how to test if no keys are being pressed help

**Jaffob** · 19th August 2008, 11:30 PM

The animation will continue itself even if the condition doesn't.

If you exclude the "Only One Action When Event Loops" the condition will repeat - which may also cause the problem of the animation continuously being sent to the 1st frame, and not just potentially reducing performance.

**Werbad** · 19th August 2008, 11:33 PM

If the animation is already being played it won't restart. It will only change to it if something else is being played.

**Jaffob** · 19th August 2008, 11:34 PM

Okay. That's good.

**Oreo** · 21st August 2008, 01:41 AM

how do u had the negate part?

**GSoft** · 21st August 2008, 03:24 AM

Right click over the condition.
There are some options: Insert, Replace, etc. What you're looking for is 'Negate'.

**Oreo** · 21st August 2008, 06:26 PM

It still doesn't work :cry:

**IsaacBoy** · 21st August 2008, 09:57 PM

Use the 'Any Key Being Pressed' condition and negate it, that should give you a positive when nothing is being pressed.

**VBEinc** · 28th September 2022, 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by IsaacBoy

Use the 'Any Key Being Pressed' condition and negate it, that should give you a positive when nothing is being pressed.

That would be Great if that was an option.
I was actually going to suggest to the Developers that this needs to be an option. The Negate for "ANY KEY BEING PRESSED " is grayed out and not available.

**VBEinc** · 28th September 2022, 06:41 AM

Originally Posted by Oreo

How do you test if no keys are being pressed?

Here ya go. I made this little game example to show how you can check for no keys pressed.
Basically and unfortunately, you need to keep track of all keys you use.

I.E. You said " D " runs to the right. You need to NEGATE the "User presses " for " D " and any other keys in one line.

Example at this link: https://community.clickteam.com/threads/109920-ENDLESS-GAME-Example-Only-7-lines-of-code?p=776657#post776657

Hope this helps.