vga_getkey(3vga)

Usage

#include <vga.h>

int vga_getkey(void);

Overview

Read a character from the keyboard without waiting; returns zero if no key pressed and the ASCII value otherwise. This function must not be used in raw keyboard mode. In this situation use keyboard_getstate(3) or keyboard_keypressed(3) instead.

Releases

Unchanged in 4 releases since Debian 2.0 (Hamm).

2.0–3.0

svgalib(7) a low level graphics library for linux vgagl(7) a fast framebuffer-level graphics library based on svgalib libvga.config(5) the svgalib configuration file eventtest(6) keytest(6) keyboard_init(3) initialize the keyboard to raw mode keyboard_close(3) return the keyboard to normal operation from raw mode keyboard_setdefaulteventhandler(3) define an event handler for keyboard events in raw mode keyboard_seteventhandler(3) define an event handler for keyboard events in raw mode keyboard_getstate(3) get a pointer to a buffer holding the state of all keys in raw keyboard mode keyboard_clearstate(3) reset the state of all keys when in raw keyboard mode keyboard_translatekeys(3) modify scancode mappings in raw keyboard mode keyboard_keypressed(3) check if a key is pressed when in raw keyboard mode vga_getch(3) wait for a key vga_waitevent(3) wait for various I/O events

Usage

Overview

Releases

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