Re: lynx-dev next/prev relative number command suffixes

[Laura Eaves]

> Date:         Sat, 27 Feb 1999 15:38:20 -0500
> From: Jacob Poon <address@hidden>
>...
> On Sat, 27 Feb 1999, Laura Eaves wrote:
> > > The syntax is a little awkward.  The +|- sign should be put in front of
> > > the numbers. 
> > 
> > I agree, but + and - are already keystroke commands.
> > A compromise would be to use 0+5g -- require a leading 0
> > in order to use the +/-.  Comments welcome. 
>
> I think there is a slight confusion here.  You are patching F_LINK_NUM
> command, right?  Since your current scheme describes the texts to be
> entered in the prompt after invoking F_LINK_NUM, not the actual keystroke
> involved for using F_LINK_NUM feature, whether the +/- keys are reserved
> or not should not matter at all.

Yes, I patched F_LINK_NUM -- but the user needs to type
a numeric key to reach that code in the first place.

Would typing 0+1g be less awkward / more natural than 1+g?
If there's enough interest I'll correct my patch to accept that syntax.
--le