keydown

[ownerofbabylon]

I am wanting to make features that add on but i dont like being limited to the 10 keys. Is there anyway to use keys like T or Insert instead of the normal ones?

[Knightoffrost]

[ Delph Inc. ]
Well if you have managed to get the new version as many of us have...you will see that Stefan has included an ascii command.
You know how each key has a certain numeric value? Well that's what this does.
You give it a number and it calls the key related to that number.
I'll type what it says about it:

- new script function ascii(c) to get the
ascii code of a character (ascii(A) is 65);
the other way (converting ascii code to
character) can still be done by using the
#K(num) message code (#K(65) is A)

This means we should be able to do stuff like
if (keydown(ascii(66)) {
script...
}
That would mean if the player has pressed the character 'b'

[Thak2]

You couldn't do that with #k, so I don't think you can do it with the new ascii command.

Mainly because Stefan said he does not want to add anymore keys so he can keep it simple and Zelda like.

[LiquidIce00]

I just do stuff like a+d or a+up and so on when i need more keys .. (sucks you cant do a+s or s+d since they already have functions)

Originally posted by Knightoffrost
[ Delph Inc. ]
Well if you have managed to get the new version as many of us have...you will see that Stefan has included an ascii command.
You know how each key has a certain numeric value? Well that's what this does.
You give it a number and it calls the key related to that number.
I'll type what it says about it:

- new script function ascii(c) to get the
ascii code of a character (ascii(A) is 65);
the other way (converting ascii code to
character) can still be done by using the
#K(num) message code (#K(65) is A)

This means we should be able to do stuff like
if (keydown(ascii(66)) {
script...
}
That would mean if the player has pressed the character 'b'

that is pretty cool what you typed up but that dont work... if stefan or anybody knows a way where you can do stuff like that, that works pleae post it cause i need to know how to use it to.

Originally posted by Kaimetsu


It's impossible.

stefan add it in 2.1 you big dummy!!

[BocoC]

I wish Stefan would add support for the DELETE key. I mean, he already has Keydown support for useless keys, like M, P, and Tab... So, why not Delete? I could use a delete darnit! X_X

[ownerofbabylon]

Originally posted by LiquidIce00
I just do stuff like a+d or a+up and so on when i need more keys .. (sucks you cant do a+s or s+d since they already have functions)

good point, thanks man

[nyghtGT]

shouldn't he just add where like each number/letter on a standardized keyboard has a number value ... then add where you can choose a keydown command from the list of numbers... ?

[Thak2]

Originally posted by nyghtGT
shouldn't he just add where like each number/letter on a standardized keyboard has a number value ... then add where you can choose a keydown command from the list of numbers... ?

Stefan doesn't want more keys. Because then it would be turned in to a thing where people make NPCs that use 30+ keys, and you have to memorize them and junk. It'd be ridiculus. And Un-Zelda like.

[nyghtGT]

true true ...

[BocoC]

Maybe if Stefan could add support for the W, E, Z, X, and C keys...... I mean, only 7 keydown keys are of use. The 4 arrow keys, and A, S, and D. Also Q can be of use if you disable the inventory. Then, we have useless keys like Tab, M, and P. Those all have an INTEGRATED function in Graal that cannot be TURNED OFF. Let's subtract the 4 arrow keys. Then, we only have 3 (or 4) keys that can be usefull, because arrow keys control movement. 3 keys is really not enough in my opinion. I think Stefan should at LEAST add support for 3 more keys on the standard part of the keyboard (alphabet). Maybe Z, X, and C? Or W, E, R? I would like Z, X, and C because you can easily access them. These are my thoughts.