Hi Eric, I only now saw your earlier email with your detailed ideas how to approach the question.
I would only need letters a-z to be shifted. > On 08.02.2024, at 23:18, Eric Auer via Freedos-user > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > But if you > are happy with just the most mainstream keys acting in that > "long press means shift" style and only while no actual > ctrl, shift, alt or similar modifier keys are pressed, it > should be quite feasible to implement this. -> I use codepage 850, i.e. ASCII extended central European, so the UMLAUTE äöü shifted would be a bonus ;) … > > Note that you will also have to manipulate the autorepeat > functionality of the keyboard or BIOS. For example our > MODE CON RATE=... DELAY=... command shows how to do this. > It just uses BIOS function int 16.0305, no low-level trick. I use a TIPRO programmable keyboard which lets me switch off autorepeat per key. I prefer to switch it off in general, to avoid accidental letter-repeating... > > You can also think of the driver keeping track of WHICH > key is in progress of being pressed for longer, for extra > control over the interaction of typematics and autoshift. > > Regards, Eric > Thanks, best regards, Thomas _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
