Would it be possible to extend the keys passed to a cobol program.
We can actually get access to a Ctrl Left Mouse key or a Alt Right Dbl click which do seem somewhat esoteric - considering we don't get access to a Shifted left key or a Ctrl right key or a Alt key up. These are equally valid keys.
Similarly would it be possible to get access to the same keys tested for in accept omitted -
IF the accept field was only 1 character in size. Home/End/Insert/Delete/Backspace would have no meaning in such cases and could be passed as normal instead of having some function in editing a multi character field.
The mouse function certainly seems to have taken precedence over the keyboard nowadays.
can't remember when I last did a Alt right double click. whereas a shifted left key seems somewhat normal.
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If I remember correctly then things like modifier and positioning functions are at least partially consumed by screenio for "special" things.
If you did not run it yet - please checkout the manual testsuite which works as in "now do ABC and tell me if XYZ did happen"; I think all of the "special" things are showcased this way. The manual testsuite is also quite useful when testing a curses library.
New specialized things like those may be reserved for purposes like that.
Other things can be added as new keys - we primary would need someone that comes up with a clean list of keys and their function codes for COBOL and their curses macros to be checked. You possibly are the missing piece ;-)
In any case: Does the CALL routine for "get me a key" resolve the ones you want?
Last edit: Simon Sobisch 2021-12-31
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Certainly the 'getch' routine that Carl Goldin gave me gives me all the normal, shift, Ctl & Alt centrepad keys as well as the same for the normal characterset.
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Hi David,
It is not clear to me if the following may be of interest in your case but if instead of anACCEPT OMITTED you perform anACCEPT of a single byte field (even a "dummy" field) with the WITH AUTO-SKIP option, then you can detect also the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys testing the content of a CRT STATUS field.
Last edit: Eugenio Di Lorenzo 2022-01-02
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Yes Eugenio, it's just that I thought that since the compiler knows how long the field being accepted is - then IF it was a single char in size then the backspace, left, right, home & end insert & delete keys are irrelevant & could be passed thru.
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Would it be possible to extend the keys passed to a cobol program.
We can actually get access to a Ctrl Left Mouse key or a Alt Right Dbl click which do seem somewhat esoteric - considering we don't get access to a Shifted left key or a Ctrl right key or a Alt key up. These are equally valid keys.
Similarly would it be possible to get access to the same keys tested for in accept omitted -
IF the accept field was only 1 character in size. Home/End/Insert/Delete/Backspace would have no meaning in such cases and could be passed as normal instead of having some function in editing a multi character field.
The mouse function certainly seems to have taken precedence over the keyboard nowadays.
can't remember when I last did a Alt right double click. whereas a shifted left key seems somewhat normal.
If I remember correctly then things like modifier and positioning functions are at least partially consumed by screenio for "special" things.
If you did not run it yet - please checkout the manual testsuite which works as in "now do ABC and tell me if XYZ did happen"; I think all of the "special" things are showcased this way. The manual testsuite is also quite useful when testing a curses library.
New specialized things like those may be reserved for purposes like that.
Other things can be added as new keys - we primary would need someone that comes up with a clean list of keys and their function codes for COBOL and their curses macros to be checked. You possibly are the missing piece ;-)
In any case: Does the CALL routine for "get me a key" resolve the ones you want?
Last edit: Simon Sobisch 2021-12-31
Certainly the 'getch' routine that Carl Goldin gave me gives me all the normal, shift, Ctl & Alt centrepad keys as well as the same for the normal characterset.
Sure, what about
CBL_READ_KBD_CHAR?Never tried it - wouldn't know how.
Hi David,
It is not clear to me if the following may be of interest in your case but if instead of an
ACCEPT OMITTEDyou perform anACCEPTof a single byte field (even a "dummy" field) with theWITH AUTO-SKIPoption, then you can detect also the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys testing the content of aCRT STATUSfield.Last edit: Eugenio Di Lorenzo 2022-01-02
Yes Eugenio, it's just that I thought that since the compiler knows how long the field being accepted is - then IF it was a single char in size then the backspace, left, right, home & end insert & delete keys are irrelevant & could be passed thru.