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Re: Something with key events that I stumbled upon today

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redditor is not online. redditor
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17 Jun 2012 09:42 PM
While many keydown functions for keys like o, i, \, ,, ., etc. are disabled, the keyup functions are still available. This includes the top row number keys.
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slayer219 is not online. slayer219
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17 Jun 2012 09:43 PM
Hmmm that is interesting. Do they not even work with string.byte()? Haven't actually tried.
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redditor is not online. redditor
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17 Jun 2012 10:15 PM
The keydown events don't even fire.
String.byte() will work perfectly fine with all keyUp events.
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LPGhatguy is not online. LPGhatguy
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17 Jun 2012 10:41 PM
That's useful, especially the top row number keys one.
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jode6543 is not online. jode6543
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17 Jun 2012 11:03 PM
Probably because Roblox only hooks the KeyDown event, not the KeyUp one. Very useful.

-Jode
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MrNicNac is not online. MrNicNac
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17 Jun 2012 11:04 PM
Now if only that worked the same with Button2Up.
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nate890 is not online. nate890
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17 Jun 2012 11:05 PM
cold mold
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stravant is not online. stravant
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17 Jun 2012 11:16 PM
"cold mold"

Really? I hadn't even noticed that one.
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NVI is not online. NVI
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17 Jun 2012 11:37 PM
@stravant

These types only say it to be condescending.
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nate890 is not online. nate890
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17 Jun 2012 11:50 PM
I've known about this for a long time.
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nate890 is not online. nate890
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17 Jun 2012 11:52 PM
"These types only say it to be condescending."
What are you talking about? This has been known for awhile. I actually posted a thread asking about alternatives and was told by cymru that .KeyUp is the only way to detect when reserved keys are used. This was a year and a half ago. Cold mold.
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nate890 is not online. nate890
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17 Jun 2012 11:58 PM
"These types"
And just curious, because you know me all so well. What "type" am I?
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HotThoth is not online. HotThoth
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18 Jun 2012 01:07 PM
^ The type who posts 3 times before getting a response :P. But yeah, I actually didn't know this either; I thought we hooked both KeyDown and KeyUp events for all the "forbidden keys".
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MrNicNac is not online. MrNicNac
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18 Jun 2012 01:10 PM
They have actually never been hooked.

I've used KeyUp for no-character strategy games before, back in 09.
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stravant is not online. stravant
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18 Jun 2012 01:32 PM
@HotThoth

Well, don't remove it, Sorcus and I are using it for stuff.
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nate890 is not online. nate890
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18 Jun 2012 02:49 PM
Feel like I've spammed for nothing D:.

Stravent, sounds devious. What is it you guys are thinking about using it for?
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8SunTzu8 is not online. 8SunTzu8
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18 Jun 2012 02:58 PM
I'm hoping that none of the keys I plan to use will be locked.

z,x,c,v,b,n,m

Or the bottom row of the Qwerty keyboard. I plan on using them as hotkeys to a GUI related feature in an RPG I am eventually going to make.

"APN Forever, Long Live Its Eternal Glory!"
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jode6543 is not online. jode6543
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18 Jun 2012 03:11 PM
@Sun
On the top keyboard, I and O are both locked for KeyDown. Not KeyUp though.

-Jode
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nate890 is not online. nate890
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18 Jun 2012 03:16 PM
Pretty sure the number keys are reserved too (for hopperbins/tools)
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jode6543 is not online. jode6543
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18 Jun 2012 03:20 PM
@Nate I'm pretty sure they will fire as long as there is no tool assigned to that number. :P

-Jode
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nate890 is not online. nate890
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18 Jun 2012 03:21 PM
Don't think so... Though I can't remember. Last time I tested is when I asked for a method that allows reserved keys to fire when used.
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SN0X is not online. SN0X
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18 Jun 2012 04:18 PM
Is escape enabled?

I might use it as pause if I decide to make a laser fps.
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SundownMKII is not online. SundownMKII
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18 Jun 2012 04:28 PM
ESC is reserved for the CoreGUI menu.

~>dat siggy<~
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SN0X is not online. SN0X
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18 Jun 2012 04:36 PM
Doh
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SundownMKII is not online. SundownMKII
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18 Jun 2012 04:56 PM
And IDK why they reserved the Start/Winkey button.

I like accessing my Start menu! /whine

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