How to read F1,F2 in Ansi C?

john.daker · 11-05-2008, 05:21 AM

can someone briefly outline how to read un-ascii key
such as F1 in ansi C? No curses. No xlib.

Thanks

theNbomr · 11-05-2008, 08:19 AM

Your request falls outside the domain of ANSI C, and is platform dependent.
--- rod.

dmail · 11-05-2008, 08:25 AM

See the C faqs

john.daker · 11-05-2008, 09:23 AM

what about Linux?
How can I do this in Linux?
thanks

paulsm4 · 11-05-2008, 09:36 AM

Hi -

There are lots of alternatives - it all depends on exactly what you want to do. Honest.

If you're programming a text-mode (console) application, then curses is the way to go:

http://web.cs.mun.ca/~rod/ncurses/ncurses.html

If you're programming raw Xlib, then Xlib is the way to go.

If you're programming in GTK+ or Java or something else with a GUI framework, then that framework should give you a way to access the function keys.

And of course you can always read directly from the stty driver, in "raw mode":

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/doc...sole-HOWTO.pdf

'Hope that helps .. PSM