> > Jove is an Emacs like editor. As such it uses the key sequence > > CONTROL-X CONTROL-C (^X^C) for leaving the editor. > > In Cygwin however ^C still sends the interrupt signal to the editor. > > However the keystroke ^C should have been changed to not sending > > that signal. On most platforms that works - but not in Cygwin. > > Try adding 'tty' to the CYGWIN environment variable. Or use > rxvt/xterm/etc. These are two different ways of achieving the same > outcome, namely that the program will be attached to a unix-style pty > instead of a Windows console.
Adding tty to the CYGWIN environment variable solved the problem. The editor is running very fine now. Thanks a lot to all of you for your help. Hans -- GMX FreeMail: 1 GB Postfach, 5 E-Mail-Adressen, 10 Free SMS. Alle Infos und kostenlose Anmeldung: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/freemail -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/