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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1999 Greg Haerr <greg@censoft.com>
+ *
+ * Device-independent keyboard routines
+ */
+#include "device.h"
+
+/*
+ * Open the keyboard.
+ */
+int
+GdOpenKeyboard(void)
+{
+	int	fd;
+
+	if ((fd = kbddev.Open(&kbddev)) == -1)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* possible -2 return means no kbd*/
+	return fd;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Close the keyboard.
+ */
+void
+GdCloseKeyboard(void)
+{
+	kbddev.Close();
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return the possible modifiers for the keyboard.
+ */
+void
+GdGetModifierInfo(MWKEYMOD *modifiers, MWKEYMOD *curmodifiers)
+{
+	kbddev.GetModifierInfo(modifiers, curmodifiers);
+}
+
+/*
+ * This reads one keystroke from the keyboard, and the current state of
+ * the mode keys (ALT, SHIFT, CTRL).  Returns -1 on error, 0 if no data
+ * is ready, 1 if keypress, 2 if keyrelease.
+ * This is a non-blocking call.  Returns -2 if ESC pressed.
+ */
+int
+GdReadKeyboard(MWKEY *buf, MWKEYMOD *modifiers, MWSCANCODE *scancode)
+{
+	return kbddev.Read(buf, modifiers, scancode);
+}