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From:	Rolf Campbell <rcampbell AT tropicnetworks DOT com>
Subject:	Re: Cannot get ^Z to suspend a program
Date:	Mon, 10 Feb 2003 20:46:28 -0500
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linda w (cyg) wrote:
> Perhaps silly question, but, why not?
> 
> 
>>Cygwin cannot control how windows programs handle CTRL+Z.
> 
> 
> I have programs that seem to intercept keyboard keys for use as "hotkeys".
> Couldn't cygwin do something similar?
> 
> curious...
> -linda
Sure, but those programs hook the key(s) in a global fashion, not just 
from individual programs.  So, Cygwin could hook the Ctrl+Z key, but 
what would it do then, how would it know which process to suspend?

I'm not sure that cygwin could 'suspend' a non-cygwin process even if it 
wanted to.



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