Message-ID:	<3593D15F.73612C84@cue.satnet.net>
Date:	Fri, 26 Jun 1998 11:50:50 -0500
From:	"Ronald Patiño Galarza" <logan AT cue DOT satnet DOT net>
MIME-Version:	1.0
To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Ronald Patino's problem with Allegro's keyboard handler and
References:	<199806252356 DOT AAA12406 AT sable DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk>

George, thanks for your help i tried runnig the program whit the menu
option , and i handn't
any problem with RHIDE.

thank you.

George Foot wrote:

> On 25 Jun 98 at 16:44, Ronald Patino G. wrote:
>
> > Hi , can somebody tell me if I am using the Allegro keyboard
> > routine properly, this is the code i wrote if somebody can point
> > out my mystake i would apreciate it.
>
> Your code looks fine, as far as the keyboard routines are concerned.
> You ought to check the return value from set_gfx_mode, technically,
> in case it fails, so that you can tell the user gracefully.  Also
> note that 640x400 is a slightly odd resolution; it's probably better
> to use more standard resolutions in test programs.
>
> >   After running this , when i return to RHIDE the keyboard doesn't
> > work at all, any key i press either the cursor  goes left or right
> > or pops up any of the dialog boxes of RHIDE
>
> Did you use Ctrl-F9 to run the program?  I don't use RHIDE, so
> haven't tested this theory, but perhaps when you run the program and
> Allegro takes over the keyboard, the BIOS doesn't notice that the
> Ctrl key is released, and so when the Allegro program exits and
> returns control to the BIOS handler it thinks that you're still
> holding down the Ctrl key.  Consequently, when you press other keys
> RHIDE thinks you're using keyboard shortcuts.
>
> Try pressing and releasing the Ctrl keys after running the Allegro
> program.  Also try choosing the `Run' option from the menu, either
> with the mouse or keyboard.
>
> --
> george DOT foot AT merton DOT oxford DOT ac DOT uk

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