Re: lynx-dev Re: Lynx problems

[David Combs]

> From address@hidden Wed Jan 13 19:43:37 1999
> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 19:39:43 -0800
> From: Kim DeVaughn <address@hidden>
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> 
> That would alleviate the keyspace problem, and would allow commands like:
> 
>  ESC-a  = command foo
>  ESC-b  = command bar
>  ...
>  ESC-^Z = command baz
> 
> etc (where ESC represents the user-defined meta-key, whatever it may be).
> 

Better yet, do as emacs does:
   ESC-foo-command
   ESC-bar-bletch-cmd
   ...

because now we would not have a limit of 26 more (or 52 if case
counts) -- AND, the command-names WOULD MAKE SENSE.

If you're going to make a change (eg ESC a), go all the
way.  

Also copy emacs' ability to type-in just the unique leading
keys that disambiguates.

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But please, at least also use THE SAME KEYS as emacs, for
the MANY of us who know that extremely-common editor.

That is, if I type in "ESC bar-bl" and then hit TAB, it THEN
fills out the rest ("etch", completing "bar-bletch"), and
THEN we have to hit RETURN to make it happen.

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Lynx wouldn't be the first program to have an emacs-mode;
ksh, I believe, also has one.