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- KeyPressed 36.1 (30.8.95) Copyright (c) Ralph Seichter
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- DESCRIPTION
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- This tool checks if at least one key of a given list of keys is pressed
- and delivers an appropriate return code, which can be processed in shell
- scripts to trigger any action you like.
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- To give you an idea of what "KeyPressed" can do for you, imagine that
- you have three different startup-sequences around. Number 1 is the one for
- everyday use, the standard startup. Number 2 and 3 are optimized versions
- for special applications. When you want to execute number 2 or 3 on bootup,
- you could boot once without a startup-sequence, then copy the desired file
- over your standard startup (make sure to backup Number 1 first), and then
- reboot your Amiga. Does this sound inconvenient? It is.
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- "KeyPressed" will help you out of your misery. Include the following
- lines somewhere at the beginning of your S:startup-sequence (your standard
- startup file) and copy "KeyPressed" to your C: directory or elsewehere in
- your command path.
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- KeyPressed 64
- IF WARN
- ; KeyPressed reports that the space bar (raw key code 64)
- ; was pressed. Execute alternate startup-sequence number 2.
- Execute S:startup-sequence.2
- EndCLI >NIL:
- Quit
- ENDIF
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- KeyPressed 96 97 99
- IF WARN
- ; The control key (raw key code 99), the left shift key (96)
- ; or the right shift key (97) was pressed. Execute alternate
- ; startup-sequence number 3.
- Execute S:startup-sequence.3
- EndCLI >NIL:
- Quit
- ENDIF
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- As you can see, "KeyPressed" requires a list of decimal raw key codes.
- You can supply as many codes as you wish, but as there is only a fixed
- number of keys on a keyboard, there is a natural limit implied. :)
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- "KeyPressed" will return the code 5 (RETURN_WARN) if at least one of the
- specified key was pressed, and otherwise 0 (RETURN_OK) is returned. Please
- Note that raw key codes are *DIFFERENT* from ASCII codes. Here is a list of
- selected codes common to all Amiga models:
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- Key name Code
- Space bar 64
- Enter (numeric keypad) 67
- Return 68
- F1 - F10 80 - 89
- Help 95
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- For a complete list of the Amiga's raw key codes, please have a look at
- the ROM Kernel Reference Manual "Devices" (section "console.device").
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- COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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- "KeyPressed" is Copyright (c) Ralph Seichter, all rights reserved. You
- have permission to use this tool freely and make as many copies as you
- wish. You *MUST NOT* charge other people for supplying them with copies of
- "KeyPressed". Adding any files to or removing files from the distribution
- archive is *PROHIBITED*.
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- DISCLAIMER
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- THIS MATERIAL IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
- EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
- ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE USE, RESULTS, AND
- PERFORMANCE OF THIS MATERIAL IS ASSUMED BY YOU AND IF THE PRODUCT SHOULD
- PROVE TO BE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY
- SERVICING, REPAIR, OR OTHER REMEDIATION.
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