What does inkey() return?

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Re: What does inkey() return? [Re: jcl] #409127 10/11/12 22:12 10/11/12 22:12
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,225 Germany / Essen Uhrwerk OP Expert
Uhrwerk OP Expert Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,225 Germany / Essen	Thank you very much for the tip with redefining the struct. That comes in very handy. Maybe you could overload str_cursor with a function that takes an additional var argument and sets the cursor to that position in a future version? Originally Posted By: jcl Yes, inkey and inchar switches off all other key functions - that is mentioned in the manual. Only after inkey/inchar ended you can again use the normal key events and variables. I was aware of this. My point was that the state of the keys is even unavailable one frame after inkey has terminated. Maybe that is a good addendum for the manual. Always learn from history, to be sure you make the same mistakes again...

Re: What does inkey() return? [Re: Uhrwerk] #409128 10/11/12 22:34 10/11/12 22:34
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krial057 Member K Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 101 Luxembourg	Quote: Maybe you could overload str_cursor with a function that takes an additional var argument and sets the cursor to that position in a future version? You could do that by yourself for now: Php Code: void str_cursor(STRING* str, long newpos) { char* pCursorPos = (char*)&newpos; str->pad[4] = pCursorPos[0]; str->pad[5] = pCursorPos[1]; str->pad[6] = pCursorPos[2]; str->pad[7] = pCursorPos[3]; } Last edited by krial057; 10/11/12 22:34.

Re: What does inkey() return? [Re: krial057] #409130 10/11/12 22:56 10/11/12 22:56
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Uhrwerk OP Expert Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,225 Germany / Essen	I have already done this, just a bit different: I copied JCL's redefinition and directly set and return the cursor member of the STRING struct in my str_cursor version. Your workaround looks nice as well. Maybe I'll switch. I was just asking for an officially supported version as manually overriding an engine struct seems a bit dirty to me and I guess the implementation work for JCL would only be marginal. Always learn from history, to be sure you make the same mistakes again...

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