lynx-dev patch: jumps help (was jumping out)

[Philip Webb]

990412 KW caught my hare, tho' much less quickly than a whippet (grin): 
> 990401 Philip Webb wrote:
>> may i start a hare? -- ok, i know March has ended (smile) --
>> isn't the whole jumps-file business a piece of antediluviana,
>> which would be better dropped from present-day Lynx?
> now I've played a bit more with it, I can see that it's useful.
-- details snipped --
> shortcut files just aren't well documented in the User Guide -- snip --
 
yes, your description makes sense of it & much of the problem is
that it was badly documented some time back in the Age of Giants.
below is a patch for Users Guide which should improve things
& yes i know it's full of <br>'s, but they make the rendered version
neater & easier to read using Lynx for the vast majority of users.
please read it with Lynx ...

*** old/Lynx_users_guide.html   Mon Apr 12 22:49:29 1999
--- new/Lynx_users_guide.html   Mon Apr 12 23:17:51 1999
***************
*** 1032,1050 ****
  
  <h2 ID="Jumps"><A NAME="Jumps"><em>Jump Command</em></a></h2>
  
! A feature similar to the Lynx bookmarks is the jump command.  The jump
! command allows you to enter a shortcut name to access a URL.  If the jump
! feature is active, typing '<em>j</em>' will produce a prompt where you may
! enter the shortcut name.  Type '<em>?</em>' at the jump prompt for a list
! of shortcut names available.
  
! <p>All jump shortcut entries are saved in a circular buffer, and any
! previous entries can be retrieved for re-use by pressing the
! <em>up-arrow</em> or <em>down-arrow</em> keys at the prompt.
  
! <p>Note to System Administrators:
! Read the <A HREF="#lynx.cfg">lynx.cfg</A> file on how
! to set up the jump command for your system and how to define shortcut names.
  [<A HREF="#ToC-Jumps">ToC</A>]
  
  <h2 ID="DirEd"><A NAME="DirEd"><em>Directory Editing</em></a></h2>
--- 1032,1060 ----
  
  <h2 ID="Jumps"><A NAME="Jumps"><em>Jump Command</em></a></h2>
  
! Similar to the bookmarks file is the jumps file: for an example,<br>
! look in the <em>samples</em> subdirectory in the distribution package.<br>
! To use the jumps command, create a <em>jumps file</em> with the same 
format<br>
! as the sample file, but containing your own URLs & short-cut names.<br>
! Once you have done that, typing '<em>j</em>' prompts you to enter<br>
! a short-cut name, which will take you straight to the URL<br>
! associated with the short-cut in the jumps file,
! much like using '<em>g</em>' .<br>
! If you want to check which short-cuts are available,<br>
! type '<em>?</em>' at the jump prompt for the full list.<p>
  
! All jump short-cuts you have entered are saved in a circular buffer<br>
! in the same way as with '<em>g</em>' and '<em>/</em>' (search):<br>
! previous entries can be retrieved with <em>up-arrow</em>
! or <em>down-arrow</em>.<p>
  
! The jumps feature is especially useful for system administrators<br>
! who have unsophisticated users to care for, but ordinary Lynx users<br>
! who have a number of URLs they regularly visit while browsing<br>
! may find using the jumps command speeds their movements.<p>
! 
! For more advice how to set up the jumps command on your system<br>
! and how to define short-cut names, read  <A HREF="#lynx.cfg">lynx.cfg</A> .
  [<A HREF="#ToC-Jumps">ToC</A>]
  
  <h2 ID="DirEd"><A NAME="DirEd"><em>Directory Editing</em></a></h2>

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