Posted by Blinky the Shark on 04/04/07 22:11

andrew wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have been working on a simple linux page:
>
> http://people.aapt.net.au/~adjlstrong/linux.html
>
> when someone from a linux ng congratulated me because the
> formatting of this page didn't break up using Lynx. I installed
> and then grew to like Lynx (a little!!) but I noticed that it
> quickly revealed gaping holes in some web pages: they become
> impossible to navigate using Lynx usually because of the
> complexity of their layout and the poor quality of the HTML.
>
> So my questions would be:
>
> 1.Could checking a site with Lynx be an 'acid' test of its HTML,
> not just its 'accessibility'?

I think it's *a* test, and probably a worthwhile test.

> 2.How many people actually use it to check their pages?

I do.


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