1keyboard_init(3)              Svgalib User Manual             keyboard_init(3)
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NAME

6       keyboard_init, keyboard_init_return_fd - initialize the keyboard to raw
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SYNOPSIS

10       #include <vgakeyboard.h>
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12       int keyboard_init(void);
13       int keyboard_init_return_fd(void);
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DESCRIPTION

17       These routines initialize the keyboard to raw mode. No ASCII codes  are
18       produced,  instead  svgalib  keeps  track  of  each  single keypress or
19       depress.  The return_fd version returns the file descriptor of the con‐
20       sole  device  to  allow  you to do further tricks with it (though it is
21       unclear which).  The other version just returns 0 if successful.   Both
22       return -1 on error.
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24       keyboard_close(3) returns to normal operation.
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26       When  in  raw  keyboard  mode  you  can  no  longer use vga_getch(3) or
27       vga_getkey(3) but you must use  keyboard_getstate(3)  or  keyboard_key‐
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30       Depending  on the setting of keyboard_translatekeys(3) even in raw mode
31       a <Ctrl>-C will cause a SIGINT.  In any case  svgalib  will  check  for
32       <Alt>-F1 - <Alt>-F10 and perform console switches accordingly.
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SEE ALSO

36       svgalib(7),  vgagl(7), libvga.config(5), keytest(6), eventtest(6), key‐
37       board_seteventhandler(3), keyboard_close(3),  keyboard_update(3),  key‐
38       board_waitforupdate(3),     keyboard_setdefaulteventhandler(3),    key‐
39       board_getstate(3),  keyboard_clearstate(3),  keyboard_translatekeys(3),
40       keyboard_keypressed(3), vga_waitevent(3)
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AUTHOR

44       This  manual  page  was  edited by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-
45       essen.de>. The exact source of the referenced function as  well  as  of
46       the original documentation is unknown.
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48       It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due to Harm
49       Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>.
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51       Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused  by  the
52       original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections to
53       this first version of the svgalib manual.
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57Svgalib (>= 1.2.11)              27 July 1997                 keyboard_init(3)
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