Key Codes Question

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Rico	(Posted 2008) [#1]

Would someone mind telling me what the Modifiers are for? e.g MODIFIER_SHIFT etc. And how they might be used?

*EDIT* - fixed my original problem - would still like to know the answer to the above question though.

Thank you very much - Rico

tonyg

(Posted 2008) [#2]

This works for me.

Graphics 640,480
While Not KeyHit(KEY_ESCAPE)
	Cls
	If KeyHit(KEY_LSHIFT) SetColor 255,0,0
	If KeyHit(KEY_RSHIFT) SetColor 0,0,255
	DrawOval 0,0,640,480
	Flip
Wend

It's always handy to show the code you're using for this type of issue.
As for Modifier keys I found the following when searching :
modifiers
Keydown / modifiers in 1.12

Rico	(Posted 2008) [#3]

Thanks Tony - Actually I still have a problem with detecting Shift keys - I wanted to check for both being pressed at the same time. For some reason it only detects one Shift key - can you get both? I can get both individually.

I am doing

If KeyDown(KEY_LSHIFT) And KeyDown(KEY_RSHIFT) Then ......

Whats happening is that if I press both shift keys then only the left shift key is detected. Do you get this too?

Thanks

Who was John Galt?

(Posted 2008) [#4]

It's probably a limitation of your keyboard. The vast majority of keyboards can only detect a certain number of simultaneous key presses (3 or 4 I think), and the actual number depends on the combination of keys pressed. To confirm, load up a game, redefine to use both left and right shift and see if the actions work simultaneously.