Pressed Key Detect

[Gerebeto]

Hello,

i have a menu with 3 options: "1", "2", "3".

i want to detect when key 1, 2 or 3 is pressed. When it's pressed i want variable Answer to be equal to the pressed key. If another key is pressed so it will keep waiting for a valid answer.

Thanks,
Miguel

[farafiro]

_root.onEnterFrame = function(){
    if(Key.isDown(49)){
        trace("1")
        }
    }

2 = 50
3 = 51

[senocular]

this might be of use too.

http://proto.layer51.com/d.aspx?f=838

[Gerebeto]

Hello,

i used the code on http://proto.layer51.com/d.aspx?f=838 but i have some problems.
I placed this on main timeline in Actions Layer:


Key.addListener(Key);
Key.onKeyDown = function(){
var dwn = String.fromCharCode(this.getAscii());
if (dwn.length) this.broadcastMessage("onKey"+dwn+"Down");
}


There were to places where i wanted to check is a key is pressed: in MC1 and MC2 both placed in main timeline.

So in MC1 i placed this code in Actions layer:

Key.addListener(this);
this.onKey1Down = function(){
_root.MC2.gotoAndPlay("start");
}


And in MC2 i placed the following code:

Key.addListener(this);
this.onKey1Down = function(){
_root.MCFast._alpha=100;
}


What seems to happen is that when flash is in MC2, and i press 1 both actions take place:
_root.MC2.gotoAndPlay("start"); and
_root.MCFast._alpha=100;

Can u tell me what is going wrong? I also tryied to understand the code but i am having some problems in doing it.

Thanks,
Miguel

[Gerebeto]

Hello,

i was in Ultrashock web site reading about it but i am a little bit lost. Senocular, what kind of changes do i need to make so i can make this work...

Basicly what i want is to check if the user pressed a certain key, but i want to use it in several places of my Movie, and to run certain actions when a certain key is pressed.

Thank You for your help,
Miguel

[Gerebeto]

How can i do that?
Hello,

i was in Ultrashock web site reading about it but i am a little bit lost. Senocular, what kind of changes do i need to make so i can make this work...

Basicly what i want is to check if the user pressed a certain key, but i want to use it in several places of my Movie, and to run certain actions when a certain key is pressed.

Thank You for your help,
Miguel

[farafiro]

if u r gonna use the broadcastMessage(), u should read all about the undocumented code
see it in the tuts here
www.ultrashock.com

[senocular]

yes, both actions take place because you defined them for both clips... why wouldnt they both take place? If you dont want them to both take place then you need to set things up a little differently to behave the way you want them to.