Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:11:52 +0200 (MET DST)
From: pad2369 <pad2369 AT iperbole DOT bologna DOT it>
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com, "DeepBlack (Murray Evans)" <deepblack AT dial DOT pipex DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Keyboard (?) problems, Allegro............ PLEASE HELP.
Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

"DeepBlack (Murray Evans)" <deepblack AT dial DOT pipex DOT com>:

> My problem is that the program (which follows) does 
> not seem to
> want to read from the keyboard. In fact, after a few 
> button presses, the
> computer starts bleeping at me in an annoyed 
 >manner.... here's the code (it
> compiles fine...):
> 
> #include <stdio.h>
> 
> #include <allegro.h>
> #include <duel.h>
> 
> int main()
>  {
[...]
>   allegro_init;   /*load allegro*/
>   install_timer;  /*allegro timer*/
>   install_keyboard; /*allegro keyboard routines */

Here you are not telling the compiler to call the 
functions, you are saying "take the address of the 
function... and ignore it!".

Try this, instead:

allegro_init();  
install_timer(); 
install_keyboard();

ciao
  Giacomo

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Giacomo Degli Esposti - pad2369 AT iperbole DOT bologna DOT it