Re: lynx-dev ^Ve considered harmful

[Ismael Cordeiro]

On Mon, 15 Feb 1999 address@hidden wrote:

> I've never used 'e' (EDIT) before, except when I accidentally hit it, and
> Lynx says something like "Lynx cannot currently edit remote HTML files."
> 
> But this argument seems strange.  Using the same edit command makes a lot
> of sense, rather than having separate commands. It is just being dependant
> upon where you are (i.e. the cursor is) when you invoke it. I don't see
> how it is confusing. It makes everything more consistent.

If type "e" or "E" in a TEXTAREA, they will be understood as text and
printed to the screen. An "escape" key is needed. In this case, it's ^V.

Ismael
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