ctrl-c

Fairlight fairlite at fairlite.com
Fri Mar 3 01:34:32 PST 2006


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> On Wed, Mar 01, 2006, Steven Waters wrote:
> >Good day,
> >On the windows version of Filepro. The ctrl-c is used to cancel.
> >Can this be changed to the del key. I have the del on my UNIX system
> >I like it better. I am getting a blister in my pinkie :)
> 
> Sounds like you have an SCO Unix system.  Linux and most other
> *nix flavours use ctrl-C.
> 
> To make this work on your Unix system add this to your .profile,
> or perhaps in the FilePro startup script.
> 
> stty intr '^c'

Actually, sounds like he's -used- to SCO systems and wants Windows to
behave the same way.  To my knowledge, it can't.  filePro works off a
signal rather than a keystroke, and the only two ways to generate that
signal in Windows are ^C or the Break key--both of which require shift.

>From playing electric bass on and off for 20 years, I can tell you with
authority that after about a week or two, your blister will change to a
callous.  Relax and wait for it, the pain goes away.  :)

mark->


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