[arm-allstar] Configure node in the field

[David McGough]

Yes, it's rudimentary, for sure!  ....Probably 10 years behind the "state
of the art."

....I don't think any development of this code has added new features in 
5+ years.


On Sun, 1 Apr 2018, "Tony Ross via arm-allstar" wrote:

> It must be very rudimentary javascript, as after saving Boolean value 1 
for ECMAScript support, it still won't connect to my javascript site of 
interest.

Oh well, I was hoping things had changed after exploring these same 
concepts over 3 years ago.

On 04/01/2018 08:37 PM, "David McGough via arm-allstar" wrote:
> Rudimentary JS support is included in the packaged "elinks" application,
> as supplied in archlinux. Note that when "elinks" is installed, a
> dependency is the js185 (javascript) interpreter:
>
> ..........................................................................
> [root at hamvoip-kb4fxc ~]# pacman -S elinks
> resolving dependencies...
> looking for conflicting packages...
>
> Packages (4) js185-1.0.0-3  lua51-5.1.5-4.1  tre-0.8.0-4  elinks-0.13-16
>
> <snip>
> ..........................................................................
>
> Note that JS is NOT enabled by default, however. You must enable JS in
> "elinks" by launching the program and then press the <esc> key to reach
> the menu. Now, go to: Setup-->Options Manager-->ECMAScript-->Enable
>
> Once you've changed these settings, you can save by scrolling across to
> the "save" button at the bottom of the Options Manager screen.
>
> Finally, scroll to the "close" button to exit back to the main "elinks"
> screen.
>
>
> 73, David KB4FXC
>
>
>
> On Sun, 1 Apr 2018, "Jeff Karpinski via arm-allstar" wrote:
>
>> Sorry, typo. elinks. As I mentioned, if nobody’s submitted a JS enabled build, it’d have to be compiled from source.
>> On Apr 1, 2018, at 7:47 PM, Tony Ross via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>
>> "elinks" and "elinx" are not the same. "elinks" in the archlinux repository is not javascript-capable, if you would be so kind as to verify for yourself.
>>
>> On 04/01/2018 05:26 PM, "Jeff Karpinski via arm-allstar" wrote:
>>> Might want to check the Arch user repositories, otherwise, you’ll need to build it from source with the option.
>>>
>>> http://elinks.or.cz/documentation/manual.html#ecmascript <http://elinks.or.cz/documentation/manual.html#ecmascript>
>>>
>>>> On Apr 1, 2018, at 3:32 PM, Tony Ross via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I hope that's true, but can find no mention of javascript capability in the elinks man page, nor does it do so when connecting to a javascript web page that I use quite often.
>>>>
>>>> Where does one find your javascript-capable "elinx" please?
>>>>
>>>> [root at allstar ~]# pacman -S elinx
>>>> error: target not found: elinx
>>>> [root at allstar ~]# pacman -S eLinx
>>>> error: target not found: eLinx
>>>>
>>>> On 04/01/2018 10:23 AM, "Jeff Karpinski via arm-allstar" wrote:
>>>>> The Pi 3 wifi supports simultaneous client and AP modes so you could set up an AP interface, connect in with a tablet or phone, and configure that way. The eLinx text browser supports javascript so you can usually get past most captive portal logins using it.
>>>>>> On Apr 1, 2018, at 10:01 AM, chris novara via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I successfully used a radio-less node on a United Airlines flight connected to their onboard WiFi and talked from 34,000ft going 605mph with my portable, battery powered node........cool. Used my laptop to configure........
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What are the options for a small screen or something to be able to configure WiFi in the field so a large laptop doesn’t need to be used.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there a better way to configure WiFi. This is my basic question when portable in the field ?
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