Here's example code for Windows:

import std.stream;
extern(Windows) void Sleep(uint);
int main()
{
 stdout.writeLine("Type quickly but don't return:");
 Sleep(3000);
 stdout.writeString("Press return> ");
 stdout.writeLine("You wrote> " ~ stdin.readLine());
 return 0;
}


This is what happens:

Type quickly but don't return:
Press return> foo
You wrote> too


What happens is if you type while the program is busy but don't return, the first character of the read data is wrong. I tested it with C functions and it worked as expected.

On Tue, 25 May 2004 10:32:42 -0400, "Vathix" <vathixSpamFix@dprogramming.com> wrote:

>Here's example code for Windows:
>
>import std.stream;
>extern(Windows) void Sleep(uint);
>int main()
>{
> stdout.writeLine("Type quickly but don't return:");
> Sleep(3000);
> stdout.writeString("Press return> ");
> stdout.writeLine("You wrote> " ~ stdin.readLine());
> return 0;
>}
>
>
>This is what happens:
>
>Type quickly but don't return:
>Press return> foo
>You wrote> too
>
>
>What happens is if you type while the program is busy but don't return, the first character of the read data is wrong. I tested it with C functions and it worked as expected.

The bug also reproduces in version 0.86 (that was the latest one I had
before 0.90) so it wasn't due to the recent std.stream changes.
I notice that including std.c.stdio and using scanf gets the right
answer.
Since I've been poking around in std.stream lately I'll give it a
shot.