Re: A86: keyboard input problem/question [reposted]

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Subject: Re: A86: keyboard input problem/question [reposted]
From: "Stephen Horne" <SHorne@Erols.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 12:40:45 -0500
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Thanks, that's a good idea.. but what's debouncing? :-) I guess I could just
check for those keys seperately too.



>
>that sounds like you need to debounce it.  i'm not exactly sure how to
>fix this, but try putting in a small delay after you check the key.  i
>think what you want is to wait for the key to be down for a certain
>amount of time before it counts as being down and the same for when it's
>released.  that way, if it's down for less than that, ignore it.
>
>-josh
>
>On Tue, 5 Jan 1999 13:15:15 -0500 "Stephen Horne" <SHorne@Erols.com>
>writes:
>>
>>
>>I am trying to make an input routine which can determine the current
>>status
>>of the keyboard without pausing the keyboard. This is necessary in
>>the
>>program I am making -- I want there to be a blinking cursor (not the
>>default
>>system one.)
>>
>>The algorithm I made so far works pretty well (except for the
>>repetition of
>>characters -- I think I can fix that pretty easily, though,) however,
>>when
>>you press Y it will show "YZYZYZYZYYZZYZ" etc and if you press Z, it
>>shows
>>"Z Z ZZZ  Z  Z    Z" etc. Does anyone know how to fix this?
>>