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keytest(6)		       Svgalib User Manual		      keytest(6)

NAME
     keytest - tests the svgalib raw keyboard functions

SYNOPSIS
     keytest

DESCRIPTION
     A	program  to  test  the low-level keyboard interface. This uses basic VGA
     functionality (or an svga mode you specify). Works only in 256 color modes.

     Cursor keys or keypad <1>, <2>, <3>, <4>, <5>, <6>, <7>, <8>, and <9>  move
     the  cursor.   Keypad <0> or <Enter> changes color.  <Q> or <Ctrl>-C quits.
     (autoquit after 60 seconds).

     Note that the svgalib diagonal <7>, <9>, <1>, and <3> keypad keys emulation
     is flawed in that it emulates the vertical/horizontal keys. If one of these
     is pressed too, it's release confuses svgalib.

     The top pixel line shows a blue pixel for each key which is reported to  be
     pressed.

     You  can  set  a  videomode  to use by setting the environment variable SV-
     GALIB_DEFAULT_MODE to a number (see vgatest for a list) or  a  string  like
     G0x1x2  where you replace 0 with desired x resolution, 1 with the desired y
     rez, and 2 with the desired number of colors (2, 16, 256,	32K,  64K,  16M,
     16M4). Again, only certain choices are available, see vgatest for a list.

     In case nothing is selected, G320x200x256 is choosen.

     This demo is part of svgalib and can be found in the demos/ subdirectory of
     the original svgalib distribution. However, it is not installed in the sys-
     tem  by  default,	s.t. it is unclear where you can find it if your svgalib
     was installed by some linux distribution. Even then, when you have the demo
     on your system, you probably won't have the sources s.t. it is only of lim-
     ited use for you.

     In case of any such problem, simply get an svgalib  distribution  from  the
     net. You even don't need to install it. Just make in the demos/ subdirecty.
     As  of this writing, svgalib-1.2.12.tar.gz is the latest version and can be
     retrieved by  ftp	from  sunsite.unc.edu  at  /pub/Linux/libs/graphics  and
     tsx-11.mit.edu  at /pub/linux/sources/libs which will most probably be mir-
     rored by a site close to you.

SEE ALSO
     svgalib(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5),  threed(6),  accel(6),  bg_test(6),
     eventtest(6),    forktest(6),    fun(6),	 mousetest(6),	  scrolltest(6),
     speedtest(6), spin(6), testaccel(6), testgl(6), testlinear(6),  vgatest(6),
     plane(6), wrapdemo(6)

AUTHOR
     This  manual  page  was  edited  by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-es-
     sen.de>. The exact source of the referenced demo as well as of the original
     documentation is unknown.

     It is very likely that both are at least to some extent  are  due	to  Harm
     Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>.

     Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the orig-
     inal  author  and	will happily accept any additions or corrections to this
     first version of the svgalib manual.

Svgalib 1.3.0			  8 April 1998			      keytest(6)

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