I suggest you study ansi.sys escape codes and extended escape codes. That or you'll have to read scan key codes directly from keys and react. -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 23:43 To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Capturing arrow keys and function keys during user input Hi, mostly for Tyler and other CPP developers, Does anyone know how to have some kind of a menu system on a console program - mostly to have the user press some key and it'll move to or show next or previous menu item? The Checkbook project that I and Alex are working on requires some sort of menu interface, since the target platform and interface uses menus extensively. Thanks. Cheers, Joseph __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind