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Script problem ; keyboard stops working in missions

by Gary "ChunkyKs" Briggs · in Torque Game Engine · 11/17/2006 (2:32 pm) · 5 replies

Hola

This used to work pre-1.5, but in 1.5 I'm getting a problem where I hold down the C key, the ui pops up... and as soon as I release the C key, all keyboard input seems to stop working [although the mouse and mouse buttons still work].

This is happening in a running mission. I'm on Mactel, latest panther and latest XCode.

moveMap.bind( keyboard, c, togglePhysicsUI );

function togglePhysicsUI( %val )
{       
        if( %val ) {
                cursorOn();
                Canvas.pushDialog(PhysicsDlg,99);
        } else {
                Canvas.popDialog(PhysicsDlg);
                cursorOff();
                activateKeyboard(); // Added recently, doesn't make a difference
        }
}

I nabbed the activateKeyboard() line out of the console dialog function, but it didn't make a difference.

What's odd is that if I hit ' to bring up the console, then keyboard input works, and remains working after I close the console. The C shortcut no longer works after releasing the button, either.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Gary (-;
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Torque Owner Gary "ChunkyKs" Briggs
#1
12/01/2006 (5:01 pm)
I think two weeks qualifies as patient enough for one bump :-)

brokenui.tar.gz

This code will exhibit the problem. Extract it in a starter.fps or similar dir, open torque and start a mission. Once the mission is going, open the console and type
exec("brokenui/main.cs");

And the problem manifests itself. Hold down C and the dialog appears, and you can still move about with stuff in the moveMap. As soon as you let go of C and the ui disappears, the problem appears. If you modify the code so that it's like the console; hit it once to make it appear, hit it again to make it disappear, then the problem only happens when the UI disappears.

Anyone?

Gary (-;

Torque Owner Kirk Haynes
#2
12/01/2006 (5:02 pm)
Try defining the bind after the function is defined

Torque Owner Gary "ChunkyKs" Briggs
#3
12/01/2006 (5:08 pm)
It is right now. I tried defining it before the function, too, just in case, but that didn't make a difference.

Gary (-;

Torque Owner Gary "ChunkyKs" Briggs
#4
12/01/2006 (7:05 pm)
I've tried reimplementing the same dialog from scratch, to see at what point it breaks.

Long story short, the dialog does what I want until I add a GuiTabPageCtrl as a child of a GuiTabBookCtrl. tdn is devoid of useful information about these two controls as can be seen from the links.

So, uh, yeah. Any ideas as to what's up?

Gary (-;

Torque Owner Jake Sindelir
#5
12/01/2006 (7:12 pm)
Ive noticed this on my stock 1.5 as well... when i go into the editor then exit... all keyboard commands are non-functioning.

but if i open the editor (or console) and exit out again... then it all works?