From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 05:00:09 -0500 (EST) Reply-To: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca To: Karl Leslie Rudd cc: opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net Subject: Re: [opendos] A suggestion for DOSBOOK. In-Reply-To: <199701312233.JAA03853@banshee.cs.uow.edu.au> Message-ID: Organization: Total disorganization. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net Precedence: bulk On Sat, 1 Feb 1997, Karl Leslie Rudd wrote: > > I've got a suggestion for DOSBOOK. When viewing any page in DOSBOOK > > if you move the cursor keys, they will move the cursor ANYWHERE on the > > page, including where there is no text. Since there is no use for the > > cursor anywhere else but where there is text, it would be useful if > > DOSBOOK limited cursor movement to valid hypertext links. This would > > be kindof like LYNX works. > > Just use the TAB or SHIFT-TAB keys that jumps to the next or previous > "hypertext link". Correct, that does work, however I see absolutely no point in the program letting the user run the cursor all over the screen. I do use TAB and SHIFT TAB because they are fairly standard keys throughout programs, however since the arrow keys are also fairly standard (when they don't have another useful function) I don't see why the arrow keys couldn't easily be programmed to do the same as TAB and SHIFT-TAB. In fact, I think that it would be incredibly easy to reprogram it to do so, and I'm willing to do it myself when the sources are released. Can anyone think of a useful reason to keep it the way it is? I'm just curious as to the reason it is the way it is. DESQview worked in the same manner and it bothered me a lot. Keep in mind, I'm not trying to nitpick, I just want to offer a suggestion that I feel is an improvement (to the already great program), and offer to program it to do so when the source is released. BTW, MSDOS HELP does this same thing as well. I've always wondered why these programs (and others) worked in this manner. Is it speech card friendly or something? Just curious. Perhaps it could be a command line option? Gimme those sources! (Hope they use a compiler that I own!) TTYL P.S. Are you related to the Australian drummer Phil Rudd of AC/DC? Mike A. Harris | http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris Computer Consultant | My webpage has moved and my address has changed. My dynamic address: http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris/ip-address.html mailto:mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca Question: Does anyone know how to get talk to work in Linux?