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| author | Andrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca> | 2008-01-17 19:49:24 (GMT) |
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| committer | Andrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca> | 2008-01-17 19:49:24 (GMT) |
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Correction from Jordan Lewis: halfdelay() uses tenths of a second, not milliseconds
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diff --git a/Doc/howto/curses.rst b/Doc/howto/curses.rst index e16d07a..ff14335 100644 --- a/Doc/howto/curses.rst +++ b/Doc/howto/curses.rst @@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ It's possible to change this behavior with the method :meth:`nodelay`. After ``nodelay(1)``, :meth:`getch` for the window becomes non-blocking and returns ``curses.ERR`` (a value of -1) when no input is ready. There's also a :func:`halfdelay` function, which can be used to (in effect) set a timer on each -:meth:`getch`; if no input becomes available within the number of milliseconds -specified as the argument to :func:`halfdelay`, curses raises an exception. +:meth:`getch`; if no input becomes available within a specified +delay (measured in tenths of a second), curses raises an exception. The :meth:`getch` method returns an integer; if it's between 0 and 255, it represents the ASCII code of the key pressed. Values greater than 255 are |