brackets keycodes...

[mike76]

Hi

Can someone tell me please what EKEY_CODE
have bracket keys in Irrlicht?

I mean these two brackets: [ and ]

Could't find these two in Irrlicht docs nor in Keycodes.h


thx,
-mike

[Acki]

there is no key code for them !!!
that's because they are a combination of two keys (Alt + 8 and Alt + 9)...
so check for irr::KEY_MENU && irr::KEY_KEY_8 and irr::KEY_MENU && irr::KEY_KEY_9 !!!

[mike76]

won't work,
even irr::KEY_MENU itself gives no response.

well, it's not a big problem
i 'll use other keys..



-mike

[Acki]

realy ???
for me it works !!!

I used the event receiver from the movement tutorial though (same as the MastEventReceiver I think):

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class MyEventReceiver : public IEventReceiver{
public:
  virtual bool OnEvent(const SEvent& event){
    if (event.EventType == irr::EET_KEY_INPUT_EVENT)
      KeyIsDown[event.KeyInput.Key] = event.KeyInput.PressedDown;

    return false;
  }

  virtual bool IsKeyDown(EKEY_CODE keyCode) const{
    return KeyIsDown[keyCode];
  }

  MyEventReceiver(){
    for (u32 i=0; i<KEY_KEY_CODES_COUNT; ++i)
      KeyIsDown[i] = false;
  }

private:
  bool KeyIsDown[KEY_KEY_CODES_COUNT];
};

and in the main loop i do this:

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	while(device->run()){
    if(receiver.IsKeyDown(irr::KEY_MENU) && receiver.IsKeyDown(irr::KEY_KEY_8)){
      printf("pressed [\n");
    }else if(receiver.IsKeyDown(irr::KEY_MENU) && receiver.IsKeyDown(irr::KEY_KEY_9)){
      printf("pressed ]\n");
    }
  }

[mike76]

nope...

I even did copy & paste it (just to test your code)
into the 04 Movement example (these lines in main-loop from your post)
and it didn't work... (with the original receiver of corse, exactly as above)

Im using standard 101/102 keyboard , (english, QWERTY layout).
all under XP.


As i said, its not SO big problem, but I wanted only to mention this.



-mike


PS. my 'ALT' keys do work

[bitplane]

You can check SEvent.KeyInput.Char for these keys, even if there isn't a keycode for them

[Acki]

nope...

I even did copy & paste it (just to test your code)
into the 04 Movement example (these lines in main-loop from your post)
and it didn't work... (with the original receiver of corse, exactly as above)

Im using standard 101/102 keyboard , (english, QWERTY layout).
all under XP.

hu, that's strange...
I'm also using XP with a standard keyboard, but german layout (QWERTZ)...
you can also try it with KEY_RMENU (I'm in doubt for KEY_LMENU though)...
even if you use bitplane's advice or other keys I'm realy curious why it does work for me, but not for you !?!?!

[mike76]

Ok, I put this:

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printf(" key=%d    char=%d  \n", event.KeyInput.Key,  event.KeyInput.Char);

into my Reciever to see what codes (if any) it returns.
and for [ =91 and for ] =93
-their ASCII codes, and its ok.
Of corse still no response for ALT keys ( KEY_MENU / KEY_RMENU / KEY_LMENU )
it this way, and keys like SHIFT/ CONTROL wont work too!
printing their ASCII codes gives their numbers (for CONTROL=17 and SHIFT= 16)
But using like this:

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if (receiver.IsKeyDown(irr::KEY_SHIFT)  )
//................. do something........

do nothing,
(no matter if: KEY_RSHIFT, KEY_LSHIFT or KEY_LCONTROL , KEY_RCONTROL etc... )

What have I noticed is, that this key: \ + | (its just left side from BACKSPACE) and called "KEY_SEPARATE" (right?) wont work in Irrlicht too here.
What is interesting, its its ASCII code is.... 92 !

It looks like, keys with ASCII codes: 91, 92 and 93 and SHIFT, CONTROL , ALT wont work for me in Irrlicht, all other keys (even so "exotic" like Pause/Break, ScrollLock , function-keys or Numpads...) are working properly.


As I said, forget this, its not very important to me (I can use [ and ] and \ through their ASCII codes , and ALTs... oh well...


-mike

PS.
my system (win XP/SP2) is German one but my keyboard is "interational" (without any national chars, no german chars, no english pound etc.) its standard QWERTY.
Besides Irrlicht was always everything ok. ( im not sure now, but under SDL was it ok too.)

[Lonesome Ducky]

If you don't mind using Win32 API you can use
if (GetAsyncKeyState(VK_LMENU)<0)

oh and you can also do
if (GetAsyncKeyState(219)<0)
for [ and
if (GetAsyncKeyState(221)<0)
for ].

[mike76]

I added to myreceiver little function which returns the key code directly:
and now I can use like this:

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  if (receiver.returnCode()==221  ........  

for [ ] and |


Strange anyway, but thanks.

-mike