wtwolfe@hubcap.clemson.edu (Bill Wolfe) (05/23/89)
Dik T. Winter (dik@cwi.nl) and I have been discussing via e-mail
the standardization of user input signals, and I came up with
a 9X proposal for general discussion:
o Have one generic standard I/O package for 8-bit character sets,
and another generic for 16-bit character sets, which could then
be instantiated for the appropriate character set.
o Have one 16-bit and one 24-bit standard character set which
serve to represent the concept "User Input Signal". If the
particular value of the User Input Signal is, for example,
an arrow key or a mouse button, then the program can react
to that signal and loop back for the next one. If the signal
isn't a control signal, then a type conversion can be done to
convert the signal into a standard CHARACTER for storage. A
User_Input_Signal could also be stored directly if desired.
Comments, anyone?
Bill Wolfe, wtwolfe@hubcap.clemson.edu