C506634@umcvmb.missouri.edu (Eric Edwards) (04/03/89)
I have discovered, much to my dismay, that xicon and iconx will not pass
control-c to the process. Initially this was discoved when I tried to start a
demo with an iconx script. If the demo was run from the cli a control-c would
abort the demo. However, if it was launched from an iconx or xicon script the
control-c would be ignored. I have also tried this with dir. Again,
control-c was ignored.
So... My question is. Does anyone know of an iconx type program that WILL pass
control-c? For now, I'm specifying the number of times the demo runs in the
script but I'd rather be able to abort it at any time.
Last note: Before anyone suggests that I make sure that the window is current
I've already done that.
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In article <12136@louie.udel.EDU> C506634@umcvmb.missouri.edu (Eric Edwards) writes: >I have discovered, much to my dismay, that xicon and iconx will not pass >control-c to the process. Initially this was discoved when I tried to start a >demo with an iconx script. If the demo was run from the cli a control-c would >abort the demo. However, if it was launched from an iconx or xicon script the > control-c would be ignored. I have also tried this with dir. Again, >control-c was ignored. This posting from December has the answer: Summary: Use NEWCLI from ... Keywords: ^C needs a CLI Message-ID: <286@antares.UUCP> Date: 3 Dec 88 11:48:33 GMT References: <9029@gryphon.COM> <1119@esunix.UUCP> >In article <1119@esunix.UUCP> blgardne@esunix.UUCP (Blaine Gardner) writes: >On the other hand, if I have the following IconX script, everything is >fine. > newcli from walker.exec >Walker.exec is the same script that IconX was executing directly before. You have to run NEWCLI in the XICON script to create a window that WILL respond to Control-C. XICON creates a process instead of a CLI-process; the major difference is that CLI-processes respond to Control-C and the others don't. -- Joe Smith (408)922-6220 | jms@antares.Tymnet.COM or jms@opus.Tymnet.COM McDonnell Douglas FSCO | UUCP: ...!{ames,pyramid}!oliveb!tymix!antares!jms PO Box 49019, MS-D21 | PDP-10:JMS@F74.Tymnet.COM CA license plate:"POPJ P," San Jose, CA 95161-9019 | narrator.device: "I didn't say that, my Amiga did!"