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   Lawrence D'Oliveiro to All   
   Re: Screen management in C   
   31 Dec 24 05:13:54   
   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:06:10 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
      
   > One could create a loop around smg$read_keystroke, replace all   
   > smg$read_string call with lots of application code,   
   > open multiple virtual keyboards to multiple terminals (input device is   
   > an argument), use smg$read_keystroke with a timeout and try multiple   
   > virtual keyboards.   
      
   That’s why a poll/select-type architecture would be much, much simpler.   
      
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