The first tracked Lynx work established a native iPad shell and writing canvas. Within the same initial sequence, the editor gained a readable command strip, explicit mode state, basic command-oriented edits, and repeated-target selection.
That sequence contains the core product question in a small form: can an iPad editor offer precise command behavior without asking the writer to remember symbolic commands? Lynx made the current mode and available actions visible, then let Find produce candidate targets when a repeated word made touch placement ambiguous.
The early prototype also explored a custom keyboard. Later work replaced that path with the standard iPadOS keyboard while preserving the Lynx command bar. The change clarified which part of the experience needed to be distinctive. Text entry could remain native; targeting and editing intent were the parts Lynx needed to expose.
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