on KeyPress event

[Raphaela]

Why doesn't flash like either of these? (the second being from FLMX04 Bible p582 except the trace line replaces stop();)

on (keyPress "<ENTER>") {
trace("the enter key was pressed");
};

OR

on (release, keyPress "<ENTER>") {
trace("the enter key was pressed");
};

Thanks.
Raph

[Ruben]

I dunno, just try to use Key.isDown (http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary407.html) in combination with a listener (look into what the online as-dictionary has to say about the Key-object (http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary393.html).

:) - Ruben

[Raphaela]

All I want to do, and maybe the as tags messed it up..

....is test the movie, and when I hit enter (or at this point ANY key!!),
"the enter key was pressed" comes up in the OUTPUT window of flash.

:confused: How DUMB am I feeling right now.

[Gibberish]

for some reason I tend to run into errors when using the ENTER key on about 1/2 the machines I test on. It just tends not to read the ENTER key.

// ----- Key Listener
keyListener = new Object();
// on keyDown
keyListener.onKeyDown = function () {
if(Key.isDown(Key.SPACE)) {
trace('enter pressed');
}
}// End onKeyDown Function

Key.addListener(keyListener);
// ----- End Key Listener

[Dylan Marvin]

Use the above tip from Ruben, who I think is talking about this kind of thing:


if(Key.isDown(Key.ENTER)){
trace("the enter key was pressed");
}

[Ruben]

Use the above tip from Ruben, who I think is talking about this kind of thing:What I had in mind was actually the exact same thing that gibberish posted...

:rolleyes: - Ruben

[Gibberish]

you would have to wrap Dylan's posted code in an onEnterFrame (which isnt recommended) or in a keyListener such as I posted previously.

You can read more on keyListeners: http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary394.html