Re: lynx-dev LYNX: need way to KILL a go-to while in-progress

[Klaus Weide]

On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, David Combs wrote:

> Like everyone on this list, I use a variety of keystroke-based tools:
> mutt, emacs, trn, vi, ex, ..., lynx
> 
> 
> Like in mutt, I hit "d" when finished reading an email.
> 
> 
> So, here I am in lynx, and tired, and I hit "d", instead of "h"
> (vikeys), and it starts asking do I accept cookies, and I curse,
> hit ^G a few times, of course no effect, then I get the next
> cookie question, ...
> 
> It would SURE be nice if there was a way to ABORT an entire
> goto or d or whatever, to just ignore whatever internet-communication
> protocol I've gotten myself in the middle of.

Did you try 'z'.  I few of those at the right time might have taken you
out of it.  (but not at one of the cookie prompts.  You should have
typed 'v' there.)

Of course you can change you key bindings as you like, if this happens
often with 'd'.

   Klaus