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Problem with GNU Screen when using Emacs C-x C-s (save-buffer)
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Mar 15, 20268855 viewsConfidence Score0%
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When I am using emacs under GNU Screen, if I call C-x C-s screen hangs and does not respond to any keyboard input. I can't reproduce this, but at least one time per day I have to kill my screen session and restart it. How can I solve this? Thanks
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Fix for: Problem with GNU Screen when using Emacs C-x C-s (save-buffer)
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CtrlS is the "Pause transmission" (XOFF) flow control character. Usually it's handled by the tty driver, or in this case Screen. Its opposite is XON, or CtrlQ. When you launch Emacs, it normally takes over most of the special characters (not just fl…
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