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Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 15:20:47 +0400
From: Dim Zegebart <zager AT post DOT comstar DOT ru>
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To: New6ie <new6ie AT aol DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Send keycodes TO the computer?
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New6ie wrote:

> Hiya,
>
>   I'm working on a dos program, using allegro's keyboard routines.  I've
> studied the example given by Shawn Hargreaves on getting input FROM the
> keyboard, but I'd like to send a keycode from my program...Here's why:   I'd
> like my dos program to be able to minimize itself to the win95 taskbar.  If you
> type Alt+Esc, it minimizes itself very nicely.  So how can I get my program to
> send the same signals as manually pressing Alt+Esc?

I'm not sure ... but try simulate_keypress() from Allegro API
Overwise, you should try lib (something about doswin, sorry I don't remember the
axact name) which floating in our NG
to be able to put msg in your dos-bix window queue.


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