On Thu, 02 Mar 2000, Telsa Gwynne wrote:
>
> In fact, the way I first met Mutt (as a package on a Red Hat Linux
> system that was automatically installed), it was all set up already.
> The /etc/Muttrc file (the global one that is everyone's default)
> had the macro for ^B in it, urlview was already there, and all I
> had to do was to type ^B whilst reading a message or being at the
> index: then urlview starts, gives you a list of the links it finds,
> and you use the arrow keys (up/down) to select a link, then hit
> return, it prompts you with the url (which you can edit), you
> hit return again, and your browser starts. When you finish with
> your browser you end back up at the list of urls. To get out, hit
> 'q'.
>
> Easier to do than to tyype :)
>
Unfortunately a lot of websites are based on databases and often have
really illegible URLs. I often have the problem that urlview gives me a
long list of nearly identical URLs without providing context.
What I would really like to see is a function that allows you to choose an
URL directly from the message window a bit like lynx.
/Jens
