clayc@uunet.uu.net (Clay Calhoun) (06/28/90)
Hi,
I've a user here who wants to implement a "Terminate and Stay Resident"
type application on a Unix box. Here's the situation:
1. He has an "off-the-shelf" application that he's using. No
source code available. If his "chosen key sequence isn't
entered - then the input gets passed to the application and
the TSR continues to listen.
2. He wants to develop an application to run in the background,
capture his input - and perform "something" if a certain key
combination is received.
My dilema is, I'm not sure which application will be controlling the
I/O. If he starts his "TSR" and shoves it in the background - will
it still have access to the I/O coming from the keyboard once he
starts the application he wants to use?
I'm lost.
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Cheers,
clay
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