When I use glut keyboard function, if I hold a key on the keyboard it will be repetitive(just like in a text editor). For a game, this is not very good because movement of the object will be jerky. Is there a way using glut that I can get something like ''key down'' and ''key up'' event or a continuous key input? I''m new with glut. Before this I use NeHe method for keyboard input and it''s realy good for a game.

Look at these two functions:

void pressKey(int key, int x, int y) {

switch (key) {
case GLUT_KEY_LEFT :
break;
case GLUT_KEY_RIGHT :
break;
case GLUT_KEY_UP :
break;
case GLUT_KEY_DOWN :
break;
}
}

void releaseKey(int key, int x, int y) {

switch (key) {
case GLUT_KEY_LEFT :
break;
case GLUT_KEY_RIGHT :
break;
case GLUT_KEY_UP :
break;
case GLUT_KEY_DOWN :
break;
}
}

And use these in your main()
glutIgnoreKeyRepeat(1); //Any non-zero value will enable this.
glutSpecialFunc(pressKey);
glutSpecialUpFunc(releaseKey);

edit:
Note that glutIgnoreKeyRepeat() works as of GLUT 3.7 since the introduction of GameGLUT iirc.

[edited by - Juicy on December 13, 2002 6:51:19 AM]

thank you... really appreciate that

oh.. when I type it appears as !