On Sunday, 5 January 2025, Thomas Gramstad via Alpine-info < alpine-info@u.washington.edu> wrote:
> In my Alpine config I have URL-viewer set to /usr/bin/firefox in order to > be able to click a link in an e-mail message and have it opened in Firefox > in an external window. > > This used to work, but now it doesn't. > > What happens now is that I'm asked to accept a cookie, I answer Y, and > then this repeats a few times. Then finally I get the message that the app > will not work unless I install Javascript, and then nothing more happens. > > I have tried a few times, and also used the ? option while > accepting cookies. According to the ? option, the app asking for repeated > cookie acceptance is Lynx. And yes, it does look like a vague memory I have > a few decades back of the Lynx web browser. > > So how can I make Firefox work as before, without being asked about > cookies, and without Javascript, and without Lynx? > Is there a way to unlynx Alpine? I would suggest checking whether something clever has noticed that $DISPLAY isn't set and is defaulting to `lynx` as a text-only fallback. This might happen if you're using `tmux` or `screen` and initiated it prior to using your desktop. - Damion -- Damion Yates - damion.ya...@gmail.com London, England
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