We really need key combos.

The more I program for CC, the more I need key combos. I need the user to be able to say something without actually typing in a command or anything. The only way I can think of for CC to do key combos would be detecting when something like a key combo is pressed and sending it as an even with the keys pressed as the parameters. I'm sure there's a better way to make this function than that but I can't think of it. Doesn't change the fact that we really need key combos!

You don't need to send it as an event, you just detect the first key and then look for the next key.

I usually use capital letter characters when I "need" a key combo, but that only works for letters/numbers used with Shift. Still, it's easy enough and I can be kinda lazy.

ChunLing, on 20 October 2012 - 05:10 PM said:

You don't need to send it as an event, you just detect the first key and then look for the next key.

I usually use capital letter characters when I "need" a key combo, but that only works for letters/numbers used with Shift. Still, it's easy enough and I can be kinda lazy.

But you can't detect if they've released the first key when they press the second one. For all I know, they tapped control then S, not ctrl+s. We need real key combos. Not hacks like capital letters and hoping they don't release.

The key release event poses problems because multiple users can be logged in to the same console. You could add a key release event, but then you don't know who released the key.

And if you really "need" key combos, then you wouldn't object to the user pressing Ctrl and then S immediately after (or whatever). I frankly prefer a key combo that doesn't make you hold down the keys to get the combo.

Ok I just had a thought. What if when a key was pressed, if there are other keys down, it sends a "key_added" event instead of a "key" event. Or both. That way you can tell when a key is added, so that you can wait for "key, control" "key_add, b" in succession to listen for control b as a key combo

Bad thought.
What if Player1 press and keep "a" while player2 press "b" ?