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From: STEINBERGER@SRI-KL.ARPA.UUCP
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Subject: ^C after ^S has been typed
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Date: Fri, 20-Feb-87 11:19:02 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 20 11:19:02 1987
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When I have some text scrolling by I often use the XON/XOFF (^S/^Q) keys
to halt and restart it.  Sometimes however I want to ^C out of it.  When
I type the ^C while the text has paused I still have to type ^Q to get
back to a DCL prompt after the process exits.  It's only a minor 
annoyance, but does anyone know what can be done (if anything) to have ^C
'return' me to the DCL prompt without having to type a ^Q?


I haven't used UNIX for some time, but I seem to remember a nice feature:
When waiting for a foreground job, you could type ^Z and it became a
background job, giving you the Unix prompt and allowing you to continue
working.  Does anyone know how such a feature might be implemented in
VMS, or is this impossible?

Thanks to all who reply.

Ric Steinberger
steinberger@kl.sri.com
(415)859-4300

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