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Reading Arrow Keys From Console Device - How??

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From: Chris Minshall
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1990 08:41

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Does anyone know any easy method for reading the arrow keys from the console
device??? I have opened a window and the console device and when I read
characters from the keyboard I don't get the characters for the arrow keys
that the amiga programming guides (including RKM) tell me I should!  I get
"AA" for up arrow and "BB" for down arrow instead of <CSI> A~ for up arrow
and <CSI> B~ for down arrow.  I can't figure out how to detect either of
those two or the "AA" and "BB" that I am getting now.  I am using if
statements to check the char variable (ch) and when I output it to the window
using a console write character procedure, it gives me the aforementioned
"AA" or "BB"??  Anybody got a clue as to how to detect those arrow keys?? I
would appreciate any and all replys!!!! thanks.
                                              Chris
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From: aman@xroads.UUCP (Chris Minshall)
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Subject: Reading Arrow Keys From Console Device - How??
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