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RiscUtils/!RuInstall/Install/!Help/Help/Text/Help/Key-Num
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| Filename: | RiscUtils/!RuInstall/Install/!Help/Help/Text/Help/Key-Num |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 058D bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
Check_KeyboardNumber : This command works along the same lines as the 'Check_KeyboardState' and 'Check_MouseState' commands (see the 'Key-Stat' and 'Mouse-Stat' Helpfiles). It enables the user to find out what (if any) key is being pressed on the keyboard at the time the command is issued.Useful for intelligent Run file's. E.g. While Booting, press 'i' to Run Impression, 'a' for Artworks etc. Or before loading Edit, hold down 'F' to load flasher as well. If no key is pressed, only Edit is loaded. Using the command : The command has no parameters, once issued it simply sets a variable. The command provided is : Check_KeyBoardNumber When issued the variable KeyBoardNumber is set to a certain number, depending on the state of the keyboard. To get to grips with the command easliy, run the files KeyNum1, and Num-Con, in the Directory RISCutils.User_Area.Demo's. The command can be used as so: (E.g. in boot sequences) Run ADFS::HardDisc4.$.!Tools.FILES.!RISCutils Check_KeyBoardNumber IF keyboardNumber=�-113� Then Run ADFS::HardDisc4.$.!Games.Files.!Star3000 IF keyboardNumber=�-243� Then Run ADFS::HardDisc4.$.!DTP.Packages.!Publish+ To activate the component simply run 'RISCutils', with the 'Check_KeyboardNumber' option in RISCutil's !Run file set to 'Y'. To de-activate it run the file RISCutils.User_Area.Files.Remove, and run 'RISCutils', with the 'Check_KeyboardNumber' option set to 'N.'
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Then Run | 00000410 41 44 46 53 3a 3a 48 61 72 64 44 69 73 63 34 2e |ADFS::HardDisc4.| 00000420 24 2e 21 47 61 6d 65 73 2e 46 69 6c 65 73 2e 21 |$.!Games.Files.!| 00000430 53 74 61 72 33 30 30 30 0a 49 46 20 6b 65 79 62 |Star3000.IF keyb| 00000440 6f 61 72 64 4e 75 6d 62 65 72 3d 94 2d 32 34 33 |oardNumber=.-243| 00000450 95 20 54 68 65 6e 20 52 75 6e 20 41 44 46 53 3a |. Then Run ADFS:| 00000460 3a 48 61 72 64 44 69 73 63 34 2e 24 2e 21 44 54 |:HardDisc4.$.!DT| 00000470 50 2e 50 61 63 6b 61 67 65 73 2e 21 50 75 62 6c |P.Packages.!Publ| 00000480 69 73 68 2b 0a 0a 54 6f 20 61 63 74 69 76 61 74 |ish+..To activat| 00000490 65 20 74 68 65 20 63 6f 6d 70 6f 6e 65 6e 74 20 |e the component | 000004a0 73 69 6d 70 6c 79 20 72 75 6e 20 27 52 49 53 43 |simply run 'RISC| 000004b0 75 74 69 6c 73 27 2c 20 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 |utils', with the| 000004c0 20 27 43 68 65 63 6b 5f 4b 65 79 62 6f 61 72 64 | 'Check_Keyboard| 000004d0 4e 75 6d 62 65 72 27 20 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 20 69 |Number' option i| 000004e0 6e 20 52 49 53 43 75 74 69 6c 27 73 20 21 52 75 |n RISCutil's !Ru| 000004f0 6e 20 66 69 6c 65 20 73 65 74 20 74 6f 20 27 59 |n file set to 'Y| 00000500 27 2e 20 54 6f 20 64 65 2d 61 63 74 69 76 61 74 |'. To de-activat| 00000510 65 20 69 74 20 72 75 6e 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 6c |e it run the fil| 00000520 65 20 52 49 53 43 75 74 69 6c 73 2e 55 73 65 72 |e RISCutils.User| 00000530 5f 41 72 65 61 2e 46 69 6c 65 73 2e 52 65 6d 6f |_Area.Files.Remo| 00000540 76 65 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 72 75 6e 20 27 52 49 53 |ve, and run 'RIS| 00000550 43 75 74 69 6c 73 27 2c 20 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 |Cutils', with th| 00000560 65 20 27 43 68 65 63 6b 5f 4b 65 79 62 6f 61 72 |e 'Check_Keyboar| 00000570 64 4e 75 6d 62 65 72 27 20 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 20 |dNumber' option | 00000580 73 65 74 20 74 6f 20 27 4e 2e 27 0a 0a |set to 'N.'..| 0000058d
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