lynx-dev backward search string (was suggestions)

[Philip Webb]

980423 pg = Gil wrote: 
> Even more, I'd like a line of context from the whereis ("/") command.
> It's particularly annoying to search for an author in an archive
> index, and need to scroll up to see the subject and reach the anchor.

surely 2-8 puts the result on line 3 at the request of blind users
(there was a small bug with repeated searches).
 
> Equally, a backward string search.
> I've just found the 20th occurrence, then impulsively called for the 21st.
> I'd suggest "N" for backward search, as opposed to "n" for forward.
 
yes, this is another wide & long-felt want: how easy would it be?
(the key sequence is a secondary consideration, of course.)

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