earleh@dartvax.UUCP (05/19/87)
Upon reconsideration, I realized that my previous posting on this
subject may have been a little harsh. Here is a toned-down version, and
a little more explanation. Also, thanks to the kind soul who told me
the keycodes.
It seems to me that the actual factual content of the IM has gone
down since the "Phonebook", or "Promotional Edition". I realize there
is a lot more material to cover now, but I am unrealistic enough to
expect the information density of these manuals to increase, rather
than decrease, particularly since they are for the present the only
source of information. I must admit that I became a little peaved at
the first response to my question:
me: "What are the key codes?"
response: "Well, for $20 you can join ADPA, and then you can buy IM5, or
you can wait for the appropriate TechNote to appear at your
site..."
Perhaps I was a little unfair with this person, but it would have
been easy for him to say: "Oh, and by the way, the keycodes are..."
That's what I would have done. I also would appreciate it if the folks
at Apple would at least admit that holding down the shift key
invalidates the function of the cursor keys on the Mac+. Apple still
sells the Mac Plus, as far as I know. Wouldn't this be a good thing
to include in the owner's manual or in advertisements for the product?
Thanks again.
Earle
--
Don't tread on me. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\><>'
The irascible one.
Earle R. Horton, H.B. 8000, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755jww@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU (Joel West) (05/20/87)
In article <6244@dartvax.UUCP>, earleh@dartvax.UUCP (Earle R. Horton) writes: > me: "What are the key codes?" > response: "Well, for $20 you can join ADPA, and then you can buy IM5, or > you can wait for the appropriate TechNote to appear at your > site..." This might have been me. If so, maybe it was flip. On the other hand, sometimes I get pissed at all the people who expect others to do their reading for them (in my opinion, anyone who doesn't own or have access to Inside Mac and the tech notes isn't serious about programming the mac.) so I offer pointers on where to find the information. But the real reason, in this case, is that I can't decipher what IM V says without a real machine in front of me to play around. Maybe my reading comprehension is poor. -- Joel West {ucbvax,ihnp4}!sdcsvax!jww (ihnp4!gould9!joel if I ever fix news) jww@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu if you must
tecot@apple.UUCP (Ed Tecot) (05/21/87)
Okay, okay... Here are the new character codes and keycodes in hexadecimal. We STRONGLY recommend you use the character code except when it is ambiguous. Key Character Code Key Code Escape 1B 35 Left Arrow 1C 7B Right Arrow 1D 7C Up Arrow 1E 7E Down Arrow 1F 7D * 2A 43 + 2B 45 / 2F 4B = 4D 51 Note that these are the codes you will receive in the event message. If you are building hardware, some of these codes are different, so don't rely on these values for anything else. All other codes are (unless I forgot something) the same as on the Mac Plus. _emt