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From: CCUCARD%indsvax1.bitnet@uicvm.uic.edu (Paul Cardwell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Reading the Keyboard
Message-ID: <4734@nigel.udel.EDU>
Date: 24 Nov 89 15:56:46 GMT
Sender: mmdf@udel.EDU
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I was trying to figure out a way to read the keyboard on the Amiga. I figured

out how to do it under a CLI window.  I was wanting a better one, but here it

is:

#define ESC 27

main()
{
  int status, win_ptr;
  char key, buffer[256];

  win_ptr = open("RAW:50/50/200/60/Read Keyboard", 0, 0);

  if(win_ptr != -1)
   {
     do
      {
      status = read(win_ptr, &key, 1);  /* Read from win_ptr and get a char */
      sprintf(buffer, "You pressed |%c| Code |%d|\n", key, key);
      write(win_ptr, buffer, strlen(buffer));  /* Write to Window */
      } while (key !=ESC);  /* While key is not an ESCape character do... */
    close(win_ptr);  /* Okay, close window pointed by win_ptr */
   }
}

I was wanting to know how to do it using CUSTOM SCREENS with of course
CUSTOM WINDOWS.

like :    struct NewWindow MyWindow =
          {
          0,0,       /* Location of window   */
          320,200,3  /* Width..Height..Depth */
          ... And the rest of the setup.
          };

    I also create the SCREEN for it too, anyway:

    if (( Wdw = (struct Window *)OpenWindow(&MyWindow))==NULL)
           exit(0); /* Failed to open window */

    So do I read like:

      read(MyWindow, &key, 1);      ??? I doubt thats correct ???

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