Basic Usage


Basic Usage
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   Emacs/W3 is similar to the Info package all Emacs users hold near and
dear to their hearts (See Info: (info)Top, for a description of
Info).  Basically, `space' and `backspace' control scrolling, and
`return' or the middle mouse button follows a hypertext link.  The
`tab' and `Meta-tab' keys maneuver around the various links on the page.

   NOTE: Starting with Emacs/W3 4.0, form entry areas in a page can be
typed directly into.  This is one of the main differences in navigation
from version 2.0.  If you are used to using the `f' and `b' keys to
navigate around a buffer, I suggest training yourself to always use
`tab' and `M-tab' -- it will save time and frustration on pages with
lots of form fields.

   By default, hypertext links are surrounded by '[[' and ']]' on
non-graphic terminals (VT100, DOS window, etc.).  On a graphics
terminal, the links are in shown in different colors.  *Note
Stylesheets:: for information on how to change this.

   There are approximately 50 keys bound to special Emacs/W3 functions.
The basic rule of thumb regarding keybindings in Emacs/W3 is that a
lowercase key takes an action on the current document, and an uppercase
key takes an action on the document pointed to by the hypertext link
under the cursor.

   There are several areas that the keybindings fall into: movement,
information, action, and miscellaneous.
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