[Inx] command line and console based software

[Alejandro Lieber]

Laura:

ELinks  browser
Links2  browser
SLRN  newsreader
MUTT email client

It would be nice that the distribution could be used from the hard drive, 
imposible with INX.

Alejandro Lieber
http://1fcr.com.ar


LM wrote:
> Checked the mailing list archives for INX and was happy to see some
> recent activity.  I'm working on a project somewhat similar to INX and
> was hoping to possibly share some resources.  (I do program by the
> way, if you need some programming help.)
>
> I'm trying to put together a collection of lightweight cross-platform
> applications that I can run across the various systems I use
> (including Debian Squeeze and FreeBSD).  I'm building the applications
> from source and have a build script system to help automate the builds
> and handle package management.
>
> INX is a nice resource for finding lightweight command line software
> and I've checked what programs have made it into the distribution more
> than once to get some ideas on useful tools.  Would be interested in
> sharing finds of good lightweight programs.  Has anyone run across any
> other programs that would be useful in a distribution like INX?
>
> If it's helpful, I've done some work on an alternative to dialog that
> uses standard HTML to create screens.  There's a console version and a
> GUI version.  I've basically gone in and modified a couple of browsers
> including lynx to handle the functionality.  Plan on using it as a
> front-end to some applications in conjunction with shell scripts and
> C/C++ programs.  I've also been looking at various screen libraries to
> see what might work in console mode or outside of X.  SDL looks like
> it will work via Directfb (and Framebuffer), possibly nano-x and I've
> heard some reports of it running with Wayland.  PDCurses works on top
> of SDL or one could just use ncurses.  FLTK 1.3 works with nano-x.
> Was also looking at other somewhat lightweight libraries such as
> WxWidgets embedded and Fox Toolkit, but not much luck there yet.  I'd
> really like to find enough programs to handle all the basic
> functionality I'd need on my computer using just lightweight
> applications.
>
> Any lightweight program suggestions greatly appreciated and if anyone
> wants to talk about available lightweight software further, would
> really like to find other interested users to discuss the subject
> with.  Thanks.
>
> Sincerely,
> Laura
> http://www.distasis.com/cpp
>