Need to deactivate keyboard while append scene

This topic has 8 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 1 month, 1 week ago by NaxosCG.

Viewing 9 posts - 1 through 9 (of 9 total)

Author

Posts
2026-03-11 at 7:12 pm #86505

NaxosCG
Customer

Hellto there !

I’m working on a new project where i’ll have to append scenes containing letters.

So, for ex, when i press ‘A’, it appends “A100.gltf.xz” to the scene, then move it regarless of the number of letters.

It works, but if i am too fast typing letters, the move / offset is not fast enough and letters are no longer beside to each other, but at the same place…

A solution i would like to test is to decativate keyboard while append + move, then activate it back.
Is that possible ?

"1+1=3... for large values of 1"

2026-03-12 at 12:29 am #86506

xeon
Customer

sounds like you could just use a variable. Lets call it “movedone”… it would by default be true and false if the move action is taking place.

Your on event key down listner would have logic. If “movedone” is true… then next key
If “movedone” is false…then ignore keyboard input.

The down side to this is that someone typing fast will have to wait for the move to be done…so you may want a visual indicator of some type to alert the user input can be done.

Otherwise you may want to create a key capture lost..and then execute the key strokes based on the key list after each “movedone”.

Xeon
Route 66 Digital
Interactive Solutions - https://www.r66d.com
Tutorials - https://www.xeons3dlab.com

2026-03-12 at 11:06 am #86523

NaxosCG
Customer

Thank you, i’ve done that, and it works…
If the user wants to type too fast, he will have to slow down

"1+1=3... for large values of 1"

2026-03-17 at 11:39 am #86620
visualizer
Participant
Can you share a screenshot of working this “movedone” thing?

Where we get that Ignore keyboard input puzzle?
- This reply was modified 1 month, 2 weeks ago by visualizer.
2026-03-17 at 2:01 pm #86624

NaxosCG
Customer

I’ve set a “IsAppending” variable set to false, then set to true when appending scene and stuff, then back to false at the end.

And the keyboard event has an “if IsAppending false” before doing anything

"1+1=3... for large values of 1"

2026-03-21 at 5:44 am #86721

visualizer
Participant

Oh ok
I will try it

2026-03-21 at 10:35 am #86728

NaxosCG
Customer

visualizer wrote:

Oh ok
I will try it

Sorry, i can’t really share screenshot as it is spread around multiple puzzles, but quite simple in fact

"1+1=3... for large values of 1"

2026-03-23 at 3:49 am #86731

xeon
Customer

Here is an example around a key control using a flag variable.

demo – https://v3d.net/1eh2
project zip file: https://v3d.net/1eh2

Press the 7 key or 8 key. Hold 7 for 2 seconds and let go… hold 8 key for 2 second and let go and notice the difference in playback. The variable is controlling the state of the animation based on key press and hold time.

Xeon
Route 66 Digital
Interactive Solutions - https://www.r66d.com
Tutorials - https://www.xeons3dlab.com

2026-03-23 at 2:38 pm #86733

NaxosCG
Customer

Many thanks !

"1+1=3... for large values of 1"
Author

Posts