Re: Bug in mutt?
Danie Roux(droux@tuks.co.za) is reported to have said:
> On Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 08:15:49AM +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> > For some time now I've noticed that if by mistake I press Ctrl-s in mutt
> > it freezes and has to be killed. It's not due to anything in my .muttrc
> > file because it happens even when this file is not there. Has anyone
> > else noticed this?
> >
> > Anthony
>
> Pressing Ctrl-s in any terminal will "freeze" it, since Ctrl-s is Scroll
> Lock. Luckily Ctrl-q solves the "problem".
>
> I read my mail through a ssh connection and I run screen. And you would
> not believe how many times I hit C-s instead of C-a.
>
> Where is a guy suppose to read about this btw? I got this tip from this
> mailing list.
That is an 'old' unix thingy. First ran into that 20 years ago. You
learn CTRL-s CTRL-q once and it just becomes natural. That was way
before 104 key KB's and LED's. It was the only way to stop the screen from
scrolling past you on the old terminals.
--
If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake
him up.
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