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===============================================================================
ChangeLog for libkb -- a free, advanced and portable low-level keyboard library
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Changes in 1.00 (23 Jul 1996): first production release
+ documentation updated
+ some cleanups
Changes in 0.92.4 (22 Jul 1996)
+ djgpp v2: use _go32_info_block.master_interrupt_controller_base
+ djgpp v2: tested PMODE/DJ 1.0
Changes in 0.92.3 (27 Jun 1996)
+ added kb_handler_callback
- _kb_iswin() now returns the Windows version
Changes in 0.92.2 (03 Jun 1996)
+ djgpp v2: use ___djgpp_hw_exception for emergency exit
+ tube demo: split into 2 files, added support for Allegro library
Changes in 0.92.1 (29 May 1996)
+ Linux: use MEDIUMRAW on non Intel architectures
Changes in 0.91.9 (14 May 1996)
+ djgpp v2: do not catch SIGNOFP as this is used internally
+ added KB_FLAG_LINUX_VT_NO_KEY
Changes in 0.91.8 (04 May 1996)
- Watcom C: fixed an error in DPMI memory locking
+ better color matching with the ncurses library
+ some changes in tube.c
Changes in 0.91.7 (26 Apr 1996)
+ some cleanups
Changes in 0.91.6 (24 Apr 1996)
+ added _kb_lock_module in kbmlock.h
+ lots of internal changes in kbmlock.c
Changes in 0.91.5 (23 Apr 1996)
+ Linux: a.out and ELF shared library targets should be working
Changes in 0.91.4 (21 Apr 1996)
+ created config directory
+ Linux: makefiles changed, added support for shared libraries
(a.out and ELF, working but still considered experimental)
Changes in 0.91.3 (19 Apr 1996)
+ Linux: some source rearrangements: split _kblinux.h into two files,
re-introduced support for MEDIUMRAW (but don't activate it)
+ precompute all keycodes in mktables.c
- corrected keycode for Shift-Tab
+ samples/keycodes.c prints the keynames by default
Changes in 0.91.2 (18 Apr 1996)
+ makefiles changed, added Makefile.lnx
+ added util/vt.c (internal test program)
Changes in 0.91.1 (09 Apr 1996)
- Linux: be even more restrictive when switching VTs
+ Linux: pause and resume the alarm timer (KB_FLAG_EMERGENCY_SIGALRM)
when switching VTs
+ Linux: 8.c: use TCSANOW instead of TCSAFLUSH
Changes in 0.90 (23 Mar 1996): final beta release
+ documentation updated
+ some cleanups
Changes in 0.63 (07 Mar 1996)
+ added KB_FLAG_EMERGENCY_SIGALRM
+ added samples/sigalrm.c
Changes in 0.62 (06 Mar 1996)
+ added memory locking for Watcom C32
Changes in 0.61 (05 Mar 1996)
+ djgpp v2: now works under Windows 3.1 (tracked down a Windows DPMI bug)
+ added keypress access functions that don't mess with interrupts
+ added KB_FLAG_DJGPP_NO_RM
Changes in 0.60 (24 Feb 1996)
+ complete rewrite of the memory locking scheme
+ added public include file kbmlock.h
Changes in 0.57 (23 Feb 1996)
+ Watcom: now also use MikMod in the tube demo
+ Watcom: tested PMODE/W 1.22 (has better support for signal handling)
Changes in 0.56 (21 Feb 1996)
+ djgpp v2: added MikMod sound support in the tube demo
+ djgpp v2: tested QEMM 7.04 + QDPMI 1.05 host
Changes in 0.55 (20 Feb 1996)
- all test programs now use the key 'Q' instead of Esc to quit
(this works better in Windows DOS boxes and with
Linux escape sequences when using kb_os_getkey())
+ added kb_waitkey() and kb_os_waitkey()
+ added BogoMips in the tube demo
Changes in 0.54 (19 Feb 1996)
+ djgpp v2: added sound support (sb_lib) in the tube demo
+ Watcom: added sound support (VAT) in the tube demo
+ Watcom: improved int86 handling and BIOS access
+ added _kb_iswin()
Changes in 0.53 (18 Feb 1996)
+ new compiler supported: djgpp v2 + gcc 2.7.2
(tested with CWSDPMI 0.90+ r1 and QEMM 7.01 + QDPMI 1.02 hosts)
+ added makefile.dj2, make_dj2.bat and make_emx.bat
+ some internal changes
Changes in 0.52 (14 Feb 1996)
- Linux: be more restrictive when switching VTs
+ added KB_FLAG_xxx_DONE
+ changed access-macros so that they produce no valid lvalue any more
+ do not rely on _kb_shift internally as it is allowed to be modified
+ some changes in tube.c
Changes in 0.51 (13 Feb 1996)
+ Linux: there was a problem when using libkb in combination with
svgalib and virtual terminal switching. svgalib seems to enable
ISIG in the termios flags after the switch back to our console.
termios settings are now saved and restored when switching.
+ Linux: tcsetattr: use TCSANOW instead of TCSAFLUSH
Changes in 0.50 (10 Feb 1996)
+ Linux: preliminary support for an a.out shared library (does not work yet)
+ added util/hardware.doc
+ added util/keys.h
+ some changes in util/mkdist.pl
Changes in 0.49 (06 Feb 1996): public release
+ documentation updated
Changes in 0.48 (30 Jan 1996)
+ introduced a directory structure
+ added MSDOS make-driver batch files
Changes in 0.47 (26 Jan 1996)
- install functions now return 0 for ok and -1 for error
+ added cleanup functions
+ added 8.bat, a simple MSDOS textmode restorer
Changes in 0.46 (25 Jan 1996)
+ made tube.c work with Borland C, Watcom C and djgpp v1
- fixed an annoying typo in _kb.h (Borland C - outportb)
+ added alarm() in simple.c
Changes in 0.45 (24 Jan 1996)
- Linux: removed all MEDIUMRAW support, removed svgalib wrapper
+ added tube.c, a really nice graphics demo (Linux only)
+ added 8.c, the Linux emergency keyboard restorer
Changes in 0.44 (23 Jan 1996)
+ added KB_FLAG_REPEAT_OFF
+ added support for new Microsoft keyboard (3 new keys, untested)
Changes in 0.43 (22 Jan 1996)
+ Linux: changed default mode to RAW, added KB_FLAG_LINUX_MEDIUMRAW
+ some improvements in virtual terminal switching
- added KB_SCAN_LAST_CONSOLE, changed value of KB_SCAN_PRINT
Changes in 0.42 (21 Jan 1996)
+ added a lot of keycodes for control and alt tables
+ added keycodes.c, a test program to examine the keycodes
+ added kb_init() which inits all internal tables
+ test program now shows the keycode and ASCII value of the last key pressed
+ documentation updated
Changes in 0.41 (18 Jan 1996)
+ added cheat-code example in kbtst.c
+ added kb_keypeek()
+ multiplexed three virtual scancodes into one
Changes in 0.40 (17 Jan 1996)
+ rethink of scope of the library: simplified tables
+ kbtables.c changed (mktables.c -> _kbtable.hh)
+ added kb_keycode(), kb_bios_keycode() and kb_os_keycode()
+ source code revised
- extension .hh now means that the file was automatically generated
- renamed kbsimple.c to simple.c
- removed KB_FLAG_LOCALIZE and KB_FLAG_INIT_SHIFT_TOGGLES
- this version introduces some incompatibilities with previous versions
Changes in 0.38 (16 Jan 1996)
+ made memory locking functions public, added kbmlock.c
+ kb_signal() is now public, some changes in signal code
Changes in 0.37 (14 Jan 1996)
+ added signal chaining functions
+ makefiles changed
+ added simple makefile.bcc, makefile.djg and makefile.wcc
Changes in 0.36 (09 Jan 1996): public release
+ Linux Makefile
+ documentation updated
Changes in 0.35 (08 Jan 1996)
+ improved signal handler processing
+ kb_signal_handler() is now public
Changes in 0.34 (07 Jan 1996)
- removed reporting of unknown scancodes
+ added KB_SHIFT_UNKNOWN
Changes in 0.33 (06 Jan 1996)
+ added signal handlers
+ added KB_FLAG_SIGINT
+ added KB_FLAG_EMERGENCY_EXIT
Changes in 0.32 (04 Jan 1996)
+ all getch() stuff replaced by getkey()
Changes in 0.31 (03 Jan 1996)
+ standalone Linux version
+ test program now works under Linux (uses the ncurses library)
+ source code revised, lots of changes
- scancodes changed again (now they should be ok)
Changes in 0.30 (03 Jan 1996)
+ first Linux version (sits on top of svgalib)
+ added kb_keyname (mkkbname.pl -> _kbname.hh)
Changes in 0.22 (02 Jan 1996)
+ added KB_SHIFT_OVERFLOW
Changes in 0.21 (01 Jan 1996): public release
+ source code revised
+ test program now has a user interface
+ added simple.c, a very simple usage example
Changes in 0.20 (22 Dec 1995)
- prefixed scancodes changed to match Linux MEDIUMRAW conventions
- public BIOS interface reduced to 2 functions
Changes in