Thread: How to read a character from the screen ?

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    How to read a character from the screen ?

    When I use getch().....
    I can get the character which I inputted, but I want the computer read the character printed on the screen.
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    The answer depends upon what environment you're using. Look into the ncurses library if you're on *nix.
    Jason Deckard

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