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From: "Norman H. Cohen" <ncohen@watson.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: How do I make HOTKEYS in ADA?
Date: 1996/10/14
Date: 1996-10-14T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <32626229.7C51@watson.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: JSA.96Oct8161800@alexandria


Jon S Anthony wrote:

> Well, yes, but I didn't read that as acceptable either.  What you are
> suggesting is some sort of "loop based scenario".  But this could
> cause odd and unacceptable timing skews: check for character.  Nothing
> at this moment.  Drop to next part of loop.  Do this work (might take
> a while).  Mean time user is hitting key wondering what the #@&% is
> wrong.  Finally get back to check for character...

Let a separate task poll for key presses.

-- 
Norman H. Cohen
mailto:ncohen@watson.ibm.com
http://www.research.ibm.com/people/n/ncohen




  parent reply	other threads:[~1996-10-14  0:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1996-10-05  0:00 How do I make HOTKEYS in ADA? Randy Kosarik
1996-10-07  0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1996-10-08  0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-10-10  0:00   ` Keith Thompson
1996-10-10  0:00     ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-10-11  0:00       ` Robert Dewar
1996-10-11  0:00       ` Randy Kosarik
1996-10-15  0:00         ` John Herro
1996-10-11  0:00   ` Jon S Anthony
1996-10-14  0:00   ` Norman H. Cohen [this message]
1996-10-16  0:00   ` Jon S Anthony
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