Re: lynx-dev TAB character in text input fields of html forms

[John Huang]

> :) Hello,
> :) 
> :)   I have the need to enter a string containing a TAB character into a
> :) text field of an html form (don't ask me why; the server expects it).
> :) I have not been able to do so with lynx because hitting the TAB key
> :) skips to the next link in lynx.  I have also tried to enter "\t" or
> :) "	" in place of the tab, but apparently it's not working because
> 
> Have you tried ^Ve ?, if the field has more than one line this will force
> the text to be edited with your pre-defined editor. Maybe you can insert
> the tab character like that. When I tried this the "TAB" character was
> read as "several blank spaces" but I do not know if this was because of
> the editor I used (pico).
> 

Hi, 
 
  Thanks much for the info.  I tried "^Ve" but the weird thing is
that, instead of editing the input field, it attempts to edit the
entire html page.  Same even if I define the field to be a "textarea"
instead of an "input".  I wonder whether it's because of the version
of lynx I'm using (Version 2.8rel.2 (1998))?
 
John 

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