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DarkBASIC Discussion / Help! How can I use the Function keys within my prog?

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Sam Cruise
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Anyone know if/how I can do this - ie respond to the user pressing the keys?
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cusoi
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It are the scancodes. If I remember it correct it is like this

59=f1
60=f2
61=f3
62=f4....
So you do it like this...
if scancode(59) then blablabla

But it could be 159, 160,161... But I think it was this.

Current project: Earth Chaos, a FPRTS
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Andy Igoe
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increment the number 59 for other F keys.

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EddieRay
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Is there a list of scancodes somewhere in the DB help or some included file? Are the scancodes consistent across different computers with different keyboards (for the common IBM standard AT keys at least)?

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Ed

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EddieRay
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That reminds me of a question I had as well...

If is call INKEY$() and there are two or more keys (like "a" and "z" pressed at the same time, what happens? Does it return "a" on the first call and "z" on the next call, or does it just return the key that was most recently pressed until it is released?

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Ed

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Andy Igoe
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That's why you should use keystate() rather than inkey$() as keystate() will return multiple key presses.

To get the scancode for any given key just temporarily put text 20,20,str$(scancode()) just before your sync, then when you press a key the scancode is displayed and you can use it as in the snippet above... ie: if keystate(13) then

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Andy Igoe
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Oh yeah I missed a question: Scancode is the same across AT keyboards.

I wouldn't know about ATX keyboards - kinda a problem getting IBM XT's to run DB I can tell you that it varies between platforms though as I keep trying to give DB scancodes from the Amiga, grrrrrr!

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Hahaha...well I still use the real-deal IBM AT keyboards on my computers at home. Those things are rock-solid and last forever...

Okay, I'll make myself a cheat-sheet... thanks!
Thanks,

Ed

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Sam Cruise
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Thanks everyone!

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Glennyboy
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A list of scancodes is available on this site:

http://hometown.aol.com/alp29b/default.htm

It's been a great help to me.

*Hold breath and hopes link works okay*
*Clicks "Post Reply"*

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