Keypress....Sorry, I know it's probably been posted a bunch.

[crazylegsmurphy]

Hey,

I'm sorry, I know this has probably been posted a million times, but I am just not understanding the concept of this keypress code.

I am simply just trying to get a user to be able to press the button with the mouse, or use a keypress.

The trouble I am having is that I can't figure out how to get the keypress to work for a letter such as "T" or "D" for example.

I have this code...

on (release) {
    _root.gotoAndStop("TOOLS MENU 01");
}

But I am at a loss past that.

Thanks for your help!

Jeff

[Doccie]

well, to see if a key is pressed, you need to check the key's keycode first.
so, first off, use a trace, like this.

trace(Key.getCode());

Then test your movie and press the T-key for instance. The output window will show what keycode the T-key has.

After that, use this code.

if(Key.isDown(78)){ // 78 being the code of the key that you want people to press, so change it with the code you got from the trace
    gotoAndStop("TOOLS MENU 01");
}

[crazylegsmurphy]

I see what you are saying.

Does this work in Projector? (I am making this a standalone movie)

I tried what you said, but it doesn't seem to get the code...unless that TRACE needs to be on frame 1 or something.

Thanks agian,

Jeff

(Here is the error Code)

**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Tools Button, frame=1:Line 2: Statement must appear within on handler
if(Key.isDown(78)){ // 78 being the code of the key that you want people to press, so change it with the code you got from the trace

Total ActionScript Errors: 1 Reported Errors: 1

[Doccie]

It seems you have to add the code to a movieclip (same with the key.isDown code)

onClipEvent(keyDown){
    trace(Key.getCode());
}

That should work

[crazylegsmurphy]

hmm,

So then if I have this correct...you need to add a blank movie clip with the

onClipEvent(keyDown){
        trace(Key.getCode());
}

And then...for the button...that is where I am confused, are you saying add a movie clip in a layer within the button?

[Doccie]

To click the button you just use the on(release) event which you already mentioned in your first post.
For the keypresses you just add the code I added earlier to an empty movieclip anywhere on the stage.

onClipEvent(enterframe){
if(Key.isDown(78)){ // 78 being the code of the key that you want people to press, so change it with the code you got from the trace
        gotoAndStop("TOOLS MENU 01");
}
}