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authorThomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>2017-04-28 22:16:55 +0000
committerThomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>2017-04-28 22:16:55 +0000
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--- a/lynx_help/keystrokes/follow_help.html
+++ b/lynx_help/keystrokes/follow_help.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $LynxId: follow_help.html,v 1.13 2014/01/07 01:38:19 tom Exp $ -->
+<!-- $LynxId: follow_help.html,v 1.16 2017/04/28 21:42:43 tom Exp $ -->
 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN">
 
 <html>
@@ -15,7 +15,24 @@
   </head>
 
 <body>
-  <h2>Overview</h2>
+  <div class="nav">
+    <ul>
+      <li><a href="#overview">Overview</a></li>
+
+      <li><a href="#numbering">Zero and other digits</a></li>
+
+      <li><a href="#suffixes">Suffixes</a></li>
+
+      <li><a href="#form_fields">Specifics for Form Fields</a></li>
+
+      <li><a href="#hidden_links">Hidden Links</a></li>
+
+      <li><a href="#goto_hidden_link">Navigating to Hidden
+      Links</a></li>
+    </ul>
+  </div>
+
+  <h2><a name="overview" id="overview">Overview</a></h2>
 
   <p>If a user has set one of these modes, (as the default or for
   the current session via the <em>Options menu</em>) then hypertext
@@ -37,7 +54,8 @@
   potentially multiple digit number corresponding to an indicated
   link number.</p>
 
-  <h2>Zero and other digits</h2>
+  <h2><a name="numbering" id="numbering">Zero and other
+  digits</a></h2>
 
   <p>The prompt can be invoked via typing a zero (<em>0</em>), but
   it will not be treated as the lead digit for the number entry,
@@ -54,7 +72,7 @@
   <em>F_LINK_NUM</em> command for invoking the <em>Follow link (or
   goto link or page) number:</em> prompt.</p>
 
-  <h2>Suffixes</h2>
+  <h2><a name="suffixes" id="suffixes">Suffixes</a></h2>
 
   <p>After accepting a number at the prompt, <strong>Lynx</strong>
   accepts an optional suffix:</p>
@@ -72,26 +90,27 @@
     <dt><code><strong>g</strong></code> (go)</dt>
 
     <dd>
-      <p>If the number entered at the prompt has a '<em>g</em>'
-      suffix (e.g., <em>123g</em>), then <strong>Lynx</strong> will
-      make the link corresponding to that number the current link,
-      paging as appropriate if the link does not appear in the
-      currently displayed page. The '<em>g</em>' suffix is inferred
-      (need not be entered) for form fields in <em>Form fields are
-      numbered</em> or <em>Links and form fields are numbered</em>
-      mode.</p>
+      <p>If the number entered at the prompt has a
+      &ldquo;<em>g</em>&rdquo; suffix (e.g., <em>123g</em>), then
+      <strong>Lynx</strong> will make the link corresponding to
+      that number the current link, paging as appropriate if the
+      link does not appear in the currently displayed page. The
+      &ldquo;<em>g</em>&rdquo; suffix is inferred (need not be
+      entered) for form fields in <em>Form fields are numbered</em>
+      or <em>Links and form fields are numbered</em> mode.</p>
     </dd>
 
     <dt><code><strong>p</strong></code> (page)</dt>
 
     <dd>
-      <p>Alternatively, if the number is given a '<em>p</em>'
-      suffix (e.g., <em>123p</em>), <strong>Lynx</strong> will make
-      the page corresponding to that number the currently displayed
-      page, and the first link on that page, if any, the current
-      link. The '<em>g</em>' and '<em>p</em>' suffixes thus convert
-      the <em>Follow link (or goto link or page) number:</em>
-      feature to an advanced navigation aid.</p>
+      <p>Alternatively, if the number is given a
+      &ldquo;<em>p</em>&rdquo; suffix (e.g., <em>123p</em>),
+      <strong>Lynx</strong> will make the page corresponding to
+      that number the currently displayed page, and the first link
+      on that page, if any, the current link. The
+      &ldquo;<em>g</em>&rdquo; and &ldquo;<em>p</em>&rdquo;
+      suffixes thus convert the <em>Follow link (or goto link or
+      page) number:</em> feature to an advanced navigation aid.</p>
     </dd>
 
     <dt><code><strong>+</strong></code> or
@@ -123,7 +142,8 @@
     </dd>
   </dl>
 
-  <h2>Specifics for Form Fields</h2>
+  <h2><a name="form_fields" id="form_fields">Specifics for Form
+  Fields</a></h2>
 
   <p>Numbers are associated with form fields only when</p>
 
@@ -150,26 +170,27 @@
     will be displayed in <em>Form fields are numbered</em> or
     <em>Links and form fields are numbered</em> mode.</li>
 
-    <li>In any keypad mode, the <em>F_LINK_NUM</em> ('<em>0</em>')
-    command will invoke a <em>Select option (or page) number:</em>
-    prompt, and you can enter a number, and optionally a
-    '<em>g</em>' or '<em>p</em>' suffix, to select or seek an
-    OPTION in that list.</li>
+    <li>In any keypad mode, the <em>F_LINK_NUM</em>
+    (&ldquo;<em>0</em>&rdquo;) command will invoke a <em>Select
+    option (or page) number:</em> prompt, and you can enter a
+    number, and optionally a &ldquo;<em>g</em>&rdquo; or
+    &ldquo;<em>p</em>&rdquo; suffix, to select or seek an OPTION in
+    that list.</li>
 
     <li>If only a number is entered at the prompt, the
     corresponding OPTION will be selected and the popup will be
     retracted.</li>
 
-    <li>If the '<em>g</em>' suffix is included, then you will be
-    positioned on the corresponding OPTION in the list, paging
-    through the list if necessary, but it will not be treated as
-    selected unless you enter the ACTIVATE (RETURN or right-arrow)
-    command when positioned on the OPTION.</li>
+    <li>If the &ldquo;<em>g</em>&rdquo; suffix is included, then
+    you will be positioned on the corresponding OPTION in the list,
+    paging through the list if necessary, but it will not be
+    treated as selected unless you enter the ACTIVATE (RETURN or
+    right-arrow) command when positioned on the OPTION.</li>
 
     <li>For purposes of paging (e.g., in conjunction with the
-    '<em>p</em>' suffix), a <em>page</em> is defined as the number
-    of OPTIONs displayed within the vertical dimension of the popup
-    window.</li>
+    &ldquo;<em>p</em>&rdquo; suffix), a <em>page</em> is defined as
+    the number of OPTIONs displayed within the vertical dimension
+    of the popup window.</li>
 
     <li>Finally, the <em>+</em> and <em>-</em> suffixes can be used
     to move forward or back from the current option or page in a
@@ -182,10 +203,11 @@
   whether or not <em>keypad mode</em> is <em>Form fields are
   numbered</em> or <em>Links and form fields are numbered</em>
   since options are numbered internally. If form field numbering is
-  turned off, the option numbers won't appear on screen, but the
+  turned off, the option numbers will not appear on screen, but the
   user can still navigate using these commands.</p>
 
-  <h2>Hidden Links</h2>
+  <h2><a name="hidden_links" id="hidden_links">Hidden
+  Links</a></h2>
 
   <p>HTML can be structured so that it includes <em>hidden
   links</em>, i.e., without a visible link name intended for
@@ -230,34 +252,39 @@
   <em>-hiddenlinks</em> flag at all is equivalent to
   <em>-hiddenlinks=listonly</em>.</p>
 
-  <h2>Navigating to Hidden Links</h2>
+  <h2><a name="goto_hidden_link" id="goto_hidden_link">Navigating
+  to Hidden Links</a></h2>
 
   <p>If a document includes <em>hidden links</em>, they will be
   reported, with appropriate labeling, in the menus created for the
-  LIST ('<em>l</em>') or ADDRLIST ('<em>A</em>') commands, unless
+  LIST (&ldquo;<em>l</em>&rdquo;) or ADDRLIST
+  (&ldquo;<em>A</em>&rdquo;) commands, unless
   <em>-hiddenlinks=ignore</em> is used. They can then be
   ACTIVATE-ed via those menus.</p>
 
   <p>If a link was hidden because of an ALT attribute in an IMG
   element, it will be converted to a <em>visible link</em> whenever
-  the IMAGE_TOGGLE ('<em>*</em>') command is used to create links
-  for SRC attribute values of IMG elements, because this indicates
-  that the user does have some form of image handling enabled via a
-  helper application, or wishes to download files for subsequent
-  use with a graphic browser or other suitable software.</p>
+  the IMAGE_TOGGLE (&ldquo;<em>*</em>&rdquo;) command is used to
+  create links for SRC attribute values of IMG elements, because
+  this indicates that the user does have some form of image
+  handling enabled via a helper application, or wishes to download
+  files for subsequent use with a graphic browser or other suitable
+  software.</p>
 
   <p>HTML forms may have fields with a HIDDEN attribute, indicating
   that a name/value pair for the fields should be included in the
   content submitted for the form, but the value should not be
   displayed in the rendered form. <strong>Lynx</strong> respects
   this attribute as well, and neither displays the HIDDEN field,
-  nor assigns it a number for the F_LINK_NUM ('<em>0</em>') command
-  and <em>Form fields are numbered</em> or <em>Links and form
-  fields are numbered</em> keypad mode handling, nor includes an
-  entry for it in the menus created for the LIST ('<em>l</em>') or
-  ADDRLIST ('<em>A</em>') commands. However, the HIDDEN name/value
-  pairs are included in any displays of submitted form content in
-  the <em>Information about the current document</em> that is
-  invoked by the INFO ('<em>=</em>') command.</p>
+  nor assigns it a number for the F_LINK_NUM
+  (&ldquo;<em>0</em>&rdquo;) command and <em>Form fields are
+  numbered</em> or <em>Links and form fields are numbered</em>
+  keypad mode handling, nor includes an entry for it in the menus
+  created for the LIST (&ldquo;<em>l</em>&rdquo;) or ADDRLIST
+  (&ldquo;<em>A</em>&rdquo;) commands. However, the HIDDEN
+  name/value pairs are included in any displays of submitted form
+  content in the <em>Information about the current document</em>
+  that is invoked by the INFO (&ldquo;<em>=</em>&rdquo;)
+  command.</p>
 </body>
 </html>