On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:38:30 -0700 Micah Cowan <mi...@cowan.name> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > clemens fischer wrote: > > (sorry for being late) > > > > On Wed-2009/05/13-16:44 tianlijian wrote: > > > >> When i use the `Shift+PgUp' to scroll back to the bash history, it > >> will scroll down automatically in few seconds. What can i do to > >> prevent it? > > I can't find the original message for this, so it probably was posted > while I lost my subscription, but the first thing that leaps to mind > is that you've got a clock, either in your screen hardstatus, or in > the program you're using, that updates its display. > > Terminals that use shift-pgup for scrollback often leap back into > place as soon as there's any output to the terminal. Some terminals > let you configure that behavior, I think; for others, you have to > ensure that there's no output to the terminal. :) An XOFF/Ctrl-s will prevent additional output in at least most cases, I think, won't it? Ctrl-q to resume. (Or, depending on flow control settings and if you're in screen, Ctrl-a s and Ctrl-a q) -- Andrew Deason adeas...@uiuc.edu _______________________________________________ screen-users mailing list screen-users@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/screen-users