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Mario Donick

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More options 4 Jul, 16:36

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From: Mario Donick <mario.don...@gmail.com>

Date: 04 Jul 2008 15:36:44 GMT

Local: Fri 4 Jul 2008 16:36

Subject: Re: Accessing ESC key in FreePascal

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Am Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:56:15 +0200 schrieb Michal Bielinski:

> On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:01:39 +0200, Mario Donick
> <mario.don...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I wait for a keyevent with GetKeyEvent. Afterwards, I process it with
>> TranslateKeyEvent and KeyEventToString, for example:

> No point in using KeyEventToString to identify keys. It creates
> overhead. GetKeyEventCode is all you need.

Hmmm, okay. I will try to rewrite my input routines that way.

> Note that under Unix escape still needs to be pressed twice to be read.

Is this intended or a bug? If intended: by Linux or by FreePascal? Is
there a way to deal with this, except telling the player that he has to
press ESC twice?

I already see the complaints of Krice (although he might not use Unix):
"Why do I have to press ESC twice? Are you retarded?" ;-)

Thank you for the hints :)

Mario Donick

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