From: joel@rac2.wam.umd.edu (Joel M. Hoffman) Subject: Re: [PATCH] CTRL-T status line patch for 0.99.pl11 Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1993 05:22:29 GMT
In article <CB3w1v.A3o@boulder.parcplace.com> imp@boulder.parcplace.com (Warner Losh) writes:
>In article <1993Aug1.231753.11812@mel.dit.csiro.au>
>smart@koel.mel.dit.CSIRO.AU (Robert Smart) writes:
>>This is handled by job control in unix:
>>you can CTRL-Z and bg the job and then watch it. CTRL-T would be easier
>>though.
>
>But if your shell can't give you enough time to finish the ^Z, you
>don't know if the system is hung, or just very slow. ^T seems to give
>a faster feedback time.
First, I would recommend not using ^T, but some (not yet used!)
bizarre key-combination on the console. Of course Emacs, e.g., will
have to see the ^T and intercept it, so you won't be able to use this
feature when running any program that uses ^T. BUT: Bash also might
use ^T.
Also, I think a nice feature of the kernel might be to flash the
scroll lock light (which, as nearly as I can figure out, doesn't mean
anything in Linux) once every second. If the light stops flashing,
the system is dead. Otherwise, it's still working. Of course, the
keyboard can become disconnected, but if that happens, no matter what
you press you'll think the system is dead.
-Joel
(joel@wam.umd.edu)
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