sensing keyboard and mouse?

[arun]

I want to interrupt something, when the user presses a key, or clicks
the mouse. The only solution for the keyboard I could come with, seems
overkill:


a=0
th=Thread.new {loop{a=STDIN.getc}}
loop do
a=0
sleep (1)
if a==0
puts "nothing pressed"
else
puts "key pressed"
end
end

Also, it requires that I press the Enter key... I would be very
grateful, if you could show me a better way.

Arun

 

[Ari Brown]

I want to interrupt something, when the user presses a key, or clicks
the mouse. The only solution for the keyboard I could come with, seems
overkill:


a=0
th=Thread.new {loop{a=STDIN.getc}}
loop do
a=0
sleep (1)
if a==0
puts "nothing pressed"
else
puts "key pressed"
end
end

Also, it requires that I press the Enter key... I would be very
grateful, if you could show me a better way.

Arun

Check out the termios library - and the HighLine gem.

Sorry if it's brief, I have to run!
Ari
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