Re: lynx-dev ^Ve considered harmful

[mattack]

On Mon, 15 Feb 1999, Ismael Cordeiro wrote:
>On Mon, 15 Feb 1999 address@hidden wrote:
>
>> I've never used 'e' (EDIT) before, except when I accidentally hit it, and
>> Lynx says something like "Lynx cannot currently edit remote HTML files."
>> 
>> But this argument seems strange.  Using the same edit command makes a lot
>> of sense, rather than having separate commands. It is just being dependant
>> upon where you are (i.e. the cursor is) when you invoke it. I don't see
>> how it is confusing. It makes everything more consistent.
>
>If type "e" or "E" in a TEXTAREA, they will be understood as text and
>printed to the screen. An "escape" key is needed. In this case, it's ^V.

Yes, I know.  All I was saying was that using 'edit' is logical and consistent
(at least in my opinion), not inconsistent like the original author was 
opining.