# OSX: the road back to getchar

**URL:** <https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/osx-the-road-back-to-getchar/1288>\
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**Created:** [August 5, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/osx-the-road-back-to-getchar/1288 "2005-08-05T20:20:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Russ\_Poldrack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a88e57/32.png) [@Russ\_Poldrack](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/Russ_Poldrack)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/osx-the-road-back-to-getchar/1288/1 "2005-08-05T20:20:40Z")

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Dear Allen,
I see that the repair of GetChar for the OSX PTB has fallen off of the most recent roadmap. Do you have any kind of estimate as to how far out that fix will be? We are having trouble getting kbCheck to work with some of our devices (most importantly, our fMRI response box).

  

Thanks,

Russ

  

 

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Ingling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Allen\_Ingling](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/Allen_Ingling)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/osx-the-road-back-to-getchar/1288/2 "2005-08-09T19:36:28Z")

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Hi Allen,  
  
We are thinking about switching to the new psychophysics toolbox with os X, but we'll   
need GetChar or something functionally equivalent before we can make the move. Is there   
a such a command? If not, I "third" the motion of Russ and Michael below.  
  
Best,  
  
Brian   
  

> --- In [psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com), Michael Silver \<masilver@b...\> wrote:  
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**Author:** ![ingling7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@ingling7](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/ingling7)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/osx-the-road-back-to-getchar/1288/3 "2005-08-10T19:41:37Z")

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On Aug 9, 2005, at 3:36 PM, brn\_keane wrote:  
  

> \> Hi Allen,  
> \>  
> \> We are thinking about switching to the new psychophysics toolbox with   
> \> os X, but we'll  
> \> need GetChar or something functionally equivalent before we can make   
> \> the move. Is there  
> \> a such a command? If not, I "third" the motion of Russ and Michael   
> \> below.  
> \>  
> \> Best,  
> \>  
> \> Brian

Dear Brian,  
  
For now we provide only KbCheck and PsychHID to read from the keyboard   
on OS X.  
  
GetChar is still important. I changed OS X Psychtoolbox Roadmap today;   
GetChar is now scheduled for release on August 19.  
  
  
best,  
  
Allen  
  
  
ps  
  
- Note that on OS X KbCheck calls PsychHID. For most purposes it is   
better to choose KbCheck over PsychHID when reading the keyboard.  
  
-The OS X roadmap appears here:   
[http://www.psychtoolbox.org/osx.html#roadmap](http://www.psychtoolbox.org/osx.html#roadmap)  
  
  
  
  
  
  

> On Aug 9, 2005, at 3:36 PM, brn\_keane wrote:  
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> \> Hi Allen,  
> \>  
> \> We are thinking about switching to the new psychophysics toolbox with   
> \> os X, but we'll  
> \> need GetChar or something functionally equivalent before we can make   
> \> the move. Is there  
> \> a such a command? If not, I "third" the motion of Russ and Michael   
> \> below.  
> \>  
> \> Best,  
> \>  
> \> Brian  
> \>  
> \> --- In [psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com), Michael Silver \<masilver@b...\>   
> \> wrote:  
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> \> Post your message to: [psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com)  
> \> Please indicate OS9, OSX, or WIN version, and include your full name.  
> \> Denis Pelli, David Brainard, and Allen Ingling.  
> \> [http://psychtoolbox.org](http://psychtoolbox.org)  
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> \> Yahoo! Groups Links  
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