>> may i ask, based on the post I wrote starting this thread, what gives you >> the impression that Firefox runs in a strict shell environment? > There is a serious lack of clarity here. The subject header says > "a low graphics environment". What in the hell does that even MEAN?
The description was pretty clear, tho: I only have access to Linux via a shell. I assumed his GNU/Linux machine was somewhat remote, so using an X11 web-browser with a $DISPLAY pointing to his own machine would likely be unbearably slow (and would likely require setting up a local X11 server). Stefan