Re: LYNX-DEV wishlist item

[Laura Eaves]

> From: Michael Warner <address@hidden>
> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:03:50 -0800
>  
> On or about Sat, Nov 08, 1997, Larry W. Virden, x2487 <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > I believe that TAB moves you to the end of a multi-line text field.
> 
>     [...]
> 
> True, but if there are several text-entry fields in a row, you have
> to tab down through them before the numbered-links functionality
> is available again.  I notice this mostly when revising a search
> engine query, but it's not much trouble for me to tab to the next
> non-text-entry field and then jump to the 'submit' link by number.
> 
> For someone with a screen-reader, though, it might not be possible to
> tell whether you're on a field from which you can jump.  In that case,
> what Laura's suggesting might be a real boon (and I'd probably use it
> too...).
> 
> > : Laura Eaves <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> > > It would really be nice if there were an input escapae command --
> > > maybe something like ^V, that would get you out of line edit mode
> > > and into lynx command mode.  Let it prompt on the

I thought this would be useful in conjunction with
the 123g feature and form field numbering.  If you're sitting on
a text entry field, just hit ^V or whatever to end editing and put
you back in the main command loop, possibly prompting for a lynx
command.

I've been looking at LYForms.c and LYMainLoop.c to see what all
this feature would entail.
I still don't know if it woujld be feasible or desirable.
If anyone can think of a reason not to do this, or has
pointers of whow it might be done, I'm all ears.
Thanks.
--le

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