arrowKey

[paolo mazza]

Thank you Bob. Thank you Mike.. Here it is my code to move a button
using the arrow keys.

local tSTARTCONTROL

on StartControl
   put "true" into tSTARTCONTROL
   ControlKeys
end StartControl

on StopControl
   put "false" into tSTARTCONTROL
end StopControl

on ControlKeys
   if keysDown() is "65361" then
      MoveLeft
   end if

   if keysDown() is "65362" then
      MoveUp
   end if

   if keysDown() is "65363" then
      MoveRight
   end if

   if keysDown() is "65364" then
      MoveDown
   end if

   if tSTARTCONTROL is true then
      send ControlKeys to me in 0.2 sec
   end if
end ControlKeys

on MoveLeft
   set the left of button "square" to (the left of button "square" - 1 )
end MoveLeft

on MoveRight
   set the left of button "square" to (the left of button "square" + 1 )
end MoveRight

on MoveUp
   set the top of button "square" to (the top of button "square" - 1 )
end MoveUp

on MoveDown
   set the top of button "square" to (the top of button "square" + 1 )
end MoveDown

It works !!

All the best. Paolo


On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Mike Bonner <bonnmike at gmail.com> wrote:
> I saw the other input for this problem, I'm thinking that checking
> "keysdown()" for the arrow keycodes would be a more reliable solution
> depending on your needs.
>
> I swear I keep learning new things on this list and in the forums. Luckily
> I have a horrible memory so I get the bonus of relearning the same thing
> over and over!
>
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 4:13 AM, paolo mazza <mazzapaoloitaly at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Thank you Mike,
>> I was able to use your script.
>> I realize that getting the arrows key is not as trivial as "get the
>> mouse" or "get the optionKey".
>> However your script works fine.
>> Thanks a lot
>> Paolo
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Mike Bonner <bonnmike at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I'm sure this doesn't cover every possibility but will something like the
>> > following work?
>> >
>> > -- in the card I put
>> > on arrowKey pKey
>> >   set the cKeyDown of this stack to pKey
>> >   pass arrowKey
>> > end arrowKey
>> >
>> > on rawKeyUp pKey
>> >   if pKey is among the items of "65361,65362,65363,65364" then
>> >      if the cKeyDown of this stack is not empty then set the cKeyDown of
>> > this stack to empty
>> >   end if
>> >   pass rawKeyUp
>> > end rawKeyUp
>> >
>> >
>> > --And in a button I put
>> > local tRunning
>> > on mouseUp
>> >   if tRunning is empty then put false into tRunning
>> >   put not tRunning into tRunning
>> >   checkarrow
>> > end mouseUp
>> >
>> > command checkArrow
>> >   if tRunning then
>> >      switch (the cKeyDown of this stack is empty)
>> >         case false
>> >            put the cKeyDown of this stack
>> >            break
>> >         case true
>> >            put "No Key is down"
>> >            break
>> >      end switch
>> >      send checkArrow to me in 10 milliseconds
>> >   end if
>> > end checkArrow
>> >
>> > Depending on your needs this might be enough. It doesn't handle 2 arrow
>> > keys being pressed (shouldn't be too bad to modify it so that you can
>> > handle multiple arrow presses, instead of just checking against ALL arrow
>> > keycodes could have a property for each direction keycode and only wipe
>> out
>> > the specific arrow key that is released)
>> >
>> > To test, set up the stack as described, click the button to start the
>> > monitoring and then hit your keys. Should show results in the msg box.
>> >
>> > On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 7:51 AM, paolo mazza <mazzapaoloitaly at gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi All,
>> >> how can I check if the "arrowKey up" is down or is up ?
>> >>
>> >> For example, for the option Key I can write .. if the optioKey is down
>> >> then...,  for the mouse I can write ... if the mouse is down then ...
>> >>
>> >> What about  the arrow keys ?
>> >>
>> >> All the best
>> >>
>> >> Paolo
>> >>
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