Bug#721198: elinks with javascript
Package: elinks
Version: 0.12~pre6-1
Hello,
Here is a formal request for including javascript support again, with
motivation.
Samuel
----- Forwarded message from Klaus Knopper <accessibility@knopper.net> -----
From: Klaus Knopper <accessibility@knopper.net>
To: debian-accessibility@lists.debian.org, elinks@packages.debian.org
Subject: Re: links2 with javascript
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:56:42 +0200
Hello Samuel,
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 12:33:47AM +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Klaus Knopper, le Wed 28 Aug 2013 22:44:38 +0200, a écrit :
> > Doug probably meant elinks in ADRIANE, not links2. I always build elinks
> > from git with javascript enabled. Works pretty well.
>
> Could people then discuss with the elinks maintainers about this? Moritz
> has written in 2011:
>
> “
> * Disable support for Spidermonkey. Javascript support has always been
> an experimental feature and of limited use (since most websites
> which make extensive use of Javascript usually involve further
> features not available). Mozilla seems to focus on a standalone
> Firefox these days and the libs are treated as second class
> citizens.
> ”
>
> If the javascript support in elinks does really provide help, please
> tell them, to convince them putting back the support.
That makes it sound as if javascript support was already gone in elinks,
but it isn't. elinks supports javascript by libmozjs that comes with
mozilla, and it is still working fine, and as far as I can tell, even
regularly updated. So there is no immediate need for a discussion about
a missing feature that isn't missing right now.
Some Javascript support in a text browser is practical for websites that
use javascript for internal presorting of web form options, or focusing
a specific form element, and other things done on the client side rather
than on the server side. Using elinks insetad of lynx or links makes
some otherwise disfunctional or badly written websites accessible for
blind users, that's the main reason why I include elinks with javascript
support. But again, there is no reason for discussion about this. It
just works.
As far as I understand Dougs question, the only thing he wanted to ask
you was if there is a 64bit version of elinks in Debian(-accessibility),
or planned as a dedicated amd64 package. Personally, I don't know, since
I just need the 32bit userspace version and build my own package from
git. I also sent him the link to my sources.
Regards
-Klaus
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