TUT/KEYBOARD.md
m1ngsama 159e299e96 feat: Add forward navigation with 'f' key
Completed Phase 1 high priority task:

Interactive Features:
- Add 'f' keyboard shortcut for forward navigation
- Forward button in UI now fully functional
- Works in tandem with Backspace (back) navigation
- Only enabled when browser can go forward

Documentation:
- Updated KEYBOARD.md with 'f' key
- Updated README.md keyboard shortcuts
- Updated STATUS.md to reflect completion
- Updated help text in main.cpp

Keyboard shortcuts:
- Backspace: Go back
- f: Go forward
- Both check navigation state before allowing action

The browser now has complete bidirectional navigation! 
2026-01-01 00:41:07 +08:00

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TUT Browser - Keyboard Shortcuts

🎯 Quick Reference

Navigation

Key Action
o Open address bar (type URL and press Enter)
Backspace Go back
f Go forward
r or F5 Refresh current page
q or Esc or F10 Quit browser

Scrolling

Key Action
j or Scroll down one line
k or Scroll up one line
Space or PageDown Page down
b or PageUp Page up
g Go to top
G Go to bottom
Key Action
Tab Select next link
Shift+Tab Select previous link
1-9 Jump to link by number
Enter Follow selected link

📝 Usage Examples

Basic Browsing

./build_ftxui/tut https://example.com

# 1. Press 'j' or 'k' to scroll
# 2. Press 'Tab' to cycle through links
# 3. Press 'Enter' to follow the selected link
# 4. Press 'Backspace' to go back
# 5. Press 'q' to quit
./build_ftxui/tut https://tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html

# See numbered links like [1], [2], [3]...
# Press '1' to jump to first link
# Press '2' to jump to second link
# Press 'Enter' to follow the selected link

Address Bar

# 1. Press 'o' to open address bar
# 2. Type new URL
# 3. Press 'Enter' to navigate
# 4. Press 'Esc' to cancel

🎨 UI Elements

Top Bar

  • [◀] - Back button (dimmed when can't go back)
  • [▶] - Forward button (dimmed when can't go forward)
  • [⟳] - Refresh
  • Address bar - Shows current URL
  • [⚙] - Settings (not yet implemented)
  • [?] - Help (not yet implemented)

Content Area

  • Shows rendered HTML content
  • Displays page title at top
  • Shows scroll position at bottom

Bottom Panels

  • Bookmarks Panel - Shows bookmarks (not yet implemented)
  • Status Panel - Shows:
    • Load stats (KB downloaded, time, link count)
    • Currently selected link URL

Status Bar

  • Shows function key shortcuts
  • Shows current status message

Pro Tips

  1. Fast Navigation: Use number keys (1-9) to instantly jump to links
  2. Quick Scrolling: Use Space and b for fast page scrolling
  3. Link Preview: Watch the status bar to see link URLs before following
  4. Efficient Browsing: Use g to jump to top, G to jump to bottom
  5. Address Bar: Type o quickly to enter a new URL

🐛 Known Limitations

  • Ctrl+L not yet working for address bar (use 'o' instead)
  • No search functionality yet (/ key)
  • No bookmarks yet (Ctrl+D)
  • No history panel yet (F3)

🚀 Coming Soon

  • In-page search (/ to search, n/N to navigate results)
  • Bookmarks (add, remove, list)
  • History (view and navigate)
  • Better link highlighting
  • Form support