Re: [9fans] Does sam accepts interrupt signal

2008-03-28 Thread Hongzheng Wang
OK, I see. It's helpful. Thank you~ On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 11:46 PM, Charles Forsyth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > it has been some time since i last used sam interactively, > but your description > > sam appears to forget the state (in fact it's I that forget > it) and treat my

Re: [9fans] Does sam accepts interrupt signal

2008-03-27 Thread Charles Forsyth
it has been some time since i last used sam interactively, but your description sam appears to forget the state (in fact it's I that forget it) and treat my input as plain text. In this case, no matter putting a single dot or completing with a `/' could not save me. As a r

[9fans] Does sam accepts interrupt signal

2008-03-27 Thread Hongzheng Wang
Hi, The UNIX standard editor ed, which also exists in Plan 9, accepts the interrupt signal. When it listens an interrupt signal, ed will print a `?' and returns to its command level. Frankly, it is a very convenient feature since the user could not loose himself, especially for a line editor.