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.