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From: Glynn Clements <glynn.clements@virgin.net>
To: Jan-Benedict Glaw <jbglaw@lug-owl.de>
Cc: linux-c-programming@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: question about gcc and keyboard hadling
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 17:22:57 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <15695.63457.98209.624871@cerise.nosuchdomain.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020806061907.GP758@lug-owl.de>


Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote:

> Even better question: I'd like to work on a text-based application and
> I'd like to act on simply pressing eg. Ctrl (change some context menu).
> I can do this with the hack I just posted nicely, but it will fail when
> running under X11. Is there any possibility in getting a callback
> registered called everytime an event occures which affects my terminal
> emulation's window?

No, there isn't.

An application which uses terminal I/O is inherently limited by the
set of actions for which the terminal actually generates input.

If you want behaviour that isn't provided by most terminals, then use
X instead. At least X is portable, unlike ioctl(KDSKBMODE) or
terminal-specific behaviours.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn.clements@virgin.net>

  reply	other threads:[~2002-08-06 16:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-08-05  7:25 question about gcc and keyboard hadling +Rudymartin
2002-08-05 14:43 ` Glynn Clements
2002-08-06  6:13   ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2002-08-06  6:19   ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2002-08-06 16:22     ` Glynn Clements [this message]
2002-08-06 18:08       ` About combined console/X11 programs (was: question about gcc and keyboard hadling) Jan-Benedict Glaw
2002-08-06 22:07         ` Glynn Clements
2002-08-07  1:48           ` +Rudymartin
2002-08-07 12:00             ` Glynn Clements
2002-08-07 13:30               ` About combined console/X11 programs Jan-Benedict Glaw
2002-08-07 22:32                 ` Glynn Clements

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