[R] Can browseURL open a lynx browser?

[Ashim Kapoor]

Dear Sir,

Many thanks for this.

Best Regards,
Ashim

On Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 6:16 PM Viechtbauer, Wolfgang (SP)
<wolfgang.viechtbauer using maastrichtuniversity.nl> wrote:
>
> Dear Ashim,
>
> If you really want to use lynx, then you need to open up a new terminal to make this work. For example, this will do:
>
> browseURL("http://www.r-project.org","xterm -e lynx")
>
> But this will open up a new terminal for each call to browseURL().
>
> Best,
> Wolfgang
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: R-help [mailto:r-help-bounces using r-project.org] On Behalf Of Ashim Kapoor
> >Sent: Sunday, 20 March, 2022 10:42
> >To: Jeff Newmiller
> >Cc: R Help
> >Subject: Re: [R] Can browseURL open a lynx browser?
> >
> >Dear Sir,
> >
> >> You mention reading the ?browseURL help page, but seem to make no reference to
> >the available options for invoking the browser of your choice. If the browser you
> >choose isn't behaving when you do this, then isn't this a question for a forum
> >related to that browser?
> >
> >OK.
> >
> >Thank you,
> >Ashim