NAME

       keyboard_init, keyboard_init_return_fd - initialize the keyboard to raw mode

SYNOPSIS

       #include <vgakeyboard.h>

       int keyboard_init(void);
       int keyboard_init_return_fd(void);

DESCRIPTION

       These  routines  initialize  the keyboard to raw mode. No ASCII codes are produced, instead svgalib keeps
       track of each single keypress or depress.  The return_fd version  returns  the  file  descriptor  of  the
       console device to allow you to do further tricks with it (though it is unclear which).  The other version
       just returns 0 if successful.  Both return -1 on error.

       keyboard_close(3) returns to normal operation.

       When  in  raw  keyboard  mode  you  can  no  longer  use  vga_getch(3)  or vga_getkey(3) but you must use
       keyboard_getstate(3) or keyboard_keypressed(3).

       Depending on the setting of keyboard_translatekeys(3) even in raw mode a <Ctrl>-C will  cause  a  SIGINT.
       In any case svgalib will check for <Alt>-F1 - <Alt>-F10 and perform console switches accordingly.

SEE ALSO

       svgalib(7),    vgagl(7),   libvga.config(5),   keytest(6),   eventtest(6),   keyboard_seteventhandler(3),
       keyboard_close(3),  keyboard_update(3),  keyboard_waitforupdate(3),   keyboard_setdefaulteventhandler(3),
       keyboard_getstate(3),    keyboard_clearstate(3),    keyboard_translatekeys(3),    keyboard_keypressed(3),
       vga_waitevent(3)

AUTHOR

       This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de>. The  exact  source  of  the
       referenced function as well as of the original documentation is unknown.

       It   is   very   likely   that   both   are   at  least  to  some  extent  are  due  to  Harm  Hanemaayer
       <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>.

       Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the original author  and  will  happily
       accept any additions or corrections to this first version of the svgalib manual.

Svgalib (>= 1.2.11)                               27 July 1997                                  keyboard_init(3)