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From: tecot@apple.UUCP (Ed Tecot)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: ADB Keyboard Key Code Info Request
Message-ID: <1169@apple.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 24-Jun-87 16:51:13 EDT
Article-I.D.: apple.1169
Posted: Wed Jun 24 16:51:13 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 26-Jun-87 06:44:34 EDT
References: <619@uhccux.UUCP>
Reply-To: tecot@apple.UUCP (Ed Tecot)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, USA
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In article <619@uhccux.UUCP> david@uhccux.UUCP (David Lassner) writes:
>
>I'm hacking at some terminal emulation software which doesn't work
>properly on ADB keyboards.  Can someone send me or point me at the
>keyboard key code info.  I'm looking for the equivalent of Figure 3
>in Chapter 8 of IM-I (pg I-251) for the Mac and Figure 3 of Chapter
>28 of the "Final Draft" of IM-4 (pg. 28-6) for the Mac Plus, but for
>the ADB keyboards.  Apple Keyboard alone would be useful, but info
>on both new keyboards would be fantastic.  Also, how do you tell
>which keyboard is in use?

Paraphrasing Inside Macintosh Volume V:
KbdLast	(0x218, byte)	ADB Address of the keyboard last used
KbdType	(0x21E, byte)	Keyboard type of the keyboard last used
			01=ADB, 02=Extended ADB, 03=Classic, 0B=MacPlus

End paraphrase

To anyone intending to use the keycodes instead of the character codes
in the event message:

DON'T!  Doing so will automatically lock your software into the current
configurations and no more.  Your software will not work outside the US.
(Forget KanjiTalk).  Apple recommends that you use the character codes
provided and only use the keycodes when the character code does not give
enough information  (e.g. to distinguish between return and control-m).

>Thanks!

You're welcome.

						_emt