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diff --git a/lynx_help/keystrokes/bashlike_edit_help.html b/lynx_help/keystrokes/bashlike_edit_help.html index bb175990..b62e6cb3 100644 --- a/lynx_help/keystrokes/bashlike_edit_help.html +++ b/lynx_help/keystrokes/bashlike_edit_help.html @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $LynxId: bashlike_edit_help.html,v 1.9 2013/05/22 00:25:19 tom Exp $ --> +<!-- $LynxId: bashlike_edit_help.html,v 1.10 2014/01/08 00:50:05 tom Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"> <html> @@ -14,45 +14,47 @@ "alt_edit_help.html"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content= "text/html; charset=us-ascii"> -</head> + <meta name="description" content= + "Describes the bash-like line editor bindings for Lynx. This is one of the alternate bindings normally compiled-in"> + </head> <body> - <h1>BASH-LIKE BINDING</h1> + <h2>Overview</h2> - <p>Lynx invokes a built-in <em>Line Editor</em> for entering - strings in response to prompts, in forms, and for email messages - if an external editor has not been defined. Several sets of - key-bindings can be offered by configuring with - --enable-alt-bindings or by adding them in LYEditmap.c before - compiling Lynx. If available, they may be selected via the - 'o'ptions menu, or by editing lineedit_mode in the '.lynxrc' - file.</p> + <p>Lynx invokes a built-in <a href="edit_help.html">Line + Editor</a> for entering strings in response to prompts, in forms, + and for email messages if an external editor has not been + defined. Several sets of key-bindings can be offered by + configuring with --enable-alt-bindings or by adding them in + LYEditmap.c before compiling Lynx. If available, they may be + selected via the 'o'ptions menu, or by editing lineedit_mode in + the '.lynxrc' file.</p> <p>Note: setting emacs/vi keys ON has no direct effect on line-editor bindings.</p> - <p>This is the <em>Bash-like Binding</em> keymap.</p> + <p>This summarizes the <em>Bash-like Binding</em> keymap.</p> <h2>Basic commands</h2> <pre> ENTER Input complete - Enter, RETURN - TAB Completion [2]/ Next - TAB, Do + TAB Completion / Next - TAB, Do (<em>see note 2</em>) ABORT Cancel / Undo Change - C-g, C-_ ERASE Erase the line - M-k, C-x k BACK Cursor back char - Left-Arrow, C-b FORW Cursor forward char - Right-Arrow, C-f BACKW Cursor back word - M-b, C-r - FORWW Cursor forward word - M-f, C-s [5] + FORWW Cursor forward word - M-f, C-s (<em>see note 5</em>) BOL Go to begin of line - C-a, Home, Find - EOL Go to end of line - C-e [4], End, Select + EOL Go to end of line - C-e, End, Select (<em>see note 4</em>) DELP Delete prev char - C-h, Backspace, Rubout - DELN Delete next [1] char - C-d, Delete, Remove - DELPW Delete prev word - C-w [3], M-Backspace, M-Delete (?) + DELN Delete next char - C-d, Delete, Remove (<em>see note 1</em>) + DELPW Delete prev word - C-w, M-Backspace, M-Delete (?) (<em>see note 3</em>) DELNW Delete next word - M-d DELBL Delete to beg of line - C-u - DELEL Delete to end of line - C-k [4] + DELEL Delete to end of line - C-k (<em>see note 4</em>) UPPER Upper case the line - M-u LOWER Lower case the line - M-l @@ -63,11 +65,13 @@ <a name="TASpecial" id= "TASpecial">Special commands for use in textarea fields</a> [FORM]: - PASS! Textarea external edit - C-e C-e [4], C-x e + PASS! Textarea external edit - C-e C-e, C-x e (<em>see note 4</em>) PASS! Insert file in textarea - C-x i PASS! Grow textarea - C-x g </pre> + <h2>Try it yourself</h2> + <p>Here is a little textarea for practice:</p> <form action=""> @@ -79,18 +83,18 @@ then submitted. You can move around here and delete or add text as you like, using the Line-Editor keys. </textarea><input type="reset" value="[reset content]"></p> </form> - <pre> -Advanced emacs-like commands: + <h2>Advanced emacs-like commands</h2> + <pre> TPOS Transpose characters - C-t SETMARK Set mark at current position in line - C-@ XPMARK Exchange current position with mark - C-x C-x - KILLREG Kill region between mark and position - C-x C-w [3] + KILLREG Kill region between mark and position - C-x C-w (<em>see note 3</em>) YANK Insert text last killed (with KILLREG) - C-y </pre> - <h2>Notes</h2> + <h2>Comments on special keys</h2> <p><samp><dfn>C-</dfn><strong>key</strong> means Control+<strong><kbd>key</kbd></strong>. @@ -121,58 +125,69 @@ Advanced emacs-like commands: can also be typed as C-x <strong><kbd>key</kbd></strong>, and vice versa.</li> </ul> - <pre> -[1] "next" means the character "under" a box or underline style cursor; it - means "to the immediate right of" an I-beam (between characters) type - cursor. -[2] For entering strings in response to prompts (that is, when not editing - form text fields), some keys have different actions: TAB tries to - complete input based on previous response; Up-Arrow and Down-Arrow - may offer previous response and next response, respectively, from - recall buffer for some prompts. -[3] C-w can only be used for editing functions if its default KEYMAP - to REFRESH is changed. This can be done in the lynx.cfg file, - for example with the line "KEYMAP:^W:DO_NOTHING". This also applies - for other keys: as long as the key's action is mapped to REFRESH, - either with an explicit KEYMAP in lynx.cfg or by default, the - key's Line Editor binding is disabled. -[4] These keys invoke special behavior when pressed twice in a row: - C-e C-e calls the external editor for changing the text in a - textarea (if available). C-k C-k will move to the next link, + + <h2>Notes</h2> + + <ol> + <li>"next" means the character "under" a box or underline style + cursor; it means "to the immediate right of" an I-beam (between + characters) type cursor.</li> + + <li>For entering strings in response to prompts (that is, when + not editing form text fields), some keys have different + actions: TAB tries to complete input based on previous + response; Up-Arrow and Down-Arrow may offer previous response + and next response, respectively, from recall buffer for some + prompts.</li> + + <li>C-w can only be used for editing functions if its default + KEYMAP to REFRESH is changed. This can be done in the lynx.cfg + file, for example with the line "KEYMAP:^W:DO_NOTHING". This + also applies for other keys: as long as the key's action is + mapped to REFRESH, either with an explicit KEYMAP in lynx.cfg + or by default, the key's Line Editor binding is disabled.</li> + + <li>These keys invoke special behavior when pressed twice in a + row: C-e C-e calls the external editor for changing the text in + a textarea (if available). C-k C-k will move to the next link, so that all lines in a textarea can be conveniently cleared by - repeating C-k. -[5] Key is likely unavailable for Lynx, because it is interpreted by - operating system, comm program, or curses library, or swallowed - as part of escape sequence recognition. Binding is provided for - the benefit of those where this doesn't apply. -[FORM] In form text fields, only. Ignored by Line Editor elsewhere. - -More notes - - When a text input field, including a textarea line, is selected, - the Line Editor functions get a first grab at the keys entered. - If a key has no function defined in the Line Editor binding, it - can either be ignored, or passed on for normal key command handling, - where modifiers like C-x or Meta currently have no effect (see the - <a href= -"LYNXKEYMAP:">Key Map Page</a> accessible with the key <kbd>K</kbd> for current information). -</pre> + repeating C-k.</li> + + <li>Key is likely unavailable for Lynx, because it is + interpreted by operating system, comm program, or curses + library, or swallowed as part of escape sequence recognition. + Binding is provided for the benefit of those where this doesn't + apply.</li> + + <li>where <strong>[FORM]</strong> is marked, indicates that the + binding is effective only in form text fields. It is ignored by + Line Editor elsewhere.</li> + </ol> + + <p>When a text input field, including a textarea line, is + selected, the Line Editor functions get a first grab at the keys + entered. If a key has no function defined in the Line Editor + binding, it can either be ignored, or passed on for normal key + command handling, where modifiers like C-x or Meta currently have + no effect (see the <a href="LYNXKEYMAP:">Key Map Page</a> + accessible with the key <kbd>K</kbd> for current + information).</p> <h2>Additional details on other keys, for the curious (very much subject to change)</h2> <pre> Normal key action when used in form fields, subject to remapping with KEYMAP: [FORM (except Up-Arrow, Down-Arrow)] - C-l [3], C-o, C-z [5], C-\ [5], C-] [5] + C-l (<em>see note 3</em>) C-o, C-z [5], C-\ [5], C-] [5] (<em>see note 5</em>) C-n [emacskey], C-p [emacskey] - Up-Arrow [2], Down-Arrow [2] + Up-Arrow, Down-Arrow (<em>see note 2</em>) Page-Up, Page-Down, F1, Back-Tab Normal key command with Meta modifier ignored when used in form fields, subject to remapping with KEYMAP: [FORM (except Up-Arrow, Down-Arrow)] - M-C-l [3], M-C-o [!], M-C-z [5], M-C-\ [5], M-C-] [5] + M-C-l (<em>see note 3</em>) M-C-o [!], M-C-z [5], M-C-\ [5], M-C-] [5] (<em>see note 5</em>) M-C-u, M-/, M-n - M-Up-Arrow [2][!], M-Down-Arrow [2][!] + M-Up-Arrow [!], M-Down-Arrow [!] (<em>see note 2</em>) M-Page-Up [!], M-Page-Down [!], M-Home, M-End Passed as specific command: @@ -216,12 +231,12 @@ Modifier ignored, and duplicates function of other key(s): Key completely ignored: C-q, Insert - M-C-q, M-C-s [5], M-C-t, M-C-v, M-ESC + M-C-q, M-C-s [5], M-C-t, M-C-v, M-ESC (<em>see note 5</em>) M-C-@, M-C-_, M-Remove, M-Insert [!] Meta + other (mostly, printable character) keys: - Modifier ignored, or sequence swallowed (see [5]). - M-@, M-E...M-Z [5], M-\, M-^, M-_ attempt to interpret + Modifier ignored, or sequence swallowed (<em>see note 5</em>). + M-@, M-E...M-Z, M-\, M-^, M-_ attempt to interpret as 7-bit escape representation for character in 8-bit control (C1) range if appropriate according to Display Character Set. |