static meUShort
tgetc(void)
{
    meUShort cc ;    /* fetched character */

    /* if we are playing a keyboard macro back, */
    if (kbdmode == mePLAY)
    {
kbd_rep:
        /* if there is some left... */
        if(kbdoff < kbdlen)
        {
            cc = (meUShort) kbdptr[kbdoff++] ;
            if(cc == meCHAR_LEADER)
            {
                cc = kbdptr[kbdoff++] ;
                if(cc == meCHAR_TRAIL_SPECIAL)
                {
                    meUByte dd ;    /* fetched character */
                    cc = ((meUShort) kbdptr[kbdoff++]) << 8 ;
                    if(((dd = kbdptr[kbdoff++]) != meCHAR_LEADER) ||
                       ((dd = kbdptr[kbdoff++]) != meCHAR_TRAIL_NULL))
                        cc |= dd ;
                }
                else if(cc == meCHAR_TRAIL_NULL)
                    cc = 0 ;
                else if(cc == meCHAR_TRAIL_LEADER)
                    /* special '\?' key (e.g. OSD hot key) - ignore */
                    goto kbd_rep ;
            }
            return cc ;
        }
        /* at the end of last repitition? */
        if (--kbdrep > 0)
        {
            /* reset the macro to the begining for the next rep */
            kbdoff = 0 ;
            goto kbd_rep ;
        }
        kbdmode = meSTOP;
#if MEOPT_UNDO
        undoContFlag++ ;
#endif
        /* force a screen update after all is done */
        update(meFALSE);
    }

    if(kbdmode == meRECORD)
    {
#if MEOPT_MOUSE
        /* get and save a key */
        /* ignore mouse keys while recording a macro - get another */
        do {
            /* fetch a character from the terminal driver */
            cc = TTgetc();
        } while(((cc & (ME_SPECIAL|0x00ff)) >= (ME_SPECIAL|SKEY_mouse_drop_1))  &&
                ((cc & (ME_SPECIAL|0x00ff)) <= (ME_SPECIAL|SKEY_mouse_time_3))) ;
#else
        cc = TTgetc();
#endif
        /* Each 'key' could take 5 chars to store - if we haven't got room
         * stop so we don't overrun the buffer */
        if(kbdlen > meBUF_SIZE_MAX - 5)
        {
            kbdmode = meSTOP;
            TTbell();
        }
        else
        {
            meUByte dd ;
            /* must store 0xaabb as ff,2,aa,bb
             * also must store 0x00ff as ff,ff & 0x0000 as 0xff01
             * Also 0x??00 stored as ff,2,??,ff,01
             */
            if(cc > 0xff)
            {
                kbdptr[kbdlen++] = meCHAR_LEADER ;
                kbdptr[kbdlen++] = meCHAR_TRAIL_SPECIAL ;
                kbdptr[kbdlen++] = cc >> 8 ;
            }
            dd = (cc & 0xff) ;
            if(dd == meCHAR_LEADER)
            {
                kbdptr[kbdlen++] = meCHAR_LEADER ;
                kbdptr[kbdlen++] = meCHAR_TRAIL_LEADER ;
            }
            else if(dd == 0x0)
            {
                kbdptr[kbdlen++] = meCHAR_LEADER ;
                kbdptr[kbdlen++] = meCHAR_TRAIL_NULL ;
            }
            else
                kbdptr[kbdlen++] = dd ;
        }
    }
    else
        cc = TTgetc();

    /* and finally give the char back */
    return cc ;
}