Debian Bug report logs - #368672
w3m: ergonomics for scrolling

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: gambarimasu+reportbug@gmail.com

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: w3m: ergonomics for scrolling

Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 16:50:42 -0700

Package: w3m
Version: 0.5.1-4
Severity: normal


scrolling by page (e.g. by page up) can be improved by making it reversible.

reversible means that you get to the end of the page, hit page up, and
the screen will look exactly like it did before you hit page up.  this
can be done by inserting blank lines or lines consisting of ~ (a la vi
or less), perhaps with another indicator, such as reverse video on the
last line.

scrolling should give you an indication of where you were before the
scroll.  making scrolling reversible does this by always having the
last line you read at the top of the screen.

cf. less(1) which lets you highlight the last line you read.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages w3m depends on:
ii  libc6                  2.3.6-7           GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgc1c2               1:6.6-2           conservative garbage collector for
ii  libgpmg1               1.19.6-19sarge1   General Purpose Mouse - shared lib
ii  libncurses5            5.5-1.1           Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii  libssl0.9.7            0.9.7e-3sarge1    SSL shared libraries
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.2 compression library - runtime

Versions of packages w3m recommends:
ii  ca-certificates               20040809   Common CA Certificates PEM files

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Message #10 received at 368672@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Fumitoshi UKAI <ukai@debian.or.jp>

To: gambarimasu+reportbug@gmail.com

Cc: 368672@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#368672: w3m: ergonomics for scrolling

Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 00:19:42 +0900

At Tue, 23 May 2006 16:50:42 -0700,
gambarimasu+reportbug@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> Package: w3m
> Version: 0.5.1-4
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> scrolling by page (e.g. by page up) can be improved by making it reversible.
> 
> reversible means that you get to the end of the page, hit page up, and
> the screen will look exactly like it did before you hit page up.  this
> can be done by inserting blank lines or lines consisting of ~ (a la vi
> or less), perhaps with another indicator, such as reverse video on the
> last line.
> 
> scrolling should give you an indication of where you were before the
> scroll.  making scrolling reversible does this by always having the
> last line you read at the top of the screen.

I think status line indicates where you're looking.

Regards,
Fumitoshi UKAI

Message #15 received at 368672@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "t takahashi" <gambarimasu@gmail.com>

To: "Fumitoshi UKAI" <ukai@debian.or.jp>

Cc: gambarimasu+reportbug@gmail.com, 368672@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#368672: w3m: ergonomics for scrolling

Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 10:22:00 -0700

please try the following command from the shell prompt.

       LESS='-Q -i -W -j5' less /etc/passwd

press space bar just enough times to get to the end of the document,
but no more.

notice how the last line is in reverse video.  that is what i am suggesting.

press space bar again.  notice how the reverse video goes away.

man less:

      -w or --hilite-unread
             Temporarily  highlights  the  first  "new"  line after a forward
             movement of a full page.  The first "new" line is the line imme-
             diately  following  the  line  previously  at  the bottom of the
             screen.  Also highlights the target line after a g or p command.
             The  highlight is removed at the next command which causes move-
             ment.  The entire line is highlighted, unless the -J  option  is
             in  effect, in which case only the status column is highlighted.

      -W or --HILITE-UNREAD
             Like -w, but temporarily highlights the first new line after any
             forward movement command larger than one line.


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