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Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?
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John Bley |
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Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"? |
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Wed, 24 Mar 1999 10:10:19 -0500 (EST) |
On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Webmaster Jim wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 24, 1999 at 07:40:01PM +0900, Henry Nelson wrote:
> > > > What's wrong with "?", like vi?
> > > Already used, for "Help".
> > Why does there have to be two keys for "Help", "?" and "H"?
> > *Could* dump the use of "?" for Help in favor of Backward Search.
>
> I second this; "?" can be the backward search key without breaking
> existing code.
Update: I'm about 1/3 done implementing it. It goes backwards in the
current page over the links in the same way that it normally goes
forwards over them. The other 2/3 are a mess due to cut-and-paste coding
and very weird loop constructs in www_user_search. Might be another
couple weeks before I get to finish that.
Anyway, since lynx uses less-style '/' for new-search and 'n' for
next-occurence, I figure it only makes sense to keep 'N' like less.
You can always remap if you want a different style. Besides, I like "?"
for help, it's intuitive to me. And this is assuming I actually get it
to work. :-P
--
John Bley - address@hidden
Duke '99 - English/Computer Science
Since English is a mess, it maps well onto the problem space,
which is also a mess, which we call reality. - Larry Wall
- lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?, John Bley, 1999/03/23
- Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?, dickey, 1999/03/23
- Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?, Henry Nelson, 1999/03/24
- Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?, Webmaster Jim, 1999/03/24
- Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?,
John Bley <=
- Re: lynx-dev lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?, Kim DeVaughn, 1999/03/24
- Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?, David Combs, 1999/03/24
- Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?, Chuck Martin, 1999/03/25
- Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?, Doug Kaufman, 1999/03/25
- Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?, Eduardo Chappa L., 1999/03/25
- Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?, Philip Webb, 1999/03/25
- Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?, John Bley, 1999/03/26
- Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?, David Combs, 1999/03/26
- Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?, Eduardo Chappa L., 1999/03/26
- Re: lynx-dev 'N' for backwards 'n' like "less"?, Chuck Martin, 1999/03/26