afsidbb@cidsv01.cid.aes.doe.CA (11/29/90)
I'm writing a curses program and I want to make use of function keys
for opening sub_windows etc. I've read our manuals on curses, and
they explain everything but interpreting function keys. Here is a
rough example of my program;
main()
{
slk_init();
initscr();
slk_set(1,"Menu",1);
slk_set(2,"Help",1);
keypad(stdscr,TRUE);
help=subwin(stdscr,15,60,5,10);
menu=subwin(stdscr,20,20,2,30);
cbreak();
draw_screen();
check_fkey();
.
.
.
endwin();
}
int check_fkey()
{
int fkey;
fkey=mvwgetch(stdscr,1,1);
switch(fkey)
{
case KEY_F(1):
menu_screen();
break;
case KEY_F(2):
help_screen();
break;
default:
mvaddstr(stdscr,1,1," Key unrecognized");
break;
}
wrefresh(stdscr);
}
I always get 'Key unrecognized' when I run this.
Questions:
- Do I have to check every character I read to see if it's a
function key, or can it trap it as a signal ?
- Why doesn't it work ??
I'd appreciate any suggestions/examples you can send my way.
Thanks
Doug
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