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keyboard_update(3)						Svgalib User Manual						keyboard_update(3)

NAME
keyboard_update, keyboard_waitforupdate - process raw keyboard events SYNOPSIS
#include <vgakeyboard.h> int keyboard_update(void); void keyboard_waitforupdate(void); DESCRIPTION
These routines check the keyboard buffer for any raw keyboard events and do the necessary updates to the internal buffers of key- board_clearstate(3) and keyboard_keypressed(3). When there are no such events, keyboard_update() returns 0 immediately (non-zero else) whereas keyboard_waitforupdate() blocks and waits until an event occurs. vga_waitevent(3) allows to wait for keyboard and other events at the same time. SEE ALSO
svgalib(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5), keytest(6), eventtest(6), keyboard_seteventhandler(3), keyboard_init(3), key- board_init_return_fd(3), keyboard_close(3), keyboard_setdefaulteventhandler(3), keyboard_getstate(3), keyboard_clearstate(3), key- board_translatekeys(3), keyboard_keypressed(3), vga_waitevent(3) AUTHOR
This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de>. The exact source of the referenced function as well as of the original documentation is unknown. It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due to Harm Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>. Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections to this first version of the svgalib manual. Svgalib (>;= 1.2.11) 27 July 1997 keyboard_update(3)

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keyboard_init(3)						Svgalib User Manual						  keyboard_init(3)

NAME
keyboard_init, keyboard_init_return_fd - initialize the keyboard to raw mode SYNOPSIS
#include <vgakeyboard.h> int keyboard_init(void); int keyboard_init_return_fd(void); DESCRIPTION
These routines initialize the keyboard to raw mode. No ASCII codes are produced, instead svgalib keeps track of each single keypress or depress. The return_fd version returns the file descriptor of the console device to allow you to do further tricks with it (though it is unclear which). The other version just returns 0 if successful. Both return -1 on error. keyboard_close(3) returns to normal operation. When in raw keyboard mode you can no longer use vga_getch(3) or vga_getkey(3) but you must use keyboard_getstate(3) or keyboard_key- pressed(3). Depending on the setting of keyboard_translatekeys(3) even in raw mode a <Ctrl>-C will cause a SIGINT. In any case svgalib will check for <Alt>-F1 - <Alt>-F10 and perform console switches accordingly. SEE ALSO
svgalib(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5), keytest(6), eventtest(6), keyboard_seteventhandler(3), keyboard_close(3), keyboard_update(3), key- board_waitforupdate(3), keyboard_setdefaulteventhandler(3), keyboard_getstate(3), keyboard_clearstate(3), keyboard_translatekeys(3), key- board_keypressed(3), vga_waitevent(3) AUTHOR
This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de>. The exact source of the referenced function as well as of the original documentation is unknown. It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due to Harm Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>. Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections to this first version of the svgalib manual. Svgalib (>;= 1.2.11) 27 July 1997 keyboard_init(3)
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