Re: Using XPL to read keystrokes [was Re: Alt Enter]

["Morris Krok" essence@xxxxxxxx]

Carl, the cursor keys do not respond when I press them. They do not move at
all. All the other keys on the keyboard respond normally. To monitor the
keystrokes I use ≪sx,20≪Rc≫>. By the way where are the cursor keys
located in the KBD file and can they be altered in any way e.g, by giving
them additional functions to carry out. Am I correct in saying that all the
function keys contain 3 bytes including ES (the escape function.)

----- Original Message -----
From: Carl Distefano 
To: XyWrite List 
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 9:22 PM
Subject: Using XPL to read keystrokes [was Re: Alt Enter]


>
> Reply to note from "Morris Krok"  Fri, 9 Aug
> 2002 14:24:08 -0700
>
> > In Xy3 I have written a program that monitors the key strokes
> > but does not seem to have any control over the cursor keys. In
> > fact they no longer function and I have to use special savegets
> > for the cursor left and right movement. The same problem exists
> > when this program is used in Xy4.
>
> Not clear what you mean by a lack of control over the cursor keys.
> When you press a cursor key, does the cursor move or not? What
> response from the cursor keys are you looking for? You can write
> the program so that the cursor keys respond normally, don't respond
> (the cursor stays put), or do something else entirely, e.g., the
> left-arrow (CL) keystroke in DEFTO$, which DeFines a block from the
> cursor position to the next occurrence of a specified string.
>
> --
> Carl Distefano
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