tricky scripting problem

[MFreywald]

Ok, lets try to explain this correctly..

I want to set a toggle device (D1) to toggle only if a button is pressed and another is not pressed. For instance...this is a clear script for what I want, but unfortunatly it doesn't like it..

IF (NOT JS2.B4) THEN
ÂÂ* TOGGLE (D1) = JS2.B3;
ENDIF

Any ideas on how to set the toggle using that logic?

Bob, would be nice to be able to stick defines like that in IF and SEQUENCE blocks.


MFreywald

[abe_beson]

Hi MFreywald!

Is this what you want to do?

toggle(D1)=js2.b3 and not js2.b4;

/Abe

[Bob Church]

Hi MFreywald,

>> Ok, lets try to explain this correctly..

I want to set a toggle device (D1) to toggle only if a button is pressed and another is not pressed. For instance...this is a clear script for what I want, but unfortunatly it doesn't like it..

IF (NOT JS2.B4) THEN
TOGGLE (D1) = JS2.B3;
ENDIF

Any ideas on how to set the toggle using that logic? <<

Well, you can't really put the devcie (TOGGLE) in the IF/THEN block. It creates problems since the code in the block isn't executed. Offhand, I'd think maybe a TOGGLE could be done, but in general the device declarations (timers and such) would have trouble.

Abes idea:

>> toggle(D1)=js2.b3 and not js2.b4; <<

would compile okay and it might do what you want, but I think it has troubles, too. While js2.b3 would toggle it when js2.b4 was released (which I think is what you want), js2.b4 would toggle while js2.b3 was pressed, and I think that's not what you want.

I think what I'd try is more a combination of the two:

if( not js1.b4 ) then
b1 = js2.b3;;
endIf
toggle( d1 ) = b1;

That lets the "not js1.b4" gate b1, which gets around the side-effect in Abes version about as well as you can. Having js1.b4 pressed just locks the toggle out that way. Would that work for you?

Best regards,

- Bob

The StickWorks
http://www.stickworks.com

[abe_beson]

Good point Bob! :)

/Abe

[MFreywald]

Yeah, I think that'll do the trick actually. This is for my GTA SA profile. I have my throttle pinky button set to be the shift but also have it set to press the sprint key. Then I have the middle button (next to pinky) set to be the crouch and shifted be the walk. Then I have the index finger button set to jump and shifted set to aim weapon. My problem was that when I was crouching and then held down the shift button and the aim it would stand up cause of the sprint key. But I can get around that using CMS buttons and the KEYS command. I just needed a way to keep the crouch held down without triggering the walk also. Yes, I know...very very confusing. But it's the only way I could get the main 'hold' keys groupped comfortably. Anyway, I'll give this a try... thanks Bob.

MFreywald

PS..not that this makes a difference..but it should of read..JS2.B4 and not JS1.B4. :)