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From: jfbruno@rodan.acs.syr.edu (John Bruno)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Kbshift() during startup
Message-ID: <1990Nov15.084348.20195@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
Date: 15 Nov 90 08:43:48 GMT
References: <1990Nov14.152743.8373@ioe.lon.ac.uk>
Organization: Integrated Healthcare Technologies, Inc.
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In article <1990Nov14.152743.8373@ioe.lon.ac.uk> teexand@ioe.lon.ac.uk (Andrew Dawson) writes:
 >Since upgrading from TOS 1.0 to 1.4 I've been having some problems with
 >programs in the \AUTO folder. Specifically, I have a couple of programs in
 >there that react to modifier keys (Shift, Control, etc) being held down.
 >Under 1.0, I'd simply hold down the key immediately after turning on the power,
 >and the programs would respond accordingly. Under 1.4 this doesn't seem to work.
 >I wrote a short test program and it seems that Kbshift() isn't telling the
 >truth. Further investigation suggests that it does sometimes work if you press
 >the modifier key shortly after turning on. This is difficult to time correctly
 >as the program is the first one in the \AUTO folder. Has anyone else had
 >similar experiences? Any advice?
 
Don't ask me why, but it should work if you do the following:

Turn on the machine (of course!) and wait for the floppy light to come on. The
instant it does, THEN hit your modifier keys. 

---jb

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>Andrew Dawson, Computer Centre, University College London, Gower Street,
>London WC1E 6BT, England.