key press and key release

does anyone know how to detect a key press and a key release. for example, i
need to know when the up arrow key is held down and when it is released. can
anyone help. thank you.

Will <will@oohwill.com> wrote:

does anyone know how to detect a key press and a key release. for example, i
need to know when the up arrow key is held down and when it is released. can
anyone help. thank you.

A good example can be found at ftp.qnx.com, username anonymous

look for /usr/free/qnx4/photon/util/EventWatch.tgz

regards,
Tom

Thomas Emberson <temberson@softwareremodeling.com> wrote:
: Will <will@oohwill.com> wrote:
:> does anyone know how to detect a key press and a key release. for example, i
:> need to know when the up arrow key is held down and when it is released. can
:> anyone help. thank you.

: A good example can be found at ftp.qnx.com, username anonymous

: look for /usr/free/qnx4/photon/util/EventWatch.tgz

The docs for PhKeyEvent_t (in the QNX 6.2 docs) might help, too. You can
find them at:

http://www.qnx.com/developer/docs/momentics_nc_docs/photon/lib_ref/ph/phkeyevent_t.html


Steve Reid stever@qnx.com
TechPubs (Technical Publications)
QNX Software Systems

do you have any examples where it is used. thank you.

Steve Reid wrote:

Thomas Emberson <> temberson@softwareremodeling.com> > wrote:
: Will <> will@oohwill.com> > wrote:
:> does anyone know how to detect a key press and a key release. for example, i
:> need to know when the up arrow key is held down and when it is released. can
:> anyone help. thank you.

: A good example can be found at ftp.qnx.com, username anonymous

: look for /usr/free/qnx4/photon/util/EventWatch.tgz

The docs for PhKeyEvent_t (in the QNX 6.2 docs) might help, too. You can
find them at:

http://www.qnx.com/developer/docs/momentics_nc_docs/photon/lib_ref/ph/phkeyevent_t.html


Steve Reid > stever@qnx.com
TechPubs (Technical Publications)
QNX Software Systems

Will <will@oohwill.com> wrote:
: do you have any examples where it is used. thank you.

There’s an example of emitting a key event in the Events chapter of the
Photon Programmer’s Guide in the same part of the website.


Steve Reid stever@qnx.com
TechPubs (Technical Publications)
QNX Software Systems