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Re: lynx-dev LYNX: reverse-search
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Leonid Pauzner |
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Re: lynx-dev LYNX: reverse-search |
Date: |
Wed, 7 Apr 1999 18:30:49 +0400 (MSD) |
47-Apr-99 07:45 Klaus Weide wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Leonid Pauzner wrote:
>> It was discussed recently about adding a revere search functionality,
>> one of the main problems was a lack of hot-key space since most of the
>> keys are already used by lynx.
>>
>> Currently we have 'n' key for forward next search.
>> It would be logical enough to use capital "N" for backward search
I mean here "repeat search, opposite direction" -
this may be enough for majority of users,
leaving the question with mapping of '?'
for an interesting person.
> .....
>>
>> Any ideas?
> Currently:
> (pre-backward-search)
> lynx: WHEREIS search forward NEXT repeat search, forward
> Defaults:
> #KEYMAP:/:WHEREIS
> #KEYMAP:n:NEXT
> Other programs:
> less: '/' search forward 'n' repeat search, last direction
> '?' search backward 'N' repeat search, opposite direction
> vi: '/' search forward 'n' repeat search, last direction
> '?' search backward 'N' repeat search, opposite direction
> After backward search is implemented in lynx:
> lynx: WHEREIS search forward NEXT repeat search, last direction
> WHEREIS_BACKW search backward NEXT_REVERSE repeat search, opposite
> direction
> It should be obvious how to map WHEREIS, NEXT, WHEREIS_BACKW, and
> NEXT_REVERSE by default so that the keys act as in other programs.
> People who want '?' to be WHEREIS_BACKW map it to WHEREIS_BACKW in
> lynx.cfg. People who want '?' to be HELP as before map it to HELP in
> lynx.cfg. The only remaining questions are what the default mapping
> for '?' should be if no mapping is specified in lynx.cfg, and, if the
> answer to that first question is "HELP as before", what other default
> default mapping (if any) should be provided for WHEREIS_BACKW.
> No new ideas here, just a repetition (as was your question).
OK.
> Klaus