Turbo Vision Installation Handbook : Basics : Keyboard
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1.4. Keyboard

In the library, ncurses functions are used to perform keyboard input.

Under FreeBSD: Alt-key sequences aren't currently supported. You can emulate them with Esc-key combinations (see below).

Under Linux: Alt-key combinations are usable only when you run the library from the system console. In this mode the library can detect the state of Alt, Ctrl and Shift keys, so combinations like kbCtrlLeft are possible.

To perform an Alt-key emulation you can press Esc followed by the required letter key within 0.4 seconds (see system.cc for further details). For example to generate Alt-X press Esc X. To generate Esc press it once and wait 0.4 seconds or press it twice.


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