On Thursday, December 06, 2012 03:15:42 PM Terry Reedy wrote: > On 12/6/2012 1:15 PM, inq1ltd wrote: > > On Thursday, December 06, 2012 05:19:38 PM John Gordon wrote: > > > In <mailman.567.1354808057.29569.python- l...@python.org> inq1ltd > > > > <inq1...@inqvista.com> writes: > > > > Right now I need some way to display > > > > 15 to 20 lines of html in its own window or > > > > as part of my screen. > > > > > > Could you open a shell window and run a text web browser such as > > > Lynx? > > > > That is a possibility but then every machine > > will have to have Lynx. That is not quite > > what the customer wants. > > > > Also, I can download the site to a file, > > Or you can download and work with it in memory. > > > convert the data to text, > > Using existing html parser. > > > then display it in a Text widget. > > The complication in displaying html is with placing images and other > boxed content, including tables, and flowing text around the boxes. If > the html you want to work with is simple and has a somewhat fixed > format, you should be able to extract all the info as either text or a > table and be able to format and place it how you want.
What you are suggesting is what was suggested when this project was originally discussed. However, I was naive about the complications of simply viewing a web page. And, making something like this work on Linux and Windows. I've come to the conclusion that processing the data with a parser and formatting it in a widget is the only way to make it work on both platforms. Parsing the data also gives one the ability to produce a module that will work in multiple versions of either platform and still keep control of all of the code. I appreciate the Help, Regards, jimonlinux
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