Re: programming: how to read a key?

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From: Matt Jenkins
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 00:00

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Terry Dawson (terry@baldric.no.itg.telecom.com.au) wrote:
: Kent Tong (freemant@wr.com.au) wrote:
:  
: : I'd like to do the following programmtically:
: : 1. read in a key. It should accept say ctrl-A, Home, PgUp and etc.
: : 2. translate the key just read into a sequence of ascii characters.
: : Can this be done? If so, how?
: 
: Go take a look at curses/ncurses. It handles just about all of what
: you are seeking to do.
: 
: Terry
: 

Hmm,
	If you are using C, well why not getchar?

-- 
Matt(hew) Jenkins. 2nd yr. Computer Science (RMIT Bundoora)
email: mdj@{arcadia|yallara}.cs.rmit.edu.au
Running DOS, Linux 2.0.12 on a 5x86/160/16/2500

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