I've created a PHP application (https://github.com/decision-making-mike/lms). It allows the user to enter information via <input> (without the "type" attribute, if it matters). I needed to test it in lynx. The testing involved inserting a tab character, and I've got two related questions.
The first question is about the key combination c-x, e. I discovered that I can use it to invoke an external editor (and insert the tab character there). The page at https://lynx.invisible-island.net/lynx_help/keystrokes/edit_help.html states, for this and the other two commands, that "these are special commands for use only in textarea fields". If so, why does c-x, e work in <input>? Is it implied that everything for <textarea> will work for <input>? If it's not implied, maybe this behavior could be documentated on the mentioned page? The second question is about the key combination c-x, c-e. I discovered that I can use this one, too, to invoke an external editor. Is this combination documented somewhere, or is it a behavior specific to my installation? If the latter case, maybe someone could help me discover what might define it on my machine. Or, maybe lynx just ignores the second control character? I'm using lynx 2.9.0dev.5, if it matters. Mike
