Cool, yep. For that purpose it should work great. Its interesting when using this method for a game.. One can be typing code into the script editor, and the game does interesting things because its still looping. Not that I have ever inadvertently done such a thing...
On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 10:53 PM Tom Glod via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Mike, actually the main problem I was facing is getting a hotkey press > detected when another stack is in focus ....I think this function will > allow me to do that. > > The keystroke counter was something i wanted to do but can live without. > Thanks, I will try this tomorrow ...i don't see why it wouldn't work for > what I need. > > there is always an answer i guess. this community rocks. > > On Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 12:23 AM, Mike Bonner via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > The only way I know of is to start a relatively fast send loop and check > > the keysdown(). For some things it works fine but for most other things > > its not a good answer since you can see if a key is down, but not how > long > > its down, or tell if it has been pressed, then pressed again before the > > next loop cycle. All you can do is see that the key IS down. > > > > If you wanted to say.. Have a loop processing something in the > background, > > you could have it check the keysdown for <whatever keys you want here> > and > > if they're present, use revspeak to say how far along the process is. If > > you want to do a real, accurate logging of keys though, I'd say its a no > > go. > > > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 9:43 PM Tom Glod via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > Is it possible to still trigger the rawKey message or the mousemove > > > message? when the LC stack is not in focus? > > > > > > I know can can sort of create my own mousemove message by tracking the > > > absolute (or is it relative) location of the mouse > > > > > > but the rawkey up message seems like a no go for any kind of workaround > > > > > > is there something i don't know about? > > > > > > on rawup > > > > > > I want to add 1 to MyStats["Keystrokes"] > > > > > > end rawup > > > > > > I'm afraid the answer is no....so unless by some miracle ... > > > > > > Thank you. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > use-livecode mailing list > > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > > subscription preferences: > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
