Just dive in. The water is warm. Basic keys -- use up and down arrows on the 4-key cursor cross to go up and down through links. TAB works, but shift-TAB doesn't, so up and down are better. ENTER or right arrow to traverse a hyperlink. ? that's "question mark" for mor help. The real important issue for a blind user is to set the "show_cursor" feature to on. You can do that at the command line like so: lynx -show_cursor To learn more about all the cool ways to use Lynx try: http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus and search for "Lynx" You can do a lot with Lynx once you learn how including front-ending Real Audio streams. On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Shaun Oliver wrote: > Hi all > just wanna know how to use lynx is it similar to dare I say macroslop internet exploder? hahaha > I mean can u use tha tab key to sellect links and stuff like that or is it a little more complicated than that? > I'd appreciate any insite or tips and tricks before jumping iin at the deepend. > Shaun > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) janina at afb.net (202) 408-8175 http://www.afb.org/gov.html The invention of the printing press has been named the crowning achievment of the past millenium. Yet, electronic publishing will soon eclipse it. Read our White Paper: "Surpassing Gutenberg" available at: http://www.afb.org/ebook.html Are you developing software? Make it accessible to blind computer users. Read http://www.afb.org/technology/accessapp.html to learn how.
