Thread: pressing keys

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    pressing keys

    im considering making a cheezy game in c++ and was wondering how i would go about adding key press events to my code
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    Mean something like getch() (look up your help files)?

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    Hey!!! Two things:
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    First, it's Stephen.
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    Smile

    Why don´t you try to catch the signals from your keyboard?
    Depending on the platform you're intending to code, you could use the bios functions and of course, some assembly code...
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