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Re: Disabling the CTRL+S -> Scroll Lock binding in terminals



On Mon, 26 May 1997, Alex Shnitman wrote:

> > I noticed that in my Linux (a RedHat 4.1, with possible remnants from
> RH 4.0) pressing CTRL+S is similiar to pressing the Scroll Lock button.
> This binding occurs whether in a virtual terminal or an xterm program.
> Yet, other X programs (such as nedit) may interpret CTRL+S as something else.

> > Does anybody knows of any way with which I can cancel this binding?
> 
> I don't know how to cancel it but it has been already mentioned here not a
> long ago that Ctrl-Q unlocks the keyboard after Ctrl-S locked it. Ctrl-Q
> works in an xterm as well.

My dear newbies! there is a thing called "flow control". before the days
of modems and RS232B, where RTS/CTS takes reign, there was only "software
Flow Control" which is XOff (^S) and XOn (^Q). 'nuff said, READ THE
FAQS!!!


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