1999-10-27-15:02:01 Mikko Hänninen:
> This works if you're starting Mutt from a shell, but is not really an
> alternative when you're launching Mutt with "xterm -e mutt" like me.
> Or is there some way to get that work there too?
How about ctrl-leftmousebutton and select "Send TERM Signal" from t
Mikko Hänninen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > "^Zkill %1"
>
> This works if you're starting Mutt from a shell, but is not really an
> alternative when you're launching Mutt with "xterm -e mutt" like me.
> Or is there some way to get that work there too?
Xterm's have a Ctrl-Mouse-1 menu, with
1999-10-27-14:09:27 Mikko Hänninen:
> Ctrl-C doesn't work, Mutt ignores it at that point, and the others
> aren't graceful...
^Z works; puts it to sleep, and a simple term (e.g. "kill %1") will finish the
job.
Is this graceful enough? I dunno. If I hadn't found it, I'd sure be a lot more
annoyed
Bennett Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Wed, 27 Oct 1999:
> I am in the habit of killing those with "^Zkill %1". Mutt doesn't have TSTP
> turned off while it's reading messages, and when it catches the TERM it exits
> gracefully.
This works if you're starting Mutt from a shell, but is not real
At 12:30 PM EDT on October 27 David DeSimone sent off:
> Rob Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > At 6:14 AM EDT on October 27 Martin Julian DeMello sent off:
> > > It'd be nice if mutt had an 'abort' key,
> >
> > It does. Control g
>
> It doesn't abort reading a huge folder. In fact, noth
Rob Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Wed, 27 Oct 1999:
> Control c? Control Alt Delete? Pulling out the plug? An axe to the disk?
>
> Some of the "solutions" from Windoze also work in UNIX, but I don't have any
> folders that big to actually test them...
I do. :-)
Ctrl-C doesn't work, Mutt
Also spracht Rob Reid...
> At 6:14 AM EDT on October 27 Martin Julian DeMello sent off:
> > It'd be nice if mutt had an 'abort' key,
>
> It does. Control g
You misunderstand. I want to abort the reading of mailboxes in midscan, and
return to the calling stage, the direct motivation being the p
1999-10-27-12:30:41 David DeSimone:
> > It does. Control g
>
> It doesn't abort reading a huge folder. In fact, nothing does. Once you
> start to read that 20 MB folder, you're going to be there until it's done.
I am in the habit of killing those with "^Zkill %1". Mutt doesn't have TSTP
turn
Rob Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> At 6:14 AM EDT on October 27 Martin Julian DeMello sent off:
> > It'd be nice if mutt had an 'abort' key,
>
> It does. Control g
It doesn't abort reading a huge folder. In fact, nothing does. Once
you start to read that 20 MB folder, you're going to be
At 6:14 AM EDT on October 27 Martin Julian DeMello sent off:
> It'd be nice if mutt had an 'abort' key,
It does. Control g
--
loquacity, n. A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb his
tongue when you wish to talk. - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary.
Robert I. Reid <[EMAIL
It'd be nice if mutt had an 'abort' key, to, for instance, stop reading a
large mailbox opened accidentally. Has someone written a patch for this? Is
there any reason it'd be a bad idea?
m.
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