From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 5597 invoked from network); 17 Sep 2009 15:29:42 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Received: from new-brage.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.254.104) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 17 Sep 2009 15:29:42 -0000 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: (qmail 85787 invoked from network); 17 Sep 2009 15:22:58 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 17 Sep 2009 15:22:58 -0000 Received: (qmail 15818 invoked by alias); 17 Sep 2009 15:22:52 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 27278 Received: (qmail 15796 invoked from network); 17 Sep 2009 15:22:52 -0000 Received: from bifrost.dotsrc.org (130.225.254.106) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 17 Sep 2009 15:22:52 -0000 Received: from QMTA14.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net (qmta14.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net [76.96.59.212]) by bifrost.dotsrc.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62287801E2BF for ; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:22:44 +0200 (CEST) Received: from OMTA08.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.12]) by QMTA14.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id hqyf1c0090Fqzac5ErNk3t; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:22:44 +0000 Received: from smtp.klanderman.net ([98.217.254.247]) by OMTA08.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id hrNk1c00P5M2Np63UrNkCc; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:22:44 +0000 Received: from lwm.klanderman.net (unknown [192.168.100.50]) by smtp.klanderman.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 074A0B3014B for ; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:22:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by lwm.klanderman.net (Postfix, from userid 500) id CC3169FC5FA; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:22:42 -0400 (EDT) From: Greg Klanderman To: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk Subject: Re: interactive keybinding to abort all input? Reply-To: gak@klanderman.net Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:22:42 -0400 In-Reply-To: <090915202054.ZM3044@torch.brasslantern.com> (Bart Schaefer's message of "Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:20:54 -0700") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.1007 (Gnus v5.10.7) XEmacs/21.4.17 (linux) References: <19119.60834.915017.994583@gargle.gargle.HOWL> <090915202054.ZM3044@torch.brasslantern.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.94.2/9812/Thu Sep 17 07:56:17 2009 on bifrost X-Virus-Status: Clean >>>>> On September 15, 2009 Bart Schaefer wrote: > The problem is, I believe, that the input is buffered up by xterm, so > what you need is a keystroke to cause *xterm* to discard all pending > input ... >>>>> On September 15, 2009 Andrey Borzenkov wrote: > I am not sure this is zsh fault. It is entirely possible that X terminal > is busy processing selection and starts to act on ^C only *after* entire > buffer has been pushed to child. OK, this (unfortunately) makes sense.. and even the xterm 'hard reset' action does not seem to clear the input buffer, nor do any of the signals it seems to accept. thanks, Greg