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Article #1405Ctrl-C trapping TSRs
From: Simon Carter
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 02:52
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 02:52
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I am attempting to write a TSR that traps both Ctrl-C and Ctrl-Break. The Ctrl-Break section works very well (this involved writing new interrupt $1b and $23 handlers that just iret). I can also detect when Ctrl-C is pressed with a new interrupt $16 handler (When it is detected, I just call the old $16 handler again - but only if function 0 or $10 was called to get a key). The problem is that if after pressing Ctrl-C, the user types a letter (may in fact work with any key), either that key disappears (is swallowed up) or a Ctrl-C appears. I do not know why this is happening. I have tried several solutions. - forcing my interrupt $1b and $23 handlers to zero the MSB of the byte at $0040:$0071 (which is used to flag if Ctrl-Break is pressed) - when a Ctrl-C is detected, overwriting that word in the keyboard buffer with a dummy value (the letter A). Neither of these has worked. Perhaps I should always reset the byte at $0040:$0071 ???? Any help would be greatly appreciated Simon Carter -- -[Simon Carter]-----+-Email: vort@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au ---------------- 2nd Year BCSE | @mail: 14 Canterbury Rd,Heathmont,VIC 3135,AUST Monash Uni, Clayton | Manager:Crystal Software Product:Crystal Menu --------------------+ "Sure my program works - it just doesn't compile!"
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!bruce.cs.monash.edu.au!monu6!lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au!ins700e From: ins700e@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (Simon Carter) Subject: Ctrl-C trapping TSRs Message-ID: <1992Sep10.025243.6239@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> Sender: news@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Usenet system) Organization: Monash University X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5 Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 02:52:43 GMT Lines: 33