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From: brett@pigpen (Brett S Bourbin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Keyboard input
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Date: 31 Aug 88 14:10:02 GMT
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Reply-To: brett@pigpen.UMD.EDU (Brett S Bourbin)
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Does anyone know what the best method is for checking certain key presses
if you don't open an Intuition Window?  I have created my own screen using
ViewPorts and wish to receive input.  The RKM says that you should not open
the keyboard.device with the input.device running, since it will miss many
keys.  Do I have to open another input.device at a high priority than 
Intuition just to get the function keys?

Whatever method I use, it has to be one that is offically supported (will NOT
break under 1.3 and above).  I am taking over the screen and turning off the
Intuition mouse for as long as you are in my program.  I don't want to shut
down the Intuition input.device unless I have to.

Thanks in advance.


- Brett 
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