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Re: Stoping the script until "Enter" is pressed?
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Re: Stoping the script until "Enter" is pressed?


  • Subject: Re: Stoping the script until "Enter" is pressed?
  • From: "Maxime Paquette" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 13:53:44 -0500

Hi,
just want to say that both your solution (Mr Tea & Jolly Roger) work
great, the only difference, is that it's not the same "Enter" key, but they
do exactly what I wanted.

Thanks a lot.

Maxime Paquette.

> This from Maxime Paquette - dateline 2/13/01 3.48 pm:
>
> > The problem, is that I don't know how to know that the "Enter" key, or
> > any other key, have been pressed so that I can continue the script.
> >
> > Any idea how I can do that?
>
> You can use the 'keys pressed' command the free Jon's Additions scripting
> addition, if it is practical to distribute this with your script.
>
> It would allow you to use this repeat loop:
>
> repeat until "Enter" is in (keys pressed)
> end repeat
>
> ... at the point where you want your script to pause.
>
> But (and it's a huge but - just like my wife's! *boom boom*) I don't know
> how safe or efficient this would be. This type of repeat loop is quite
> 'processor intensive' - but you wouldn't want to put a significant delay
in
> it because the Enter key might get tapped during the delay.
>
> Also, the Enter key does other important stuff in many apps, including the
> Finder. You might want to choose a more 'neutral' key for users to press,
if
> this is an issue.
>
> Cheers
>
> Mr Tea
> --
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