SYNOPSIS

#include <vga.h>

int vga_getkey(void);

DESCRIPTION

Read a character from the keyboard without waiting; returns zero if no key pressed and the ASCII value otherwise. This function must not be used in raw keyboard mode. In this situation use keyboard_getstate(3) or keyboard_keypressed(3) instead.

AUTHOR

This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <[email protected]>. The exact source of the referenced function as well as of the original documentation is unknown.

It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due to Harm Hanemaayer <[email protected]>.

Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections to this first version of the svgalib manual.