rfinch@caldwr.water.ca.gov (Ralph Finch) (07/19/90)
Mush 7.1.2, SunOS 4.0.3, Sun 4/260. While the mushtool was open, and I was reading a newly arrived message, dots started appearing in the message window (the window where Mush message appear). About 1 dot/sec, going across the window. Mush would not quit the normal way, I had to kill -9. A new Mush started with no problems. I doubt very much I could reproduce the behaviour. Will the mushtool interface be converted to X? Thanks, -- Ralph Finch 916-445-0088 rfinch@water.ca.gov ...ucbvax!ucdavis!caldwr!rfinch Any opinions expressed are my own; they do not represent the DWR
schaefer@ogicse.ogc.edu (Barton E. Schaefer) (07/20/90)
In article <204@locke.water.ca.gov> rfinch@caldwr.water.ca.gov (Ralph Finch) writes: } } While the mushtool was open, and I was reading a newly arrived } message, dots started appearing in the message window (the window } where Mush message appear). About 1 dot/sec, going across the window. } Mush would not quit the normal way, I had to kill -9. A new Mush } started with no problems. I doubt very much I could reproduce the } behaviour. My guess: You sent mail with a file carbon copy. Mush always forks before sending mail so that your primary session is not slowed down by the vagaries of network connections. The forked copy was unable to lock the Fcc file. In this case, the lock routine starts printing a row of little dots to let you know why it's waiting. The forked copy shares all the window descriptors of the parent, so the dots start showing up in the message window. Mush probably DID quit when you told it to, but the child still has all those window descriptors, so the windows don't disappear. The mush you killed with -9 was most likely in the middle of sending your mail for you, so whatever was the last message you sent was likely not delivered. Obviously, printing of the dots should be suppressed in tool mode, but that isn't happening. Furthermore, I think the user should be able to control that particular feature even in the other modes (especially curses). Look for a new field to $quiet in patch #3. } Will the mushtool interface be converted to X? Eventually. -- Bart Schaefer schaefer@cse.ogi.edu