[AS2] timeline navigation via keyboard events

[lordquasi]

I'm working on the content for a series of arcade games and I would like the player to be able to jump to a desired frame by pressing the keys "t,space, or up) I've been looking around and I'm having a lot of trouble trying to get it to work. This is my code so far.


// quick play buttons //

// t //
Key.addListener(keyListener);

keyListener = new Object();
keyListener.onKeyDown = function() {
trace(+ Key.getAscii(114) +
String.fromCharCode(Key.getAscii(t))
+ Key.getCode(84));

gotoAndPlay("whale_instructions");

}

// space //
keyListener2 = new Object();
keyListener2.onKeyDown = function() {
trace(+ Key.getAscii(32) +
String.fromCharCode(Key.getAscii(space))
+ Key.getCode(32));

gotoAndPlay("pig_out");


};



// up //
Key.addListener(keyListener);


var globalListener:Object = new Object();


globalListener.onKeyDown = function() {
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
gotoAndPlay("circle_instructions");
}


}

Key.addListener(globalListener);

[Noct]

Welcome aboard.

You don't need a listener for each key, just one can watch the entire k/b. Also, I would target a clip with your gotoAndPlays; it's not a great practice to just leave them hanging like that, especially when they are in an object listener and not scoped directly to a clip.

Try something like this:

var keyListener:Object = new Object();
keyListener.onKeyDown = function():Void  {
    switch (Key.getCode()) {
        case (37) :
            //Left
            trace("LEFT ARROW");
            myMainMc.gotoAndPlay("whale_instructions");
            break;
        case (38) :
            //Up
            trace("UP ARROW");
            myMainMc.gotoAndPlay("circle_instructions");
            break;
        case (39) :
            //Right
            trace("RIGHT ARROW");
            break;
        case (40) :
            //Down
            trace("DOWN ARROW");
            break;
        case (32) :
            //Spacebar
            trace("Space Bar");
            break;

    }
};
Key.addListener(keyListener);

[lordquasi]

it worked! thanks!