Alright, in my game the player can use TAB to open or close the inventory list. Problem is, if I hold it down it flickers like hell. How to I make it wait until the button is released without using Wait(1);?
Here's my code:
if (keycode == 9 || keycode == 54) { // TAB or 6
if (IsGUIOn(LUGGAGE) && IsGUIOn(OPTIONS)==false) { // Inventory GUI is off, so turn it ON.
PlaySound(358); //bings
StopMoving(EGO);
GUIOn(INVENTORY);
GUIOff(LUGGAGE); // button that opens inventory if clicked on
if (GetCursorMode()==eModeWalk) SetCursorMode(eModeUse);
}
else if (IsGUIOn(INVENTORY)==true) { // Inventory GUI is on, so turn it OFF.
PlaySound(359);
GUIOff(INVENTORY);
EnableCursorMode(0);
GUIOn(LUGGAGE); // button that opens inventory if clicked on
SetGlobalInt(1, 0);
}
}
Im guessing the clue is the IsKeyPressed function, but I'm not sure what to make of it.
You're using some legacy scripting there (this scripting is designed for AGS 2.62 and earlier), so my first question would be which version of AGS you're using.
Really it doesn't make a difference to the actual solution, but if you're using AGS 2.7 or higher, it's recommended to upgrade to the new object-oriented style scripting (there's a broader base of help available for the current AGS standard ;)).
Basically you'll want to do something like this:
// top of global script
int keyHeld = 0;
// inside of on_key_press
if (((keycode == 9) || (keycode == 54)) && (!keyHeld)) { // make sure the key isn't already being held
keyHeld = keycode; // store the key we pressed
// if (IsGUIOn(LUGGAGE)...
...
}
function repeatedly_execute() {
if ((keyHeld) && (!IsKeyPressed(keyHeld)) keyHeld = 0; // if the key has been released, reset our variable
}
Actually...I'm thinking that on_key_press shouldn't automatically repeatedly call the code if you hold the key. It may just be the fact that it's 4 in the morning...but...anyway...
Quote from: monkey_05_06 on Sun 28/09/2008 10:07:49
You're using some legacy scripting there (this scripting is designed for AGS 2.62 and earlier), so my first question would be which version of AGS you're using.
I hear this in every thread I post, but I've been working on this game for a few years now and it's too much work changing every bit of code. Using 2.72.
Quote from: monkey_05_06 on Sun 28/09/2008 10:07:49
Basically you'll want to do something like this:
Yeah, with a few modifications, it works great! Thank you! :o
Glad you got it working. Sorry about any confusion regarding your scripting. ;)