Re: LOGO-L> Problems with 'rc' in MSWLogo

[Paul C Dench <Paul.Dench@bigpond.com>]

Thanks for the quick reply, Andrzej

I see what is happening now and it is entirely different from what I
expected. Obviosly RC doesn't work the sane as RW and RL.


At 12:41 PM 10/18/98 +0200, Andrzej Baczynski wrote:
>At 09:31 18-10-98 -0700, you wrote:
>>Hi All
>>
>>I have found a curious problem with READCHAR in MSWLogo. My computer
>>doesn't seem to be able to accept successive RC commands.
>>
>>A test procedure which follows ignores the second RC and the SHOW
>>command......
>>
>>to testRC
>>	make "first rc
>>	make "second rc
>>	show (word :first :second)
>>end
>>
>>...... results in variable values as follows:
>>
>>Make "first "a
>>Make "second "\
>>
>[ ... ]
>
>Hi Paul.
>In fact, when You type a single "a" in dialog box, there is the second
>character created by "Enter" key. Your second RC takes that char and outputs
>to :second value "\
>
>If You expand your test as follows, the situation will be clear:
>
>to testRC
>	make "first rc
>	make "second rc
>	show (word :first :second)
>	show ascii :second
>end
>
>I wouldn't call it a problem with "rc" in MSWLogo. But if someone should
>answer to a successive single keystrokes, he is to use "keyboardon" instead.
>
>Regards.
>Andrzej B.
>
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