Adobe Director Basics

ADOBE DIRECTOR BASICS
3D: Controlling action
global glKeysPressed
on startMovie()
glKeysPressed = [:]
glKeysPressed.sort()
end startMovie
on keyDown()
vKey = _key.key
vCode = _key.keyCode
if not glKeysPressed.findPos(vKey) then
glKeysPressed.addProp(vKey, vCode)
end if
end keyDown
When a #keyUp event is generated, the script checks which keys recorded in glKeysPressed are still being pressed, and
deletes any that are not.
on CheckKeysPressed()
ii = glKeysPressed.count
repeat while ii
vKey = glKeysPressed.getPropAt(ii)
if not keyPressed(vKey) then
vCode = glKeysPressed.getAt(ii)
if not keyPressed(vCode) then
glKeysPressed.deleteAt(ii)
end if
end if
ii = ii - 1
end repeat
end CheckKeysPressed
Note: This handler checks for both keyPressed(aChar) and keyPressed(aKeyCode) before considering that a key has
been released. See “Issues with keyPressed() on Windows” on page 258 and “Issues with keyPressed() on Macintosh” on
page 257 for more details.
Visualizing different keyboard layouts
To display a keyboard viewer on Mac OS X, you can open the System Preferences at the Input Menu tab of the
International pane. Check the Keyboard Viewer and Show Input Menu In Menu Bar boxes. You now see an Input
menu to the right of the menu bar. You can select Show Keyboard Viewer from this menu. You can also use the same
tab in the System Preferences window to select a variety of different keyboard layouts.
Note that some layouts will produce input which will not display correctly in all fonts. In Director, choose a font that
is appropriate for the input language.
On Windows, you can display an On-Screen Keyboard, by selecting Start > All Programs > Accessories > Accessibility
> On-Screen Keyboard. This view allows you to visualize the keyboard layout, but it does not provide you with
feedback on which keys are pressed.
To add an input layout on Windows, you need to choose Control Panel, then Regional and Language Options. Click
the Languages tab and then the Details button. In the Text Services and Input Languages window, click Add, and then
make your selections.
An input selection menu will appear near the right end of the task bar. You can select which input layout and language
you wish to use there.
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