----------------------------------- Hopping Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:07 pm How do you make objects move using the arrow keys and mouse? ----------------------------------- What is it you are trying to achieve? I am trying to make a car (just a box -- drawfillbox) move around (right, left, front, back) using the keyboard arrow keys. And also just using the mouse as well (follow cursor). What is the problem you are having? Do not know where to start...What code...Any help is much appreciated. Describe what you have tried to solve this problem Searched on Google. Post any relevant code (You may choose to attach the file instead of posting the code if it is too long) drawfillbox (50, 50, 100, 100, blue) Please specify what version of Turing you are using Turing 4.1.1 ----------------------------------- Raknarg Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:11 pm RE:How do you make objects move using the arrow keys and mouse? ----------------------------------- http://compsci.ca/v3/viewtopic.php?t=114 ----------------------------------- Velocity Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:40 pm RE:How do you make objects move using the arrow keys and mouse? ----------------------------------- well for arrow keys you would do %%% just an example, its not a real box im just showing you how to do it var box_x1, box_x2 : int box_x1 := 100 box_x2 := 200 drawfillbox (box_x1, 50, box_x2, 100, red) var keys : array char of boolean if keys (RIGHT_ARROW_KEY) then %%% the caps are a must box_x1 += 1 box _x2 += 1 end if if keys (LEFT_ARROW_KEY) then box_x1 -= 1 box_x2 -= 1 end if %note this isnt my true coding, else it would be more organized, just wrote for you in a minute ----------------------------------- Hopping Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:34 pm Re: RE:How do you make objects move using the arrow keys and mouse? ----------------------------------- http://compsci.ca/v3/viewtopic.php?t=114 Thank you, that was very helpful. Just one problem with it...I'm making a traffic lights project and I made the car a box as you can see in this picture: http://i40.tinypic.com/2v0fviw.png but when I move it using the keyboard arrow keys (i went up and then took a right), this happens: http://i44.tinypic.com/23gz888.png why does the previous position of the car stay? shouldn't it disappear when it gets to a new position. like a normal car moving instead of leaving this trail like it is in the pic, lol... can anyone help me with that? thnxx ----------------------------------- Aange10 Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:46 pm RE:How do you make objects move using the arrow keys and mouse? ----------------------------------- why does the previous position of the car stay? because you never made it leave, you just drew it again in another spot. shouldn't it disappear It will, if you erase it ;) ----------------------------------- Beastinonyou Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:29 am Re: How do you make objects move using the arrow keys and mouse? ----------------------------------- Basically, Something along these lines: View.Set ("offscreenonly") loop % Draw your Background, etc % Draw your Car % Do whatever else you need View.UpdateArea (0, 0, maxx, maxy) % Alternatively, View.Update cls % Optional delay (time in Milliseconds) end loop ----------------------------------- Raknarg Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:29 am RE:How do you make objects move using the arrow keys and mouse? ----------------------------------- Lets saw in this program, you had a oaintbrush. You paint the backround, and then you plaint a red box on to it. Now you devide that the box should be somewhere else, so you paint it there. What happens now? Has the box moved? No, you've just painted it somewhere else, so you have two boxes. What can you do instead? If you want it to move, you can paint everything white, then the background, then paint the new box. Getting the idea? ----------------------------------- Velocity Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:12 pm RE:How do you make objects move using the arrow keys and mouse? ----------------------------------- does no one ever look at my code? T You need a cls at the bottom so it erases the previous pos like beastinonyou said ----------------------------------- Aange10 Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:59 pm Re: RE:How do you make objects move using the arrow keys and mouse? ----------------------------------- does no one ever look at my code? You need a cls at the bottom so it erases the previous pos like beastinonyou said Your code doesn't have a cls in it. %%% just an example, its not a real box im just showing you how to do it var box_x1, box_x2 : int box_x1 := 100 box_x2 := 200 drawfillbox (box_x1, 50, box_x2, 100, red) var keys : array char of boolean if keys (RIGHT_ARROW_KEY) then %%% the caps are a must box_x1 += 1 box _x2 += 1 end if if keys (LEFT_ARROW_KEY) then box_x1 -= 1 box_x2 -= 1 end if %note this isnt my true coding, else it would be more organized, just wrote for you in a minute ----------------------------------- Raknarg Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:09 pm RE:How do you make objects move using the arrow keys and mouse? ----------------------------------- If we're having a trollfest here, then you also didn't include Input.KeyDown. ----------------------------------- Hopping Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:11 pm Re: How do you make objects move using the arrow keys and mouse? ----------------------------------- Ok, got that, how do you make the arrow keys with the a, s, d, and w letters. w= up d=right a=left s=down KEY_? ----------------------------------- Raknarg Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:41 pm RE:How do you make objects move using the arrow keys and mouse? ----------------------------------- if key ('w') then