Скачать TPKBD 1.0 - A Keyboard Input Unit

08.07.1991
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If you are like me, you often write programs that use "special" keys like the arrow keys, function keys, etc., but the way these keys are implemented seems frustrating; first you have to read a null character, then do another read, and you have keep track of what code means what. This detracts from the readability of the program and disrupts your flow of thought. Or maybe you'd like to read numbers from the keyboard but not have to worry about trapping errors in input to avoid a fatal "Invalid numeric format" error or check to see if the number typed is in the range you want it. Or maybe you'd like to have a better input routine than ReadLn to input a string. This unit tackles all those problems, and a few others to enable you to write programs that contain clean, good-looking, error-free input.

Whether or not you send a donation, any feedback you have on this unit is certainly welcome, and I will try to correct any bugs reported, although I think I have tested it thoroughly enough that almost all the bugs are gone (I have tested it quite extensively and used it in several programs of mine). More than anything, I would like to hear how this unit works with unusual setups, like computers with keystroke buffer extenders or other such things. I will gladly answer any questions as soon as I can. If you have access to electronic mail, you can reach me faster at

tswingle@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu or swingle@duce.cs.ohiou.edu.

This unit is still undergoing rigorous testing, and bug reports (if any, hopefully there are none) will be coming in as time goes by, so contact me to see if there have been any updates, if this unit interests you!