FORM-BASED OPTIONS MENU : HELP

The Options Menu allows you to set and modify many Lynx features.
Note: some options appear on the screen only if they have been compiled in or chosen in `lynx.cfg':

Cookies

This can be set to accept or reject all cookies or to ask each time. See the Users Guide for details of cookie usage.

Editor

This is the editor to be invoked when editing browsable files, sending mail or comments, or filling form's textarea (multiline input field). The full pathname of the editor command should be specified when possible. It is assumed the text editor supports the same character set you have for "display character set" in Lynx.

Emacs keys

If set to 'ON' then the CTRL-P, CTRL-N, CTRL-F and CTRL-B keys will be mapped to up-arrow, down-arrow, right-arrow and left-arrow respectively. Otherwise, they remain mapped to their configured bindings (normally UP_TWO lines, DOWN_TWO lines, NEXT_PAGE and PREV_PAGE respectively).

Note: setting emacs keys does not affect the line-editor bindings.

Execution links

If set to 'ALWAYS ON', Lynx will locally execute commands contained inside any links. This can be HIGHLY DANGEROUS, so it is recommended that they remain 'ALWAYS OFF' or 'FOR LOCAL FILES ONLY'.

Keypad mode

This gives the choice between navigating with the keypad (as arrows; see Lynx Navigation) and having every link numbered (numbered links) so that the links may be selected by numbers instead of moving to them with the arrow keys. You can also number form fields.

Line edit style

This allows you to set alternate key bindings for the built-in line editor, if Alternate Bindings have been installed. Otherwise, Lynx uses the Default Binding.

Personal Mail Address

You may set your mail address here so that when mailing messages to other people or mailing files to yourself, your email address can be automatically filled in. Your email address will also be sent to HTTP servers in a `from:' field.

Pop-ups for select fields

Lynx normally uses a pop-up window for the OPTIONs in form SELECT fields when the field does not have the MULTIPLE attribute specified, and thus only o