You're only updating 5 frames a second, so yu should expect delays of up to 0.2s, and if you tap the key fast enough it won't register. Why not change the 5 to 50 or something?
-Christopher On Feb 12, 2012 8:02 PM, "Ryan Strunk" <ryan.str...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > I apologize in advance for posting 43 lines of code, but I can't figure out > where on Earth the trouble is coming from. > When I run this code, the keys do exactly what I'd like, but I'm noticing a > delay of a few tenths of a second between when I press the key and when the > sound of the step is played. Further, sometimes when I tap an arrow key > quickly, the player won't even take a step. > Can anyone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? This looks sound to me. > > import time > import pygame > from sound_lib.stream import FileStream > from sound_lib.output import Output > > class Player(object): > > def __init__(self): > self.x = 10 > self.step = FileStream(file="sounds/step.ogg") > self.step.pan = 0 > self.step_time = 0.25 > self.last_step_time = 0.0 > > def move(self, dir): > if time.time() - self.last_step_time <= self.step_time: > return > if self.x + dir < 1 or self.x + dir > 20: > return > self.x += dir > if dir > 0: > self.step.pan += 0.1 > else: > self.step.pan -= 0.1 > self.step.play(True) > self.last_step_time = time.time() > > def main(): > clock = pygame.time.Clock() > o = Output() > guy = Player() > screen = pygame.display.set_mode((640, 400)) > while(True): > keys = pygame.key.get_pressed() > if keys[pygame.K_LEFT]: > guy.move(-1) > if keys[pygame.K_RIGHT]: > guy.move(1) > for event in pygame.event.get(): pass > clock.tick(5) > > if __name__ == '__main__': > main() > > Thanks much, > Ryan > >
