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[lumavr]

I have two pieces of code I need help with. They work fine running in regular GameMaker, but not in HTML5. There might be a different way of writing the code that works. I am working on a typing game. Thanks for any help.


This should draw the text on the screen that the user types, but nothing shows on the screen in HTML5.

draw_text(view_xview[0]+110,view_yview[0]-3,"#"+keyboard_string);


This should destroy the object on the screen by typing the word with the object but nothing happens and it could be related to the first problem:

if(keyboard_string==targetID2.word) //if the currently-typed text is the same as the word (word is fully typed)
{

with(targetID2){instance_destroy(); // destroy the object
}

[epicCreations]

keyboard_string apparently doesn't work at all in GM HTML5 as of now

[Joe H]

Don't forget to clear the keyboard string before checking for a specific word. Otherwise you will always have an arbitrary string of characters. This is from the help: "String contains the last at most 1024 characters typed."


I believe you use the following to clear the keyboard string:

keyboard_string = ""

Essentially you are setting the keyboard_string to nothing. Then as the player types they are adding key presses to the string.

[lumavr]

keyboard_string apparently doesn't work at all in GM HTML5 as of now

Does anyone have an alternative to keyboard_string that would work for what I need it to do?

[OMGCarlos]

I created this script a week or two ago:

Spoiler

//  aFoobar.com
//  OMGCarlos - omgcarlos@afoobar.com
//              twitter.com/omgcarlos
//
//  fookeyboard_string v1.0
//
//  This is an alternative to the broken keyboard_string command, which captures keyboard printable characters
//
//      fookeyboard_string(enter, pound, blink);
//          enter (TRUE/FALSE):  Determines if we should use the enter/return key to insert a new line or not
//          pound (TRUE/FALSE):  Determines if entering # creates a new line or not
//          blink (TRUE/FALSE):  Determines if we should display a blinking cursor or not
//
//      Returns: this script returns the currently built string
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////afoobar.com

//Initialize the script (Utilizing my glitch method)
if fookeyboard_string_init = aksldhaljksdfh{
    fookeyboard_string_init = true; //Don't reinitialize
    foostrKeyboard = "";   //Similar to keyboard_string
    fooblink = false;   //Determines if we should show/hide the cursor
    fooblinkCur = 0;   //Sets the current blink counter
    fooblinkSpeed = 10;    //Sets the blinking speed, the lower the number the faster it'll blink!
    foostrPos = 1;  //Stores the position of the cursor
    fooblinkDelLast = false;    //Determines if we should delete the last cursor (if changing from cursor display on to off)
}
var tmp;

//Set defaults for arguments
if argument0 = afsasjkd then argument0 = true;
if argument1 = askjsadkf then argument1 = true;
if argument2 = asjkdfha then argument2 = true;

//Remove the blinker from the string...IMPORTANT
if argument2 then foostrKeyboard = string_delete(foostrKeyboard, foostrPos, 1);
//Remove the last cursor (when stopped suddenly, there will be a cursor that never got removed)
if !argument2 and !fooblinkDelLast and string_length(foostrKeyboard) > 0{
    fooblinkDelLast = true;
    foostrKeyboard = string_delete(foostrKeyboard, foostrPos, 1);
}
//Reset the last cursor remover
if argument2 then fooblinkDelLast = false;

//Move the cursor
if (keyboard_check_pressed(vk_left) and argument2) then foostrPos = max(0, foostrPos-1);
if (keyboard_check_pressed(vk_right) and argument2) then foostrPos = min(string_length(foostrKeyboard)+1, foostrPos+1);

//Handle special input
if(keyboard_check(vk_shift)) then addShift = 0; else addShift = 32;    //Check whether to use caps or lowercase
if(keyboard_check_pressed(vk_space)) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(' ', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos+=1;}      //Add spaces
if(keyboard_check_pressed(vk_backspace) and string_length(foostrKeyboard) > 0) { foostrKeyboard = string_delete(foostrKeyboard, foostrPos-1, 1); foostrPos = max(0, foostrPos-1);}

//Handle arguments
if(argument0 and keyboard_check_pressed(vk_enter)) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('#', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos +=1;} //Return key
if(!argument1 and addShift = 0 and keyboard_check_pressed(ord('3'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert("\# ", foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 2;}

//Get letters
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('A'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(65+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('B'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(66+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('C'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(67+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('D'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(68+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('E'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(69+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('F'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(70+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('G'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(71+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('H'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(72+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('I'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(73+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('J'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(74+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('K'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(75+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('L'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(76+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('M'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(77+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('N'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(78+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('O'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(79+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('P'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(80+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('Q'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(81+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('R'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(82+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('S'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(83+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('T'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(84+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('U'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(85+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('V'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(86+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('W'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(87+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('X'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(88+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('Y'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(89+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('Z'))) { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(chr(90+addShift), foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}

//Get numbers
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('0'))) {
    if addShift = 32 { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('0', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(')', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('1'))) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('1', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('!', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('2'))) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('2', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('@', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('3'))) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('3', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else if argument1 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('#', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('4'))) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('4', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('$', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('5'))) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('5', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('%', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('6'))) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('6', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('^', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('7'))) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('7', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('&', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('8'))) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('8', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('*', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord('9'))) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('9', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('(', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}

//Special characters
if(keyboard_check_pressed(192)) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('`', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('~', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(vk_add)) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('=', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('+', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(vk_subtract)) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('-', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('_', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(219)) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('[', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('{', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(221)) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(']', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('}', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(220)) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('\', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('|', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(ord(';'))) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(';', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(':', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(222)) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert("'", foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('"', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(188)) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert(',', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('<', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(191)) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('/', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('?', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}
if(keyboard_check_pressed(190)) {
    if addShift = 32 then { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('.', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;} else { foostrKeyboard = string_insert('>', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos); foostrPos += 1;}
}

//Display blinking cursor
fooblinkCur += 1;  //Inc the blinker
//Flip the blinker to on/off
if fooblinkCur > fooblinkSpeed{
    fooblink = !fooblink;
    fooblinkCur = 0;    //Reset the counter
}
//Only display the cursor when we want to
if argument2{
    if fooblink{
        foostrKeyboard = string_insert('_', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos);
    } else {
        foostrKeyboard = string_insert(' ', foostrKeyboard, foostrPos);
    }
}

return foostrKeyboard;

The page is down for maintenance, but you can read how to use it in this post: http://gmc.yoyogames...0

Edited by OMGCarlos, 19 October 2011 - 01:06 PM.