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- Title: libkb -- an advanced and portable low-level keyboard library
- Version: 0.90
- Entered-date: 23MAR96
- Description: libkb is a free, advanced and portable low-level keyboard
- library for Linux and MSDOS. Allows access to ALL keys and
- ALL key combinations. Also handles Pause key and Control-Break.
- Ideal for games and all applications that want
- total control over the keyboard.
- Practical kbhit()/getkey() like interface for textual input.
- Intelligent signal handling and emercency-exit feature
- to achieve a maximum of robustness.
- Supports virtual terminal switching under Linux.
- Easy to use. Written entirely in C without assembler code.
- Comes with full source, example programs and documentation.
- Works with Linux gcc/Borland C/Watcom C/djgpp.
- Keywords: keyboard, console, terminal, library, game programming
- Author: markus.oberhumer@jk.uni-linz.ac.at (Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer)
- Maintained-by: markus.oberhumer@jk.uni-linz.ac.at (Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer)
- Primary-site: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/libs
- 232kB libkb-0.90.tar.gz
- Alternate-site: ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/libs
- 232kB libkb-0.90.tar.gz
- Alternate-site: ftp://x2ftp.oulu.fi/pub/msdos/programming/libs
- 250kB libkb090.zip
- Alternate-site: ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/msdos/c
- 250kB libkb090.zip
- Platforms: libkb is known to run on the following platforms:
- Linux 1.2.x with gcc
- MSDOS with Borland C v3.1/v4.0 (16 bit)
- MSDOS with djgpp v1 + gcc (32 bit)
- MSDOS with djgpp v2 + gcc (32 bit)
- MSDOS with Watcom C v10.5 (32 bit)
- Copying-policy: Copyrighted but freely distributable.
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