background. How do I change -this?</h3> -<dd> -When compiled with colour support, w3m assumes a white background and therefore -displays black characters. -<br> -You may either change the background colour of your terminal (e.g. with the -bg -option in a xterm) or take these steps: -<ul> -<li>invoke w3m with 'w3m -M' (for monochrome), -<li>type 'o' for getting to the options screen -<li><b>Mark 'Display with colour' as ON</b> and choose an arbitrary colour. -Click on [OK]. -</ul> -<p> -<dt><h3>Does w3m support colours?</h3> -<dd>Yes. When you run './configure', answer the question -<p> +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> +<html> + <head> + <style> + span.mono { + font-family:mono; + } + </style> + <meta http-equiv=content-type content="text/html;charset=US-ASCII"> + <title>W3M FAQ</title> + </head> + <body> + <h1 align="center"> + Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about w3m + </h1> + <p align="right"> + Akinori Ito <aito@fw.ipsj.or.jp><br> + Corrected by Tom Berger <tom.be@gmx.net> + </p> + <h2 id="index"> + <u> + Index + </u> + </h2> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="#general"> + <b> + General Questions, How to Get It, Required Environment + </b> + </a> + </li> + <ul> + <li> + <b> + How do I pronounce <q>w3m</q>? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + Why is it called <q>w3m</q>? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + On which platforms does w3m work? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + Where can I get more information about w3m? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + Is there a mailing list for w3m? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + Are there any binary distributions? + </b> + </li> + </ul> + <li> + <a href="#install"> + <b> + Compile and Install + </b> + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="#command"> + <b> + Options, Commands, Usage + </b> + </a> + </li> + <ul> + <li> + <b> + w3m quits if started without parameters. What's wrong? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + w3m starts with black characters on a black background. How do + I change this? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + Does w3m support colors? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + Does w3m support monochrome displays? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + How do I shift the display? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + How do I move between hyperlinks? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + Graphical browsers display a word red, but w3m doesn't. Why? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + How do I change the colors for hyperlinks, images and form fields? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + w3m doesn't seem to use the variable EDITOR. Why? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + How do I quit a search or URL text input? + </b> + </li> + </ul> + <li> + <a href="#www"> + <b> + Questions about WWW usage + </b> + </a> + </li> + <ul> + <li> + <b> + How do I fill in forms with w3m? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + Seems like w3m is slower than some other browsers. Why? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + Loading time doesn't decrease when loading a previously seen + page. + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + How do I download a linked file? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + How do I specify a proxy server? + </b> + </li> +<!-- deleted, see mail dated Mon, 04 Apr 2016 20:50:27 +0900 (JST) +from Tatsuya Kinoshita <tats@debian.org> + <li> + <b> + w3m freezes when I invoke an external browser. + </b> + </li> +--> + <li> + <b> + How do I change the default image viewer? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + How do I enter a URL? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + w3m appends a URL to the former one even when I clear the line + with <span class="mono">CTRL-u</span>. What should I do? + </b> + </li> + </ul> + <li> + <a href="#other"> + <b> + Miscellaneous + </b> + </a> + </li> + <ul> + <li> + <b> + What is w3m's configuration file? + </b> + </li> + <li> + <b> + What are these w3mxxxx files in my ~/.w3m directory for? + </b> + </li> + </ul> + </ul> + <h2 id="general"> + <u> + General Questions, How to Get It, Required Environment + </u> + </h2> + <dl> + <dt> + <b> + How do I pronounce <q>w3m</q>? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + It's <q>W-three-M</q>. It doesn't rhyme with <q>pteranodon</q>. + </p> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + Why is it called <q>w3m</q>? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + It's an abbreviation of <q>WWW-wo-Miru</q>, which is Japanese + for <q>See the WWW</q>. So in English the name of this browser + would be something like <q>stw3</q>. + </p> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + On which platforms does w3m work? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + It runs on various versions of Unix, since version 990226 on OS/2 + and since version 990303 also on MS-Windows with Cygwin32. + </p> + <p> + More recent versions have been confirmed to run on: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + SunOS 4.1.x + </li> + <li> + HP-UX 9.x, 10.x + </li> + <li> + Solaris 2.5.x, 2.6, 8 + </li> + <li> + Linux 2.0.1 to 3.17 + </li> + <li> + FreeBSD 2.2.8, 3.1, 3.2, 4.6 + </li> + <li> + NetBSD/macppc, m68k + </li> + <li> + EWS4800 Rel.12.2 Rev.A + </li> + <li> + Digital UNIX: v3.2D, v4.0D + </li> + <li> + IRIX 5.3, IRIX 6.5 + </li> + <li> + OS/2 with emx + </li> + <li> + Windows 9x/NT with Cygwin32 b20.1 + </li> + <li> + MS-DOS with DJGPP and WATT32 packet driver + </li> + <li> + MacOS X Server + </li> + <li> + MacOS X 10.1, 10.2 + </li> + </ul> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + Where can I get more information about w3m? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + At the + <a href="http://w3m.sourceforge.net/index.en.html">English w3m + home page</a>. + </p> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + Is there a mailing list for w3m? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + There is a mailing list for developers (w3m-dev-en). Please see + the <a href="http://w3m.sourceforge.net/index.en.html">w3m home + page</a> for details. You may also mail your comments to + <a href="mailto:aito@fw.ipsj.or.jp">the author</a>. + </p> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + Are there any binary distributions? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + So far there are only binaries for the win/cygnus32 version. +<!-- + You can get them from + <a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/w3m/">here</a>. +!--> + Contact <a href="mailto:aito@fw.ipsj.or.jp">the author</a> if you + want to contribute binaries for other platforms. + </p> + </dd> + </dl> + <p align="right"> + <i> + Up to <a href="#index">index</a> + </i> + </p> + <h2 id="install"> + <u> + Compile and Install + </u> + </h2> + <p> + No problem :-) + </p> + <h2 id="command"> + <u> + Options, Commands, Usage + </u> + </h2> + <dl> + <dt> + <b> + w3m quits if started without parameters. What's wrong? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + w3m is a <b>pager</b>. Therefore it just quits when invoked + without any arguments. It keeps running + </p> + <ul> + <li> + with a filename or URL as argument + </li> + <li> + with data piped from standard input + </li> + <li> + when invoked with option -B to show the bookmark file + </li> + <li> + when invoked with option -v to welcome users with a built-in page + </li> + <li> + with specified HTTP_HOME or WWW_HOME variable + </li> + </ul> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + w3m starts with black characters on a black background. How do I + change this? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + When compiled with color support, w3m assumes a white background + and therefore displays black characters. + </p> + <p> + You may either change the background color of your terminal + (e.g. with the -bg option in a xterm) or take these steps + </p> + <ol> + <li> + invoke monochrome mode of w3m with <span class="mono">w3m -M</span> + </li> + <li> + type <q>o</q> to get to the options setting panel + </li> + <li> + mark <q>Display with color</q> as <q>YES</q> and choose an + arbitrary color + </li> + <li> + click on [OK]. + </li> + </ol> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + Does w3m support colors? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + Yes. When you run <q>./configure</q>, answer the question + </p> <pre> -Let's do some configurations. Choose config option among the list." + Let's do some configurations. Choose config option among the list. -1 - Baby model (no color, no menu, no mouse, no cookie, no SSL) -2 - Little model (color, menu, no mouse, no cookie, no SSL) -3 - Mouse model (color, menu, mouse, no cookie, no SSL) -4 - Cookie model (color, menu, mouse, cookie, no SSL) -5 - Monster model (with everything; you need openSSL library) -6 - Customize -Which? + 1 - Baby model (no color, no menu, no mouse, no cookie, no SSL) + 2 - Little model (color, menu, no mouse, no cookie, no SSL) + 3 - Mouse model (color, menu, mouse, no cookie, no SSL) + 4 - Cookie model (color, menu, mouse, cookie, no SSL) + 5 - Monster model (with everything; you need openSSL library) + 6 - Customize + Which? </pre> -<p> -with 2,3,4 or 5. -<p> -<dt><h3>Does w3m support monochrome display?</h3> -<dd>Yes. You may either -<ol> -<li>Answer the above mentioned 'configure' question with 1, or -<li>Invoke w3m with the -M option, or -<li>Type 'o' within w3m to enter the options screen and turn off colour display -mode. -</ol> -<dt><h3>How do I shift the display?</h3> -<dd>You can shift the display by moving the cursor to the edge of the screen. You -may also use the ">"/"<" or "."/"," keys. -<br> -Another idea would be adjusting the xterm with the -geometry option (e.g. -something like 'xterm -geometry 110x45 -bg white -name w3m -e w3m -B'). -<dt><h3>How do I move from anchor to anchor?</h3> -<dd>You can move to the next anchor using TAB. ESC TAB moves cursor to the previous anchor. -<p> -<dt><h3>Netscape displays a word red, but w3m doesn't. Why?</h3> -<dd>w3m doesn't support <FONT COLOR=".."> tags. It won't be impossible to implement this, but I think it would make the document more difficult to read. -<p> -<dt><h3>How do I change the colour of anchor-/image-/form links?</h3> -<dd>Type 'o' within w3m to get the 'options' screen. You can change these -settings there. -<dt> -<dt><h3>w3m doesn't seem to use the variable EDITOR. Why? </h3> -<dd><dd>Go to the 'options' screen using the "o" key. Any entry in the 'Editor' field will override the environment variable. -<br> -If you want to use the editor specified by EDITOR blank the field and push [OK]. -<p> -<dt><h3>How do I quit a search or URL text input?</h3> -<dd>Clear input text using Ctrl-u and hit RETURN. -</dd> -</dl> -<br> -<div align=right> -<i>Up to <a href="#index">index</a></i> -</div> -<br> -<u><h2><a name="www">Questions about WWW usage</a></h2></u> -<br> -<dl> -<dt><h3>How do I fill in forms with w3m?</h3> -<dd>Form input fields are displayed in red (or reverse). Move the cursor to -them and hit RETURN. Then, -<ul> -<li>if it is a text input field, put in your text on the bottom line, -<li>if it is a radiobutton or checkbox, that item is selected, -<li>if it is a textarea, an editor is spawned, -<li>if it is 'submit' or 'reset', well, just do it. -</ul> -<dt><h3>Seems like w3m is slower than Netscape or Lynx. Why?</h3> -<dd>w3m renders a HTML document in two passes. Therefore it displays the documentnot before having read the entire document. -<br> -Netscape or Lynx display the document before having read the whole page, -and therefore seem faster. -<p> -<dt><h3>Loading time doesn't decrease when loading a previously seen page</h3> -<dd>w3m doesn't have its own cache. Therefore, it reads the document -from the server each time it accesses it. If possible, use a cache server. -<p> -<dt><h3>How do I download a linked file?</h3> -<dd>Use 'a' (or 'd' with Lynx-like keybindings) or ESC RET. If you want to download an inline image, use ESC 'I'. -<p> -<dt><h3>How do I specify a proxy server?</h3> -<dd>Set the environment variable HTTP_PROXY or use the option setting panel -("o" key). For example, if you want to use port 8000 of proxy.hogege.com, specify -<p> -<pre> - http://proxy.hogege.com:8000/ -</pre> -<p> -<dt><h3>w3m freezes when I invoke an external browser.</h3> -<dd>Enter w3m's option screen using the 'o' key and specify -<p> -<pre> - netscape %s & -</pre> -<p> -(if you are using netscape). -<p> -<dt><h3>How do I change the default image viewer?</h3> -<dd>By default w3m uses xv to view images. If you want to change it into, let's say, 'display', add the following line to ~/.w3m/mailcap or /etc/mailcap. -<p> + <p> + with 2, 3, 4, or 5. + </p> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + Does w3m support monochrome displays? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + Yes. You may either + </p> + <ul> + <li> + Answer the above-mentioned <q>configure</q> question with 1, + or + </li> + <li> + Invoke w3m with the -M option, or + </li> + <li> + Type <q>o</q> within w3m to enter the options setting panel and turn + off color display mode. + </li> + </ul> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + How do I shift the display? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + You can shift the display by moving the cursor to the edge of + the screen. You may also use the following commands + </p> + <ul> + <li>SHIFT_LEFT and SHIFT_RIGHT, bound to the keys <span class="mono">></span> and <span class="mono"><</span></li> + <li>SHIFT_LEFT1 and SHIFT_RIGHT1, bound to the keys <span class="mono">.</span> and <span class="mono">,</span></li> + </ul> + <p> + Another idea would be adjusting the xterm with the -geometry + option e.g. something like + </p> + <pre> xterm -geometry 110x45 -bg white -name w3m -e w3m -B</pre> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + How do I move between hyperlinks? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + + You can move to the next hyperlink + using <span class="mono">TAB</span>. <span class="mono">ESC + TAB</span> moves the cursor to the previous hyperlink. (see + Section <a href="MANUAL.html#Functions" target="_blank"> + Functions and Key bindings</a> of w3m's manual) + + </p> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + Graphical browsers display a word red, but w3m doesn't. Why? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + w3m doesn't support the attribute COLOR="..." of HTML. It wouldn't + be impossible to implement this, but I think it would make + documents more difficult to read. + </p> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + How do I change the colors for hyperlinks, images and form fields? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + Type <q>o</q> within w3m to get the options panel. You + can change these settings there. + </p> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + w3m doesn't seem to use the variable EDITOR. Why? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + Go to the options setting panel using the <q>o</q> key. Any + entry in the <q>Editor</q> field overrides the environment + variable. + </p> + <p> + If you want to use the editor specified by EDITOR, blank the + field and save the settings using the button [OK]. + </p> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + How do I quit a search or URL text input? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + Clear input text using <span class="mono">CTRL-u</span> and hit <span class="mono">RETURN</span>. + </p> + </dd> + </dl> + <p align="right"> + <i> + Up to <a href="#index">index</a> + </i> + </p> + <h2 id="www"> + <u> + Questions about WWW usage + </u> + </h2> + <dl> + <dt> + <b> + How do I fill in forms with w3m? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + Form input fields are displayed in red (or reverse). Move the + cursor to them. Then, if it is + </p> + <ul> + <li> + a text input field, hit <span class="mono">RETURN</span> + put in your text on the bottom line. Press + <span class="mono">RETURN</span> again + </li> + <li> + a radiobutton or checkbox, pressing + <span class="mono">RETURN</span> changes or toggles the selection + </li> + <li> + a textarea, pressing + <span class="mono">RETURN</span> spawns an editor + </li> + <li> + a <q>submit</q> or <q>reset</q> field, + the respective action is performed. + </li> + </ul> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + Seems like w3m is slower than some other browsers. Why? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + w3m renders a HTML document in two passes. Therefore it doesn't + start to display the document until it has finished reading it. + </p> + <p> + Most other browsers display the document before having read the + whole page, and therefore seem faster. + </p> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + Loading time doesn't decrease when loading a previously seen + page. + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + w3m doesn't have its own cache. Therefore, it reads the document + from the server each time it accesses it. If possible, use a + cache server. + </p> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + How do I download a linked file? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + Use <q>a</q> (or <q>d</q> with Lynx-like keybindings) or + <span class="mono">ESC RET</span>. + If you want to download an inline image, use + <span class="mono">ESC I</span>. (see + Section <a href="MANUAL.html#Functions" target="_blank"> + Functions and Key bindings</a> of w3m's manual) + </p> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + How do I specify a proxy server? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + Set the environment variables HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, GOPHER_PROXY + and FTP_PROXY, or use the options setting panel (<q>o</q> key). For + example, if you want to use port 8000 of proxy.example.org, specify + </p> + <pre> http://proxy.example.org:8000/</pre> + </dd> +<!-- deleted, see mail dated Mon, 04 Apr 2016 20:50:27 +0900 (JST) +from Tatsuya Kinoshita <tats@debian.org> + <dt> + <b> + w3m freezes when I invoke an external browser. + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + Enter w3m's option screen using the <q>o</q> key and specify + </p> + <pre> firefox %s &</pre> + <p> + (if you are using Firefox). Note that %s is replaced with the URL + when invoking. + </p> + </dd> + --> + <dt> + <b> + How do I change the default image viewer? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + By default w3m uses xv to view images. If you want to change it + into, let's say, <q>display</q>, add the following line to + ~/.w3m/mailcap or /etc/mailcap: + </p> <pre> -image/*; display %s + image/*; display %s </pre> -<p> -You can specify external viewers of other file types as well: -<p> + <p> + You can specify external viewers of other file types as well: + </p> <pre> -image/*; display %s -application/postscript; ghostview %s -application/x-dvi; xdvi %s + image/*; display %s + application/postscript; ghostview %s + application/x-dvi; xdvi %s </pre> -<dt><h3>How do I enter a URL?</h3> -<dd>Type SHIFT-U -<p> -<dt><h3>w3m appends a URL to the former one despite of having cleared the line -with Ctrl-u. What to do?</h3> -<dd>Enter the <i>complete</i> adress, e.g. http://www.slashdot.org. -</dd> -</dl> -<br> -<div align=right> -<i>Up to <a href="#index">index</a></i> -</div> -<br> -<u><h2><a name="other">Miscellaneous</a></h2></u> -<br> -<dl> -<dt><h3>What is w3m's configuration file?</h3> -<dd>It is ~/.w3m/config. -With this file, you can adjust w3m's behavior by changing values of options -that are described to be varied with the option setting panel. -Each line contains setting for one option, which is a pair of an option name -and its value with a space as a separator. -<p> -<dt><h3>What are these w3mxxxx files in my ~/.w3m directory for?</h3> -<dd>These are temporary files used by w3m when reading documents from a -WWW server. They are not cache files and are usually deleted when w3m is -terminated. If there remain any temp files, please remove them by yourself. -<p> -</dd> -</dl> -<br> -<div align=right> -<i>Up to <a href="#index">index</a></i> -</div> -<br> -</BODY> -</HTML> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + How do I enter a URL? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + Type <span class="mono">U</span> + </p> + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + w3m appends a URL to the former one even when I clear the line + with <span class="mono">CTRL-u</span>. What should I do? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + Enter the <i>complete</i> address, e.g. http://www.slashdot.org. + </p> + </dd> + </dl> + <p align="right"> + <i> + Up to <a href="#index">index</a> + </i> + </p> + <h2 id="other"> + <u> + Miscellaneous + </u> + </h2> + <dl> + <dt> + <b> + What is w3m's configuration file? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + It is ~/.w3m/config. + </p> + + <p> + With this file, each user can adjust w3m's behavior by changing + the values of options whose effects are described in the options + setting panel. Each line contains one option setting, consisting + of an option name and its value with a space as a separator. + </p> + + <p>Without a user-specific configuration file, w3m honours + the system wide configuration file /etc/w3m/config. + </p> + + </dd> + <dt> + <b> + What are these w3mxxxx files in my ~/.w3m directory for? + </b> + </dt> + <dd> + <p> + These are temporary files used by w3m when reading documents + from a WWW server. They are not cache files and are usually + deleted when w3m is terminated. If any temp files are left + behind, please remove them yourself. + </p> + </dd> + </dl> + <p align="right"> + <i> + Up to <a href="#index">index</a> + </i> + </p> + </body> +</html> |