* Mate Nagy <mn...@port70.net> [2009-10-07 10:35]: > > > sounds fine. Maybe with a keybinding and adding numbers to the link like > > > vimperator does. > > > > > Lynx-cur has also the numbering link feature as an option and doesn't use > > javascript for that as vimperator does. > the best thing about vimperator though (which makes it usable as > opposed to everything else with this approach) that you don't have to > type in the number; you can just type a few characters of the link text, > and it'll filter the suitable link candidates with each character > interactively. It'll also renumber the candidates in each step, so the > usual process is to type a few characters of the link then type in a > final 1 digit number to choose, or just press enter on the default > selection. > > The point is that typing a few characters of a link is faster than > typing a few numbers, because there's one less brain-processing step > involved - you don't actually have to read the number. This has a > perceptible time overhead.
I usually start lynx with -nonumbers. So, a comparable approach is to type `/` , then part of the link, then couple of times `n` and/or `N` until I come to the desired item (last step optionally and usually not) and press Enter. AKA (forward) search. :o) Couple of keystrokes more, but does the job. What I really miss from vimperator is the ability to change matching strategies [1]. Then I'll be perfectly happy. [1] for non-(or non-ex-)vimperator users: besides the default behaviour, called `contains`, there are different strategies for matching the typed text against the available links, e.g. `wordstartswith` considering the typed search string as a concatenation of begins_with substrings of the words of the link text. Example: `clhiysmo` matches `click here if you suck more' cheers -- stanio_
