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From: hagins@gamecock.rtp.dg.com (Jody Hagins)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer
Subject: Re: How can I detect waiting characters in a curses application ?
Keywords: curses typeahead
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Date: 6 Dec 90 20:17:15 GMT
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In article <677@ntpdvp1.UUCP>, samc@ntpdvp1.UUCP (Sam Christie) writes:
|> Would some kind sole tell me the name of the curses function
|> which checks for input without blocking ? If none exists, then please
|> read on and help me create one.



From the curses manpages...


nodelay(win, bf)
WINDOW	*win;
bool	bf;

When set, this option causes wgetch() to be a non-blocking call.
If no input is ready, wgetch() returns ERR.  If disabled, wgetch()
hangs until a key is pressed.



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