timeout for @key function

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I don't see how it's possible to implement solely within filePro
processing.  filePro doesn't use select() on file descriptors (excepting
5.6's sockets and higher).  All the console stuff has always been blocking
or polling (depending on normal or error conditions) reads from STDIN.  Ken
was always very much against my suggestions to use select() in clerk, so I
don't believe there's actually a way to do this unless something changed.


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On Fri, Apr 08, 2016 at 03:52:57PM -0500, Scott Nelson via Filepro-list thus spoke:
> I seem to remember using code that someone posted which created a
> timed control of an @key function.  Of course, I can not find said
> code, and the memory is not what is used to be...
> 
> There is a great need to control (inconsiderate) users that like to
> use an @key which may invoke a lookup or other process, then leave
> their screen, locking the file for others.
> 
> Does anyone recall seeing or posting this or an example?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Scott
> 
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