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From: sdl!stu@uunet.uu.net (Stu Brown)
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Subject: Meta and Alt key presses - how do I detect it?
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Is there a simple way to find out if the diamond or alt key is being held
down when read() or getchar() returns a character?  As far as I know,
these keys do not change the ascii code returned.

Stuart Brown
Mentor Graphics Corporation
I.C. Group
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