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Re:Lynx is the oldest web browser still being maintained by mrweasel on Sunday March 16, 2025 @07:08AM (#43378124)
The problem, for the sites I'm interested in, typically isn't the lack of JavaScript, but how the sites layout. Take Wikipedia, the content is perfectly fine in Lynx and Links, but the menus are defined at the top of the page, meaning that you'll need to scroll multiple pages to get to the actual article.

If you have website, which have actual content (text), it's pretty easy to ensure that it looks good and works in Lynx, with minimal effort.

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Re:Lynx is the oldest web browser still being maintained by wantless on Sunday March 16, 2025 @08:37AM (#43378552)
Site layout can definately be an annoyance browsing in text. More accessible sites will offer a Jump to Content link near the top, which is the case with Wikipedia. In Lynx, hitting the ">" to move down a row of links then right arrow (or corresponding vim motion if configured) brings you adjacent to the article TOC and significantly closer to the article text.
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Re:Lynx is the oldest web browser still being maintained by basscomm on Sunday March 16, 2025 @11:55AM (#43379999)
> Take Wikipedia, the content is perfectly fine in Lynx and Links, but the menus are defined at the top of the page, meaning that you'll need to scroll multiple pages to get to the actual article.

Wikipedia has a link at the top of the page that is labeled 'jump to content' that skips over all of the menu gunk at the top. Several other sites also do this

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