[Squeakland] fire a script with a keypress

[karl]

Ned Konz wrote:

>
> On Dec 4, 2005, at 12:48 AM, karl wrote:
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>> Bert Freudenberg wrote:
>>
>>> Am 03.12.2005 um 18:26 schrieb karl:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Bob Irving skrev:
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>> Can anyone tell me how to fire a script with a keypress in eToys?
>>>>> For instance, how could you use the space bar to pause?  Just an
>>>>> example.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Here is a workaround:
>>>> The world / background captures keypresses. Bring up a viewer on
>>>> the world and select the
>>>> input category.
>>>> Make a script like the the one in the attachment picture.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Better yet, do not set the script to ticking, but to be activated on
>>> keystroke.
>>>
>>> - Bert -
>>>
>> I don't see that choice in the menu
>
>
> That's in the "more..." menu.
>
Hi, Ned :-)
Seems like Change set: '6458-0367 specificEvents-nk' removed that menu 
option.
When I revert ScriptInstantination>>presentScriptStatusPopUp one version 
I get it back.
Karl

> Note that this lets you trigger a script on a key *stroke* -- that  
> is, a press (and maybe release) of a key that is turned into a  
> (possibly modified) character.
>
> It doesn't let you sense press/release separately, or key up events.  
> But it was the simplest thing that could possibly work, and no one  
> has come up with anything much fancier that I know of.
>
> I did make it so you could sense some special keys (grab a viewer for  
> "World's lastKeystroke"):
>
> "A" (shift+a)
> "a"
> "<Ctrl-a>"
> "<Ctrl-Shift-a>"
> "<Opt-å>" (option or alt key + a) (probably "<Opt-a>" on a windows  
> machine)
> "<Ctrl-Opt-a>"
>
>  As well as some other keys:
> <right>
> <left>
> <up>
> <down>
> <pageUp>
> <pageDown>
> <home>
> <end>
>
> etc.
>
> Note that if a text field or morph has the keyboard focus, it'll eat  
> the keystroke and the World won't see it.
>
> Ned
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