^X (was: an odd question

From: Eric Dittman <dittman_at_dittman.net>
Date: Fri Aug 10 14:53:45 2001

> Control G is Bell. Some older electronic keyboards, including the one on
> the Apple ][ have the word 'Bell' on the 'G' key.

Actually, ^G is BEL (just three characters). In order:

NUL, SOH, STX, ETX, EOT, ENQ, ACK, BEL, BS, HT, LF, VT, FF, CR, SO, SI,
DLE, DC1, DC2, DC3, DC4, NAK, SYN, ETB, CAN, EM, SUB, ESC, FS, GS, RS,
US, SP, and DEL.

Eight-bit ASCII (at least DEC's implementation) added:

IND, NEL, SSA, ESA, HTS, HTJ, VTS, PLD, PLU, RI, SS2, SS3, DCS, PU1, PU2,
STS, CCH, MW, SPA, EPA, CSI, ST, OSC, PM, and APC.

> ^Q (Xon), ^R (Yon), ^S (Xoff), ^T (Yoff).
>
> Am I the only person here who instinctively uses ^S to halt screen output
> and ^Q to restart it?

I rarely ever use anything other than ^S/^Q, except on a VTxxx terminal,
where I will in the odd instance use the "Hold Screen" key. I'll also
often use ^[ for ESC.
-- 
Eric Dittman
dittman_at_dittman.net
School Zones:  Man's attempt to thwart natural selection.
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