On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Don wrote: > > > This is not an XFree86 bug. Ctl-Alt-BackSpace has killed the server as > > > far back as I can remember. Certainly before 2.0, and likely before > > > emacs.
> > > Fix emacs. > > Are you sure? > > http://www.multicians.org/mepap.html#seciii > > http://www.linux-mag.com/2001-12/xfree86_01.html > If you are trying to point out that emacs is older than XFree you are > obviously right. > Marc's comment, however, was the Ctl-Alt-BackSpace was used in XFree > before it was used in Emacs. Whether or not this is true I do not know. Well, you can read whatever you want into what I said, but I was actually referring to GNU Emacs. Furthermore, XFree86 isn't the only X server C-A-BS kills. IBM's on AIX dies too. > What surprises me is that if the server isn't using Ctl-Alt-BackSpace (via > DontZap) then is there some reason it should not pass that on to the > application? (emacs in this case). Likely because nobody's submitted a patch to do so. Marc. +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Marc Aurele La France | work: 1-780-492-9310 | | Computing and Network Services | fax: 1-780-492-1729 | | 352 General Services Building | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | University of Alberta +-----------------------------------+ | Edmonton, Alberta | | | T6G 2H1 | Standard disclaimers apply | | CANADA | | +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ XFree86 Core Team member. ATI driver and X server internals. _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
