Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx using the enter key as down arrow

[T.E.Dickey]

> Hi there, everyone.  I have encountered a strange problem with Lynx 
> Version 2.8rel.2. 
possibly you have a $HOME/.terminfo in the first account (and it has
a terminfo entry which is shadowing the good one - remove it).
  
> Before I installed it, I installed the latest version of Ncurses.  I 
> installed both over a terminal, logged in as root (for access with a 
> speech synthesizer).  Both installations went very smoothly, however, 
> after I installed lynx, I tried running it.  It runs very well, but for 
> some reason, my enter (or return) key acts as a down arrow key.  Instead 
> of getting a link, it just moves to the one below it, or when I am filling 
> out a form, it simply does not accept the value.  I have gotten it to work 
> by pushing the tab key (or ^I).  Other than that, it works fine. 
>  
> Here's the strange part.  I also have another Linux account on my machine. 
> Lynx has absolutely no problem with this account.  All the keys work 
> normally.  I am using the Slackware distribution of Linux (3.4) and have a 
> 486 DX2 with a speed of 80 megahertz. 
>  
> Hopefully, I have explained it well enough for everyone to understand <g>. 
> Guess that's all. 
>  
>  
> Best regards, 
>  
> Jason 


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