Arrow keys with hyperterminal?

mosquito56

 key:=$00
  printstr(string("3.Showsettings"))
    repeat while key==$00
      key:=debug.rx
      hex(key,4)
      waitcnt(clkfreq/10+cnt)

I am using fullduplexserialplus to try to read keystokes from hyperterminal. Works fine but up arrow, down arrow, left arrow and right arrow all return $1B. How do you differencitate the arrow keys?

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Peter Jakacki

These and other function keys send an escape sequence. From TeraTerm with local echo on and debug select (shift ESC) this is what I read:

^[noparse][[/noparse][noparse][[/noparse]D     left arrow = ESC [noparse][[/noparse] D  = $1B,$5B,$44
^[noparse][[/noparse][noparse][[/noparse]C     right arrow
^[noparse][[/noparse][noparse][[/noparse]A     up arrow
^[noparse][[/noparse][noparse][[/noparse]B     down arrow

*Peter*

Post Edited (Peter Jakacki) : 2/29/2008 1:18:06 AM GMT

jazzed

For positioning cursor on terminal based on arrows, use VT100 escape codes.
See: http://pegasus.cs.csubak.edu/Tables_Charts/VT100_Escape_Codes.html

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mosquito56

Peter, thanx works fine.

I am just using the hyperterminal till I wire up my keys. Anyone know of a small keyboard like a phone, up,down,left, right, enter that I can mount on front of t.v.? A row of touchsensitive buttons would work also?

Any ideas? My t.v. has 2 speakers belowl eft and below right with·grill in the middle about 3 inches tall.·Perfect for a keyboard entry system of some sort.

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Perry

For a simple interface like up/down/left/right why not consider a TV remote control.
there are a couple of examples in the object exchange.

Perry

mosquito56

I had thought of that idea but· this is going into an airplane. The thought of hunting a remote at 7,000ft is not a good one. I dropped my coke in a liter·bottle one time on the passenger floor and damn near killed myself trying to get it.

· Hmm, got to thinking. If I could find somewhere to velcro it but I'm supposed to be flying the plane not hunting buttons on a remote. Will give it some thought, good idea though thanx.

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