Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!news.mixmin.net!eweka.nl!hq-usenetpeers.eweka.nl!xlned.com!feeder1.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.003 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'memory.': 0.05; 'formatting': 0.07; 'parser': 0.07; 'parsing': 0.07; 'terry': 0.09; 'subject:python': 0.11; 'file,': 0.15; 'discussed.': 0.16; 'naive': 0.16; 'parser.': 0.16; 'reedy': 0.16; 'suggesting': 0.16; 'tables,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'widget': 0.17; 'shell': 0.18; 'module': 0.19; 'code.': 0.20; 'versions': 0.20; 'suggested': 0.20; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; '>': 0.23; 'originally': 0.23; "i've": 0.23; 'linux': 0.24; 'machine': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'possibility': 0.27; 'format,': 0.27; 'fixed': 0.28; 'lines': 0.28; 'run': 0.28; 'writes:': 0.29; 'convert': 0.29; 'thursday,': 0.30; 'window': 0.30; 'december': 0.32; 'help,': 0.32; 'could': 0.32; 'info': 0.32; 'page.': 0.33; 'extract': 0.33; 'platforms.': 0.33; 'text,': 0.33; 'to:addr :python-list': 0.33; 'text': 0.34; 'project': 0.34; 'open': 0.35; 'pm,': 0.35; 'table': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'ability': 0.36; 'but': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'received:71': 0.36; 'subject:with': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'display': 0.36; 'url:rec-html40': 0.37; 'quite': 0.37; 'data': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'some': 0.38; 'received:10': 0.38; 'gives': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'john': 0.60; 'customer': 0.61; 'making': 0.64; 'content,': 0.65; 'url:dtd': 0.81; 'boxes.': 0.84; 'url:strict': 0.91 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=IJC1/HTG c=1 sm=1 a=fWDH6ZNpHozlV7bkwsP3/g==:17 a=spKFjZujUncA:10 a=2Cs5qbXtQ68A:10 a=OmMKortqy18A:10 a=tTExfe6FAAAA:8 a=7W0LKRrbYisA:10 a=8AHkEIZyAAAA:8 a=-WP5ww-kqqbfUolEeY8A:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=VhVvL8HfBcoA:10 a=qMDZ_Ezp4_0A:10 a=SSmOFEACAAAA:8 a=X4L60qOeJI_qir9lTKoA:9 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=frz4AuCg-hUA:10 a=4k38Omwp4RkafnV2:21 a=BF10AaGwQl41phDg7WSPyA==:117 X-EN-OrigOutIP: 10.20.18.8 X-EN-IMPSID: YgeT1k0010ASroS01geTTG From: inq1ltd To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: mini browser with python Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:37:01 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/4.7.2 (Linux/2.6.37.6-24-desktop; KDE/4.7.2; i686; ; ) In-Reply-To: References: <2752523.MlzgZ4bAjj@mach-114-20> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="nextPart4747504.8sp9LLiSC6" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-EN-UserInfo: ea107384e720a598200e9790e8ca8002:9d89a6cbd5a73a41b134431a25286195 X-EN-AuthUser: inq1ltd@inqvista.com Sender: inq1ltd X-EN-OrigIP: 71.127.135.46 X-EN-OrigHost: pool-71-127-135-46.rcmdva.east.verizon.net Cc: Terry Reedy X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 143 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1354900350 news.xs4all.nl 6929 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:45185 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:34479 --nextPart4747504.8sp9LLiSC6 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 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 inq1ltd > > > > 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 --nextPart4747504.8sp9LLiSC6 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"

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-list@python.org> inq1ltd

> >

> > <inq1ltd@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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