Try the example here: http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/keyboard/getkeyevent.html -- View this message in context: http://free-pascal-lazarus.989080.n3.nabble.com/Lazarus-read-single-char-from-STDIN-tp3518536p3520501.html Sent from the Free Pascal - Lazarus mailing list archive at Nabble.com.