[etoys-dev] Testing needed keyboard events

[Steve Thomas]

That was easy (installation that is).  Installed and did some initial basic
testing on Macintosh v10.6.2

Behavior Observed:

   1. For a script set to run when: keyDown
      1. scripts run once when any key is pressed down
      2. scripts continue to run if you hold the keyDown for more than about
      1/2 second and will run until key Up.
      2. For a script set to run when: keyUp
      1. script runs once on keyUp
      3. For a script set to run when: keyStroke
      1. same behavior as keyDown, test method below
      1. tested with two objects each moving forward 5 one on keyDown the
         other on keyStroke
         2. pressed a key (quick down up) and both moved forward 5
         3. pressed a key and held it down for a while  and both moved
         forward the same distance
      4. If the "Text" object has a script which runs when "keyDown" et al,
   that script will run when you press keys to enter text in "Text".  Other
   Objects scripts will not run in this case.
   I could see the usefulness for this, but think in most cases (especially
   game playing) it would be an undesired behavior.
   5. keyDown and keyStroke seem to have the same behavior

Feedback:

   1. It seems the modification gives the ability to run a script on
   specific events (keyDown, keyUp, keyStroke) but does not allow the ability
   to run the script based on a specific key being "Down|Up|Stroked"
   2. What is needed for two+ player games is the ability to execute scripts
   when multiple keys are being pressed and/or held down at the same time,
   along with the ability to run specific scripts (or sections within a script)
   based on the key being pressed.

Stephen

On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Karl Ramberg <karlramberg at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Steve Thomas skrev 2010-02-13 22:05:
>
> Karl,
>
>  I can test on Macintosh, but not sure how to incoporate the .cs files
> into my Etoys.  Have development experience but no squeak experience.  How
> can I install KeystrokeScriptInstatiation.4.cs ?
>
>
> You can Drag and Drop it on the Squeak desktop.
> Then select 'fileIn entire file'
>
> In the script editor you can now select keyStroke keyDown or keyUp
>
> You still have to test if the key event was a <up> or <down> etc.
>
> Karl
>
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>
> Stephen
>
> On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Karl Ramberg <karlramberg at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> I  made it possible for scripts to trigger on keyStroke, keyDown and keyUp
>> events.
>> It works on windows but I think some testing on other platforms are
>> needed.
>>
>> Go to
>>
>> http://tracker.squeakland.org/browse/SQ-331  and download
>> KeystrokeScriptInstatiation.4.cs
>>
>>
>> Feedback would be great :-)
>>
>> Karl
>>
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