Input

Usually, a game is controlled simply by the actions caused by mouse movements and clicks as specified in the Scene and Region items. Additional control may be realised by processing mouse and keyboard input directly. These items are valid only for scenes.

MouseInput

Item type	MouseInput
Description	tracks mouse events
Action	starts / ends mouse tracking
Condition	true, if active

Key	Type	Default	Description
action	Actions		action to perform
xposition	var		x coordinate of mouse
yposition	var		y coordinate of mouse
move	bool	f	if true, mouse movement is tracked instead of clicks

The action is performed each time, the mouse is clicked or moved respectively. The coordinates of the mouse are assigned to the variables for xposition and yposition.

KeyInput

Item type	KeyInput
Description	tracks keyboard events
Action	starts / ends keyboard tracking
Condition	true, if active

Key	Type	Default	Description
action	Actions		action to perform
key	value		virtual key code
down	bool	f	if true, pressing the key instead of releasing is tracked

Note: If down is true, multiple events are caused as long as the key is pressed. If key is a variable, the code of the pressed key is assigned to it.

Note: The keys F1 to F12 and ESC are already used as menu shortcuts.

Virtual Key Codes

Key	Code
backspace	8
tab	9
return	13
shift	16
control	17
caps	20
escape	27
space	32
page up	33
page down	34
home	35
end	36
left	37
up	38
right	39
down	40
insert	45
delete	46
0-9	48-57
A-Z	65-90
F1-F12	112-123

Character Position

Item type	CharacterPosition
Description	tracks the current position of the character
Action	starts / ends position tracking
Condition	-

Key	Type	Default	Description
action	Actions		action to perform

The action of this item is performed, when tracking starts and each time the position or orientation of the character changes. The position, orientation, and scaling factor of the character may be accessed by the according variables (s. definitions)