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From: ad904 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (William Lachance)
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Subject: Re: Little problem with Allegro(Wath a library!!)(What Genius!!) related with keyboard!!
Date: 13 Jun 1996 19:16:54 GMT
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Galileo 6 (usuario AT casiopea DOT adi DOT uam DOT es) writes:
> Hi reader!!
> I've another little problem with allegro.
> 
> I use at the same time getch() function and the keyb interrupt handler.
> In the docs I've read that keyboard_install uses keyb interrupts too.
> Question:
> Can I still use my old getch() based functions or:
> 	1	Must I exit allegro's keyb functions...
> 	2	Must I use Keypressed().
> 
> Thanks!!


You should, if you don't initialise the keyboard buffer. Although,
I must say, Allegro's keyboard routines are vastly superior to
that getch() crap, and converting your code shouldn't be all that
hard..
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Bill Lachance
billl AT synapse DOT net