Re: LYNX-DEV Using Lynx woth web "forums"

[Jacob Poon]

On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, David Woolley wrote:

> > >
> > >Apparently some buffer is overflowing and the charaacters are getting sent
> > >to Lynx commands.
> 
> Based on a fifteen minute look at the code, Lynx 2.7.2 violates the
> July draft of HTML 4.0.  What I think it is doing is converting textarea
> into a series of text field internally and then re-assembling them when
> it submits the form.  As a result it can't scroll vertically.  The
> HTML 4.0 draft I have in hard copy says that neither the number of
> rows nor columns should limit the amount of data entered.
> 
> The problem then arises for Lynx of:  how do you get out of the text area.
> At the moment an excess CR or downarrow will do this, but if you make it
> scrollable, you need another way out.

I would treat the text area as a link.  If I want to edit the content,
just press enter will 'zoom in' to the text and allow me to edit
internally (or externally, if possible).  To exit, just press ^G (or ^C,
but not recommended) will return to the normal view.