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.
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Norman H. Cohen
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next prev 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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