Re: a ReadKey problem

Which OS are you using? Behavior of the Term varies even in Win32 cmd vs command.com. (added this).. and make sure you are setting binmode... something like so:

ReadMode 3; # stty mode
binmode STDIN, ":raw";
while($key = ReadKey()){
print ord $key;
}
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before you grab a key or you will get funky stuff :)

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Re: Re: a ReadKey problem by Pardus (Pilgrim) on Jan 28, 2003 at 13:58 UTC
Mostly linux, but it should be portable -- but shouldn't ReadKey do OS dependent stuff for me ? -- Jaap Karssenberg \|\| Pardus (Larus)? <pardus@cpan.org> >>>> Zoidberg: So many memories, so many strange fluids gushing out of patients' bodies.... <<<<	[reply]
Re3: a ReadKey problem by bbfu (Curate) on Jan 28, 2003 at 20:43 UTC
It's not really OS dependant, actually. It depends on the terminal / terminal emulator you're using. Term::ReadKey is more low-level, and assumes you will figure out what terminal-type the user has and interpret accordingly. Perhaps you should look at the source of Term::Readline::Perl to see how it handles multi-char escape sequences, as it uses a similar system as you, with the hashes and all. bbfu Black flowers blossum Fearless on my breath	[reply]