LYNX-DEV Re: Movement Commands

[Daniel Strychalski]

B-J. Lewandowski (address@hidden) wrote --

> I use Lynx through AzTeC (aztec.asu.edu).  On the movement commands
  page it say that if my numberlock is on, Lynx will translate.
 
I'd really like to know what they were thinking when they wrote that. In
some terminal emulators -- NCSA Telnet for the PC, for example --
pressing the number pad's 1/End key with Num Lock ON sends an ASCII `1',
and pressing the number pad's 1/End key with Num Lock OFF sends an ASCII
`1' -- even though the emulator DOES CHECK to see if Num Lock is on or
off!  I have a fix for this, if anyone needs it.
 
> However, it does not say what to do if you want to use arrows instead
  of numbers.  I have a non-enhanced keyboard and when I enter Lynx, I
  can only use the movement keys with the numberlock turned on.  This
  makes it difficult to get off a "link" that requires a typed command. 
  Please tell what causes my difficulties or wheather or not it is caused
  by my keyboard.
 
You are a very lucky man to have such a keyboard. To get off a text input
field, press Ctrl-I or Tab, or scroll the display with Ctrl-P to make
the cursor jump to the topmost anchor on the screen (assuming one
appears; to go down instead of up in the document, hit Ctrl-N).
 
As long as link numbering is off, you never need to touch a number-pad,
arrow, or dedicated scrolling or editing key to use Lynx. Never ever. And
that is the way it should be.
 
Dan Strychalski   address@hidden
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