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Python programmers can customize the behavior of ELinks by creating a Python
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hooks module. The embedded Python interpreter provides an internal module
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called elinks that can be used by the hooks module to create keystroke
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bindings for Python code, obtain information about the document being
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viewed, display simple dialog boxes and menus, load documents into the
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ELinks cache, or display documents to the user. These two modules are
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described below.
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MODULE
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hooks - Python hooks for ELinks.
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DESCRIPTION
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If ELinks is compiled with an embedded Python interpreter, it will try
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to import a Python module called hooks when the browser starts up. To
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use Python code from within ELinks, create a file called hooks.py in
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the ~/.elinks directory, or in the system-wide configuration directory
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(defined when ELinks was compiled), or in the standard Python search path.
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An example hooks.py file can be found in the contrib/python directory of
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the ELinks source distribution.
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The hooks module may implement any of several functions that will be
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called automatically by ELinks in appropriate circumstances; it may also
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bind ELinks keystrokes to callable Python objects so that arbitrary Python
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code can be invoked at the whim of the user.
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Functions that will be automatically called by ELinks (if they're defined):
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follow_url_hook() -- Rewrite a URL for a link that's about to be followed.
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goto_url_hook() -- Rewrite a URL received from a "Go to URL" dialog box.
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pre_format_html_hook() -- Rewrite a document's body before it's formatted.
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proxy_for_hook() -- Determine what proxy server to use for a given URL.
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quit_hook() -- Clean up before ELinks exits.
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FUNCTIONS
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follow_url_hook(url)
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Rewrite a URL for a link that's about to be followed.
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This function should return a URL for ELinks to follow, or None if
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ELinks should follow the original URL.
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Arguments:
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url -- The URL of the link.
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goto_url_hook(url, current_url)
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Rewrite a URL that was entered in a "Go to URL" dialog box.
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This function should return a URL for ELinks to follow, or None if
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ELinks should follow the original URL.
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Arguments:
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url -- The URL provided by the user.
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current_url -- The URL of the document being viewed, or None if no
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document is being viewed.
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pre_format_html_hook(url, html)
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Rewrite the body of a document before it's formatted.
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This function should return a string for ELinks to format, or None
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if ELinks should format the original document body. It can be used
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to repair bad HTML, alter the layout or colors of a document, etc.
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Arguments:
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url -- The URL of the document.
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html -- The body of the document.
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proxy_for_hook(url)
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Determine what proxy server to use for a given URL.
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This function should return a string of the form "hostname:portnumber"
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identifying a proxy server to use, or an empty string if the request
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shouldn't use any proxy server, or None if ELinks should use its
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default proxy server.
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Arguments:
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url -- The URL that is about to be followed.
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quit_hook()
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Clean up before ELinks exits.
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This function should handle any clean-up tasks that need to be
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performed before ELinks exits. Its return value is ignored.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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MODULE
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elinks - Interface to the ELinks web browser.
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DESCRIPTION
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Functions:
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bind_key() -- Bind a keystroke to a callable object.
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current_document() -- Return the body of the document being viewed.
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current_header() -- Return the header of the document being viewed.
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current_link_url() -- Return the URL of the currently selected link.
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current_title() -- Return the title of the document being viewed.
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current_url() -- Return the URL of the document being viewed.
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info_box() -- Display information to the user.
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input_box() -- Prompt for user input.
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load() -- Load a document into the ELinks cache.
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menu() -- Display a menu.
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open() -- View a document.
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Exception classes:
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error -- Errors internal to ELinks.
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Other public objects:
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home -- A string containing the pathname of the ~/.elinks directory.
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FUNCTIONS
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bind_key(...)
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bind_key(keystroke, callback[, keymap]) -> None
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Bind a keystroke to a callable object.
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Arguments:
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keystroke -- A string containing a keystroke. The syntax for
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keystrokes is described in the elinkskeys(5) man page.
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callback -- A callable object to be called when the keystroke is
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typed. It will be called without any arguments.
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Optional arguments:
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keymap -- A string containing the name of a keymap. Valid keymap
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names can be found in the elinkskeys(5) man page. By
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default the "main" keymap is used.
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current_document(...)
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current_document() -> string or None
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If a document is being viewed, return its body; otherwise return None.
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current_header(...)
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current_header() -> string or None
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If a document is being viewed and it has a header, return the header;
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otherwise return None.
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current_link_url(...)
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current_link_url() -> string or None
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If a link is selected, return its URL; otherwise return None.
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current_title(...)
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current_title() -> string or None
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If a document is being viewed, return its title; otherwise return None.
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current_url(...)
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current_url() -> string or None
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If a document is being viewed, return its URL; otherwise return None.
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info_box(...)
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info_box(text[, title]) -> None
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Display information to the user in a dialog box.
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Arguments:
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text -- The text to be displayed in the dialog box. This argument can
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be a string or any object that has a string representation as
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returned by str(object).
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Optional arguments:
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title -- A string containing a title for the dialog box. By default
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the string "Info" is used.
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input_box(...)
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input_box(prompt, callback, title="User dialog", initial="") -> None
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Display a dialog box to prompt for user input.
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Arguments:
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prompt -- A string containing a prompt for the dialog box.
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callback -- A callable object to be called after the dialog is
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finished. It will be called with a single argument, which
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will be either a string provided by the user or else None
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if the user canceled the dialog.
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Optional keyword arguments:
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title -- A string containing a title for the dialog box. By default
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the string "User dialog" is used.
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initial -- A string containing an initial value for the text entry
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field. By default the entry field is initially empty.
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load(...)
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load(url, callback) -> None
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Load a document into the ELinks cache and pass its contents to a
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callable object.
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Arguments:
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url -- A string containing the URL to load.
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callback -- A callable object to be called after the document has
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been loaded. It will be called with two arguments: the first
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will be a string representing the document's header, or None
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if it has no header; the second will be a string representing
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the document's body, or None if it has no body.
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menu(...)
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menu(items[, type]) -> None
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Display a menu.
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Arguments:
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items -- A sequence of tuples. Each tuple must have two elements: a
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string containing the name of a menu item, and a callable
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object that will be called without any arguments if the user
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selects that menu item.
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Optional arguments:
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type -- A constant specifying the type of menu to display. By default
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the menu is displayed at the top of the screen, but if this
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argument's value is the constant elinks.MENU_TAB then the menu
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is displayed in the same location as the ELinks tab menu. If
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its value is the constant elinks.MENU_LINK then the menu is
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displayed in the same location as the ELinks link menu and is
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not displayed unless a link is currently selected.
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open(...)
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open(url, new_tab=False, background=False) -> None
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View a document in either the current tab or a new tab.
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Arguments:
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url -- A string containing the URL to view.
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Optional keyword arguments:
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new_tab -- By default the URL is opened in the current tab. If this
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argument's value is the boolean True then the URL is instead
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opened in a new tab.
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background -- By default a new tab is opened in the foreground. If
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this argument's value is the boolean True then a new tab is
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instead opened in the background. This argument is ignored
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unless new_tab's value is True.
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