Blocking key-input with timeout?
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Is there a way to do this? GetKey is blocking, but there's no timeout. GetKeyWait_OS can be made blocking but it's timeout parameter means integer seconds, so I can't set it to 500ms. I tried installing a timer whose handler function was using GetKey function, but it didn't work
I would suggest making a loop that would check for both keypresses with a non-blocking input routine (probably the best would be to poll the hardware registers), and timer expiration, and it would terminate with success if a key was pressed, and with failure if it timed out. I'd also suggest checking WikiPrizm for some useful timer/getkey routines that would make this easier Smile
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Yes, it's possible, but it's a pain using a loop like that. CPU would work a lot totally unnecessary.
balping wrote:
Yes, it's possible, but it's a pain using a loop like that. CPU would work a lot totally unnecessary.


... But if it's just going to be a blocking GetKey routine that doesn't otherwise allow execution to happen, is there any problem with that?
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