On Tue, Apr 25, 2000 at 02:30:25PM -0700, David Kalins wrote:
> Version: 1.0.1i
> Menu: Compose
> Command(s): f and c
>
> When I have used the f command (to add an Fcc: value) or
> the c command (to add a Cc: value) and when I use Cnt-C
> to cancel before adding the Fcc: or Cc: value, mutt aborts
> and returns to the Unix shell prompt, but the session is
> thereupon frozen and no longer responds to anything done
> on the keyboard.
I just tried to reproduce this with mutt 1.1.11i under Linux. ^C leads
to the 'Exit Mutt? ([y]/n)' prompt, it doesn't freeze. The only odd
think that occurs is that when pressing 'y' to exit the string 'yes'
gets printed on a shell prompt, without any disturbing effect.
> I found it really easy to completely freeze my login session by
> using ^C to cancel out of adding an Fcc: or a Cc: value using the
> f or c commands while composing a message. I know now the FAQ suggests
> using ^G, but ^C was the obvious choice to me as a Unix person. I
> could imagine alot of people might get screwed up this way.
Well, in fact under Unix there is no standard for keyboard shortcuts.
Think of how programs use ALT vs. CTRL. With mutt it's kind of logical
to quit after ^C because that's what I would expect to happen. Many
known programs use ^G to escape out of a function, so I'm quite happy
with it.
Michael
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