Hi Kevin,
I can use the alt-left and alt-right to switch back and forth,
although I have to log in with user name and password to get to the
second terminal. Is this normal? Bear with here? My learning curve has
just gone up :-)
dale
On Sun, 02 Jul 2000, Kevin Falcone wrote:
> >>>>> Dale Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > but when I'm in the console I reply to a mail from mutt and I get a
> > message, waiting for emacs.. but then I can't switch consoles to get
> > to it.
>
> Hmm, on the console of my linux machine, it is easy to use alt-left
> and alt-right to switch back and forth between virtual consoles.
> Then, when I see the message "waiting for emacs", I just jump over to
> the other console using alt-right.
>
> > If I start emacs first, then suspend it to open mutt, it doesn't
> > appear when I need it to write a mail.
>
> I've never tried to do it that way. Have you tried suspending mutt
> when it says "waiting for emacs" then typing fg 1 which should bring
> up the suspended emacs session. Then, when you are done typing,
> suspend emacs and type fg 2 to bring mutt back.
>
> -kevin
>
"When destiny raises a base character by acts of great importance, it
reveals his lack of substance."
Plutarch
