From: jsa@alexandria (Jon S Anthony)
Subject: Re: How do I make HOTKEYS in ADA?
Date: 1996/10/16
Date: 1996-10-16T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <JSA.96Oct16192557@alexandria> (raw)
In-Reply-To: JSA.96Oct8161800@alexandria
In article <32626229.7C51@watson.ibm.com> "Norman H. Cohen" <ncohen@watson.ibm.com> writes:
> 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.
Um, that's using tasking, right? Which was my point (needs tasking or
ATC, go back and check...).
/Jon
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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
1996-10-16 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony [this message]
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