arrowKey 'up' and 'down'

[Peter Bogdanoff]

Also, you might include “pass arrowKey” at the end of the script

Peter

On Apr 23, 2016, at 12:49 PM, RM <richmondmathewson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for those recommendations; will try them tomorrow as it is almost my bedtime
> over here in Bulgaria.
> 
> Richmond.
> 
> On 23.04.2016 22:31, J. Landman Gay wrote:
>> On 4/23/2016 1:00 PM, RM wrote:
>>> (pseudocode)
>>> 
>>> on arrowKey ArKey
>>>  if ArKey = "right" then
>>>    move object in some way this line defines
>>>    send signal to object to initiate animation script within object
>>>  end if
>>> end arrowKey
>>> 
>>> when I hit my right arrow key ONCE the object moves and then animates ONCE.
>>> 
>>> HOWEVER, if I keep my finger on the right arrow key the movement
>>> repeats, but the multiple
>>> instances of the "send signal to object" scriptLine get "saved up" and
>>> fire at the point I take my finger
>>> off the arrow key;
>> 
>> The signals are added to a queue but don't get a chance to fire, presumably because the arrowkey message is happening repeatedly. Queued messages need some idle time before they'll execute.
>> 
>> This might work better if you add "without waiting" to the move command, allowing the handler to continue immediately, and then call the animation handler directly without using "send".
>> 
>>> How can I tell when an end-user ('punter') has stopped pressing an arrowKey?
>> 
>> Try rawKeyUp, but you may not need that if you change the move command.
>> 
> 
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