Re: lynx-dev ^Ve considered harmful

[David H]

>> And another thing I don't understand is why "y", "t", "w" (I'd prefer that
>> to be "m") and "f" aren't available for four last functions in browser
>> mode?  In my Lynx, they don't map to anything.  I could see "f" as a natural
>> for editing in a _F_orm, or "t" for editing a _T_extarea.

>"f" and "t" map to something in DIRED mode.  I can imagine at least for "t"
>some similar "tagging" function for general links outside of DIRED, to
>mark an URL for some action ("Upload to"?).  I don't know about "y", or "w",
>they seem to be free.

Just thinking out loud here...
Couldn't the (t)agging effect be handled with checkboxes, thus freeing
"t" for another function?  Or would that cause too much screen clutter in
DIRED mode?

And actually, doesn't DIRED mode go into effect ONLY when viewing a local
directory?  So "f" and "t" could be used for something that doesn't make
sense when viewing a directory, like editing a Textarea.

David Henderson
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