From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Syd Polk To: Fernando Nasser Cc: Keith Seitz , insight@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: in the Console Window Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 13:16:00 -0000 Message-id: <3A0C667D.CFBD10F8@redhat.com> References: <3A0B402E.2A5183C@cygnus.com> <01ee01c04aaf$eb7a7fe0$ad0aa8c0@hq.tensilica.com> <3A0B4A19.EC9FC4CC@cygnus.com> <3A0C1C3F.C906B805@firetalk.com> <3A0C2450.8AB6D9CE@cygnus.com> <3A0C5C78.1FD15B71@redhat.com> <3A0C637C.C6EFBC43@cygnus.com> X-SW-Source: 2000-q4/msg00188.html Fernando Nasser wrote: > > Syd Polk wrote: > > > > Ctrl+Break is the usual DOS-Windows method for stopping processes. > > I guess that Syd is suggesting a system-dependent key binding, aimed > at matching the system where it runs. > > The problem is that Cygwin uses (Cygwin == Unix) and NT Command Prompt > windows use . We wouldn't know which one to follow, neither would > the user. > > But is one alternative to be a interrupt sequence that makes sense. > Maybe more sense than the that Nicholas mentioned. > > Does all the keyboards have a "Break" key or is it only the PC keyboard? > I haven't used other keyboards in a while. Is it in the Sun keyboards? On Mac? > Well, my Sun keyboard has a "Break" key, as well as my Mac keyboard. is a bastardization of the Macintosh . I don't advocate it at all. Native windows users will use anyway, and it works on Cygwin.