button mapping

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cloned (Posted 2006) [#1]

i am working on some button mapping functions does GetChar() actualy return the KeyCode number or the ascii number?

(tu) ENAY (Posted 2006) [#2]

I use GetChar(), I'm 99% sure it returns the ascii, hence as in get 'char' (character). So nope, doubt you can use it properly to map buttons too.

Dreamora (Posted 2006) [#3]

You won't use the KeyCode normally anyway. Reason is that if you map stuff like +- etc with keycode it will break on notebooks etc normally quite badly

cloned (Posted 2006) [#4]

then what should i use to button map the keyboard, because i know different countries have different lay out of buttons

Raz (Posted 2006) [#5]

Im currently using the waitkey() command, this obviously halts the program though so I am not too sure if i will keep it for the final release as it won't look all that great.