On Sun, Mar 23, 2003 at 04:14:58AM -1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi Everyone -
>
> I remember using the DOS keyboard software interrupt
> in the old, old days to get the scancode, shift/alt/
> ctrl state, the ascii code, etc. from a keystroke.
> I need this information for a cross-os application
> I am trying to write.
>
> Under Perl in Windows, I can still get that
> information via Win32::Console, so I know that
> these data are still alive and well in the
> hardware.
>
> How do I get them in Linux running under X? I've
> looked and looked in CPAN and nothing rings
> a bell...
>
> Aloha => Beau;
>
> PS: Idea for CPAN module name:
>
> Rings::ABell;
If you just want the scan-code -
$ man -k key
dumpkeys
xmodmap
hth,
kent
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