Re: 22.1.92; Tutorial: references to non-existing info nodes

[Andreas Schwab]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

>     | Another explanation of the problem I found is that under the console
>     | C-s disables input and C-q reenables it - which indeed is the case,
>     | but doesn't make much sense under a xterminal, does it?
>
>     Does this qualify as flow control problem?
>
> I don't think so.  It looks like he has encountered the fact that C-s
> and C-q _typed by the user_ operate as commands that turn output off
> and on.

This is the same XON/XOFF (software) flow control, whether typed by the
user or generated by a terminal is not relevant.

> The solution is simply to turn off their effect (and I think
> Emacs does that in sysdep.c, so why isn't it working?).

The OP in the cited thread had that explicitly enabled due to a
misunderstanding.

Andreas.

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