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From: hagins@gamecock.rtp.dg.com (Jody Hagins)
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Subject: Re: How do you read the arrow keys?
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Date: 28 Dec 90 16:43:36 GMT
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In article <3080@dali>, icsu7039@nero.cs.montana.edu (Spannring) writes:
|> 
|>     I am currently porting some menu routines from MS-DOG to Unix.  
|> What is the proper (terminal independent) way of reading the arrow
|> and/or function keys?
|> 
|> 
|> --
|> ====================================================================
|>  Six of one, 110 (base 2) of       | Craig Spannring
|>  another.                          | icsu7039@caesar.cs.montana.edu
|>  ----------------------------------+--------------------------------
|> 



The best way to implement terminal independent interfaces is with
curses.  Read the manpage, and it will answer all your questions.
However, if you still have problems, no problem in asking.



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