Keyboard input via getchar() only works when window in focus

[Howard F]

my program gets keyboard inputs using getchar(). My code executes, and the program runs fine, providing the desired gui. It runs on puppy linux on an Eee PC. However, the keyboard input, which I use to control a few functions only works when I have a terminal open on top of the program window, and the terminal is the focus. When the terminal is not the focus, or if I do not execute the program from the terminal, the key input does not work. Is this a system problem or a C problem? I have the usual includes, termios, stdio. Can anyone suggest a fix?

[johny10151981]

This is neither C problem nor System problem. Its problem of design and plan. getchar is a standard I/O function and the standard I/O is console(terminal). Design the software more cleverly............

[donbock]

It is entirely possible that somebody might run several other programs at the same time that they are running yours. Focus refers to which one of these many programs is currently connected to the keyboard. You actually want your program to be unaware of keyboard input while it doesn't have focus.

[Banfa]

I don't know which library you use to create your gui but it will almost certainly have a method apart from getchar that will allow you to capture keyboard input.

You should be using that method and not getchar.