> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Ebert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
...
> I'm pretty sure there is a 'soft' character you can enqueue
> to change the
> backlight. vBacklightChr sounds right to me. (I say 'soft'
> because it
> does not correspond to a physical key, instead it's
> psuedo-generated on
> some platforms by holding down the power switch for a while.
> Note that
> holding down the power switch for a while will not
> necessarily enqueu a
> vBacklightChr on all devices, nor will all devices
> necessarily respond to
> enqueing a vBacklightChr by toggling the backlight!)
>
> So the 'right' answer here is don't use this routines,
> because you don't
> need them. Let the OS handle that stuff instead. (yes, yes,
> I can hear
> the chorus already)
>
> --Bob
>
>
Having a char to -change- the state of the backlight
is useless unless you have some way to know what the
state currently is.
If there are a pair of chars to -set- the state of
the backlight, that would be not so bad (although it
would still be nice to be able to determine the
current state somehow...)
--
-Richard M. Hartman
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186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
