"+" key is not working

  • #1, by dramaminiMonday, 27. October 2014, 15:08 10 years ago
    I've created a new action part for "+" key (under "Key actions" tab) but "+" key isn't working.

    Generaly these keys aren't working:

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  • #2, by afrlmeMonday, 27. October 2014, 15:19 10 years ago
    Did you hold down shift when you hit the plus key next to backspace key? I don't think numpad keys are supported. I've not tried using them before mind.

    The + key though when I accessed the key input via the new lua key input support I had to hold down shift before pressing the + key. Not sure if same in editor key actions.

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  • #3, by dramaminiMonday, 27. October 2014, 15:28 10 years ago
    Yes, I tried to hold down shift, but nothing happend.
    Can I use "=" key via Lua?

    If this isn't possible, no problem, I'll use other keys instead of "-,+". (e.g "up arrow" and "down arrow")

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  • #4, by afrlmeMonday, 27. October 2014, 15:40 10 years ago
    sure you can use = or + via lua.

    function keyboard(eventType, character, keycode, modifiers)
 if eventType == eEvtKeyUp then -- key released
  if character == "r" then ... end
 elseif eEvtKeyTextInput then -- special keys (down/hold)
   if character == "+" then ... end
   if character == "-" then ... end
 end
 return false
end

registerEventHandler("keyEvent", "keyboard")

    ... the only problem was that + key only works on keydown/hold & not key released for some reason. - works for either. keytextinput & keydown will continuously trigger every loop/frame until you release the key. I prefer to always use key released where possible. Also I'm not sure if arrow keys can be accessed via lua or not but you can access more keys than you can via the editor key actions.

    Here is a list of key events, codes & modifiers that David provided me with...
    // key events
eEvtKeyUp
eEvtKeyDown
eEvtKeyTextInput

// key modifiers
eKeyModLShift
eKeyModRShift
eKeyModLCtrl
eKeyModRCtrl
eKeyModLAlt
eKeyModRAlt
eKeyModLGui
eKeyModRGui
eKeyModNum
eKeyModCaps
eKeyModMode
eKeyModCtrl
eKeyModShift
eKeyModAlt
eKeyModGui

// key codes
eKeyReturn
eKeyEscape
eKeyBackspace
eKeyTab
eKeySpace

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  • #5, by dramaminiMonday, 27. October 2014, 15:48 10 years ago
    Nice! Thank you very much!

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