From: "Damian Yerrick" <NOSP AT Musenet@pineight.8m.com>
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"finding" <finding AT bigfoot DOT com> wrote in message
news:80k5uc$40u3 AT imsp212 DOT netvigator DOT com...
> I would like to increase a value of a variable when the key is pressing.
> decrease the value while the key is not pressing.
>
> Could anyone tell me how to do it in Allegro.
> thx!

install_keyboard(); /* should be called before doing this */


while(!done)
{
  if(key[KEY_RIGHT])
    x++;
  else
    x--;
}