A86: sqrtKEY


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A86: sqrtKEY




Just when exactly is sqrtKEY executed?  When _getkey is called?  It
apparently does not just run when a key is pressed, but continuously as
far as I can tell.  And that's a problem.

I'd wanted to add memory lock abilities to Lockdown, a password protect
program.  After I looked at the source to Dux's Yugi2 I got the general
idea of how to do it (I modified it a bit).  But once installed and
active, the sqrtKEY program messes up my text input routine for password
entry.  The calculator recieves keycodes, because EXIT and ENTER work. 
If I press the (2ND) key and then a key, it registers as having been
pressed.  But not otherwise.  SqrtKEY is messing up my _getkeys!

So I was wondering, if someone can give an extremely detailed
description of what leads up to the running of the sqrtKEY program, and
what happens immediately afterwards.  And what is sqrt supposed to mean,
other than replacing that funny little character that looks like a 'd'
with a slash through it?

Thanks,

Cassady Roop


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