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From: Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> (Eric Sosman)
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Subject: Re: How can I read individual keystrokes?
Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 20:38:58 +1200
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On 4/4/2020 8:17 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> I have a need to read individual key presses as they are made. [...]
> I have a feeling that I'm missing something obvious and so would
> appreciate it if any of you can point me in the direction of a pure Java
> way to capture individual key presses.

     In a Swing setting this should be straightforward ("should be" --
hah!) even if somewhat verbose.  For a "console" app I'm not so sure, and for 
JavaFX I've no clue at all.

     Can you offer any details of your application?

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