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Hi

just wondering how i would set up a menu so that i can call anytime when pressing "M". im nearly sure it would have to be a loop but im not quite sure how to do it. can anybody help? thanks

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Put the menu in a function. Call the function anytime you need it.

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Hi

I'm lookin for a way to not have to call the function so that the user can input randomly

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Your response makes no sense. Input randomly and call the function have nothing in common.

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Hi

Randomly as in when ever they want to view the menu they can press m and I'm looking for a way to to it without placing lots of function calls in my code

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There's too little information for us to make even a guess at what you need. Sorry. Details, code, and design are missing from your question.

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His question is pretty clear to me.. He wants a menu in his program and when a user presses "M", the menu shows/hides itself. The user can press "M" at any time during execution. Doesn't matter where in the program they press it..


I would do something like:
Create a backgroundworker/thread that checks for the press of the 'M' key while the program is active/visible on screen. When 'M' is pressed, the menu opens.. simple as that.
Basically a thread with a hotkey 'M'. Also you might wanna specify if your using .Net or just a plain old console program or Win32 API.

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His question is pretty clear to me.. He wants a menu in his program and when a user presses "M", the menu shows/hides itself. The user can press "M" at any time during execution. Doesn't matter where in the program they press it..


I would do something like:
Create a backgroundworker/thread that checks for the press of the 'M' key while the program is active/visible on screen. When 'M' is pressed, the menu opens.. simple as that.
Basically a thread with a hotkey 'M'. Also you might wanna specify if your using .Net or just a plain old console program or Win32 API.

thanks man i got it working i found a thing called strcmp to compare chars together works like a charm. thanks :)

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