Re: lynx-dev Edit TEXTAREA hot key

[Klaus Weide]

On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, Leonid Pauzner wrote:

> Reading the thread on INCLUDE extended syntax
> I recall the discussion on Edit TEXTAREA hot key:
> 
> It was proposed by Klaus to use ^E^E (Extended Edit).
> Seems much better than current ^Ve:
> 
> 1) ^V may not work as escape character with some unusual system configuraton,
> 2) ^V already overloaded by tagsoup mode and not so intuitive
> 3) ^E^E definitely easier to type.
> 
> I think we should change it before 2.8.2 because it will be
> a great compatibility problem to change hot keys later after release.
> 
> Does someone donate a code?

I have code that does that, together with various other line editor
changes (including YA line-editing style called "Bash-like bindings"
for experimentation).  I just have to clean it up and separate it from
other changes...

That won't impose ^E^E as the new key (sequence), but make it possible to
use it, as well as other bindings.

  Klaus