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1.2 KiB
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56 lines
1.2 KiB
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class:: KeyState
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summary:: Respond to the state of a key
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related:: Classes/MouseButton, Classes/MouseX, Classes/MouseY
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categories:: UGens>User interaction
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Description::
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Respond to the state of a key.
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note::
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Note that this UGen does not prevent normal typing. It therefore may be
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helpful to select a GUI window rather than an SC document when using
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KeyState, as the latter will be altered by any keystrokes.
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::
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classmethods::
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method::kr
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argument::keycode
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The keycode value of the key to check. This corresponds to the
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keycode values passed into the keyDownActions of SCViews. See the
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example below.
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argument::minval
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The value to output when the key is not pressed.
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argument::maxval
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The value to output when the key is pressed.
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argument::lag
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A lag factor.
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instancemethods::
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private:: signalRange
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Examples::
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code::
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s.boot;
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// execute the code below to find out a key's keycode
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// the char and keycode of any key you press will be printed in the post window
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(
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w = Window.new("I catch keystrokes");
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w.view.keyDownAction = { arg view, char, modifiers, unicode, keycode; [char, keycode].postln; };
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w.front;
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)
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// then execute this and then press the 'j' key
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(
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w.front; // something safe to type on
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{ SinOsc.ar(800, 0, KeyState.kr(38, 0, 0.1)) }.play;
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)
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