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From: morreale@bierstadt.scd.ucar.edu (Peter Morreale)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: curses question..
Keywords: fledgling C programmer
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Date: 18 Jul 90 14:37:48 GMT
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Reply-To: morreale@bierstadt.scd.ucar.edu (Peter Morreale)
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I hope this question is posted to the correct place....

I'm a fledgling C programmer who is attempting (;-) to write a 
small curses application.  The app. will be used by a small number of 
folks locally.  (This is mostly a learning exercise...)

What I'd like is some info on how to deal with cursor motion when the 
user hits a cursor key.  I intend to obtain input using getchar and need
to know how to detect when a cursor key is pressed for a couple of
different terminals.  (vt100 and xterm)

This is on Sun OS...( > 4.0)

Did I miss sumpthin in the Sun manuals?  (I have read the "Using Curses"
part several times.)

A code fragment would be wonderful...

Thanks for any insights...
-PWM
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