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In article <4l7gq0$p2a@epx.cis.umn.edu>, yjwon@cs.umn.edu (Youjip Won) wrote:

> Hi,
>    I usually use my 486PC as dummy terminal and connect it to the work
>    station at school via modem. I favorite editor is xemacs. These days,
>    when I use xemacs in the situation above, control-s character is
>    somehow  inserted. I never typed it. It means when I try to go a page
>    down by C-v, the xemacs search for a string ^v. C-s character is
>    generated randomnly. I don't know where it comes from. But, it has
>    never happened before. Please let me know the details if you have had
>    the similar experience.


Your communication program must be using software flow control.  This uses
control-s and control-q to prevent overruns. The control-s says "stop while
I process the current input," and control-q means "ready to go again."
You should try to switch to hardware flow control (CTS & RTS).  That should
stop the inteference with emacs.


 
>    Also, sometimes if I type C-s , it is interpreted as 'stop screen'
>    command. I don't know why. Any type of feedback would be greatly
>    appreciated. Thanks.
> 


This is normal at the exec level.  You can use control-s to stop output
from passing by too fast to read it.  Use control-q to release the stop.
They are still marked on some keyboards as XOFF and XON.

Paul