From: Sy Ali Date: 2006-06-07T22:51:48+09:00 Subject: Re: pausing until a character is received Thanks for the help everyone. It sounds like trap(:INT) {} will lead to a solution that I'll like. This is different from the combination of getc and rescue that I was using.. something new to learn. =) HighLine would definitely be a simpler approach, but if I can do the extra work and eliminate a dependancy I will. I'm already thinking of re-implemeting the features of the libraries that I'm already working with. Of course, I seem to regularly go over my head.. I guess it's prompting me to figure out all sorts of interesting problems.