From: utzoo!decvax!minow
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Title: EMACS control character warning
Article-I.D.: decvax.218
Posted: Fri May 28 20:46:34 1982
Received: Sat May 29 07:43:56 1982

Recently, I have been using a version of EMACS for Unix systems
that uses CTRL/S for "search" and CTRL/Q for "quote next character"

Please be warned that many terminals, such as the VT52 and VT100
use these for host->terminal flow control.  (CTRL/S stops the
host and CTRL/Q restarts it).  This can lead to strange, irreproducable,
editor glitches.

While some versions of EMACS allow redefinition of the control characters,
few novice users -- such as myself -- would dare such an advanced
undertaking.


Martin Minow
decvax!minow