From e84c9fbeea28652bec8e5d024ec4798db2569654 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Feist Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:07:17 +0100 Subject: added some notes to the rl_history_search script regarding the use of Ctrl-S when flow control is enabled --- history-search/rl_history_search.pl | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/history-search/rl_history_search.pl b/history-search/rl_history_search.pl index 9b58fd7..60defa6 100644 --- a/history-search/rl_history_search.pl +++ b/history-search/rl_history_search.pl @@ -8,10 +8,18 @@ # * You can cycle through multiple matches with ^R (older matches), and # ^S (newer matches) +# NOTE: Ctrl-S may not work if you have software flow control configured for +# your terminal. It may appear to freeze irssi entirely. If this happens, it can +# be restored with Ctrl-Q, but you will be unable to use the Ctrl-S binding. +# You can disable flow control by running the command `stty -ixon' in your +# terminal, or setting `defflow off' in your ~/.screenrc if using GNU Screen. + # * Hitting enter selects a match and terminates search mode. # * You can use ^G to exit search mode without selecting. +# * Any other ctrl- or meta- key binding will terminate search mode, leaving the +# selected item in the input line. # Original script Copyright 2007 Wouter Coekaerts # Heavy modifications by Shabble , 2010. @@ -40,7 +48,7 @@ $VERSION = '1.0'; %IRSSI = ( authors => 'Wouter Coekaerts, Tom Feist', - contact => 'coekie@irssi.org', + contact => '', name => 'rl_history_search', description => 'Search within your typed history as you type' . ' (like ctrl-R in readline applications)', -- cgit v1.2.3