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by clatimer
Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:57 am
Forum: Talking LiveCode
Topic: Trapping key presses outside fields
Replies: 6
Views: 5070

Re: Trapping key presses outside fields

global openTime, measureTime

on openCard
put "Yes" into measureTime
put the milliseconds into openTime
pass opencard
end openCard

on rawKeyDown
if measureTime = "Yes" then
put the milliseconds into pressTime
put pressTime - openTime
put "No" into measureTime
end if
pass rawKeyDown
end ...
by clatimer
Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:40 am
Forum: Talking LiveCode
Topic: Trapping key presses outside fields
Replies: 6
Views: 5070

Re: Trapping key presses outside fields

Mark wrote:Cyril,

I assure you that those handlers work in fields, cards and stacks.

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on rawkeyup
     beep
     pass rawkeyup
end rawkeyup
Best,

Mark
Thanks Mark, you are of course right.
Cyril
by clatimer
Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:00 am
Forum: Talking LiveCode
Topic: Trapping key presses outside fields
Replies: 6
Views: 5070

Re: Trapping key presses outside fields

Thanks Mark,

Yes, I've tried rawKeyDown without success. Even the key relevant sample scripts from the Manual don't work.

Cheers
Cyril
by clatimer
Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:19 am
Forum: Talking LiveCode
Topic: Trapping key presses outside fields
Replies: 6
Views: 5070

Trapping key presses outside fields

I am trying to capture a key press after a card opens. There is no field on the card - just an image - and I am interested in how long it takes for someone to press a key after the card opens. It's a psychological experiment. I've tried the various handlers for key presses, but they seem to function ...