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> Has anyone reading this ever used scroll lock? I've at least used num lock before, but never scroll lock. Yes, to see the check the output of the console whe
by omnibrain 6y ago
> Has anyone reading this ever used scroll lock? I've at least used num lock before, but never scroll lock.
Yes, to see the check the output of the console when it is fast scrolling, or occasionally in other programs to decouple the scrolling from cursor-movement.
Similarly the lack of a PAUSE button gives me pause. How would I stop running scripts/programs to check the output before making them continue? I guess there is some magic ctrl+??? combo for that...
- afandian 6y agoCheck out tmux. I don't ssh without it. It gives you persistent sessions, tabs, scroll and more.
- Lammy 6y agotmux is great but isn't in my OS' base installation, e.g.: - won't be available first thing after an OS install. - might be on a filesystem/dataset that's unavailable in certain circumstances (less common these days). - might be broken after a major-version upgrade if built against old libs if I don't have a compat<n-1> package installed. Scroll Lock has been a lifesaver many times :)
- Fnoord 6y agoIf you use Nix package manager, you can quickly get Tmux working on any OS supported by it. With a proven working version with the exact libraries as defined in the package. I don't use this on e.g. routers though; not enough space.
- tpmx 6y agoIn typical terminals: Ctrl-S (Pause) and Ctrl-Q (Continue). https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/7263/history-of-ctrl-s-and-ctrl-q-for-flow-control https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/7263/hist...
- morsch 6y agoThis works even during POST. At least it used to.
- nobrains 6y agoI always use the SCROLL LOCK button to disable scroll lock when I mistakenly press the SCROLL LOCK button.
- metaphor 6y agoThrowing KVM switching and spreadsheet review into the bag of real world considerations.
- mongol 6y agoIt changes the behaviour in Excel