Get Keyboard input c++ outside of terminal

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I am trying to write a c++ program that responds to keyboard input. I want to run this as a daemon so I can't use cin, I would also like to output each character as it is pressed to a picoLCD screen that I have set up. What is the best way to do this?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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If the application is running in the background as a daemon, you can use the common Windows approach of a "keyboard hook". This is performed much differently on Linux though and there are various methods you may want to look into.

It is discussed a bit in this SO question: system wide keyboard hook on X under linux

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answered Jul 09 '09 at 22:48

John T

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Thanks not exactly what I am looking for but got me on the right track – Jul 09 '09 at 23:17

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 09 '09 at 23:04

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Depends on the Framework API and OS, but the picoLCD states that it should show up as a standard keyboard (or HID) device. If straight C/C++ getchar() or cin.

answered Jul 09 '09 at 23:04

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Get Keyboard input c++ outside of terminal

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