Hey everyone,

I've been looking around and just can't seem to find this anywhere. I'm trying to make my game mouse free and to do this the main menus need to be mouse free. (what i mean by mouse free is that you dont have to use a mouse to access the menu). The only problem is i'm not sure how to do this. How can I make a menu that is controlled only by the keyboard?

Any small examples or pieces of code would be great, even a link to how this has been done. Any help would be wonderful. Thanks Mike

just one idea to handle with keys... (not a script, just a hint...)


panel_menu.visible=on;

while(panel_menu.visible==on){

if(key_a==on){function_a();}
if(key_b==on){function_b();}
if(key_c==on){function_c();}
if(key_d==on){function_d();}
if(key_x==on){panel_menu.visible=off;}

wait(1);
}

Another idea would be to use the arrow keys, something like

while(menu.visible) {
on_a = my_down_function;
on_w = my_up_function;

wait(1);
}

This way, the "w" key moves cursor up, and the "a" key moves it down, you need to make the functions "my_down_function" and "my_up_function", and maybe use panels for the menu button, this way you can dynamically change the BMAP.

Just an idea.

Good luck!

Thanks for the replys. I think i'm going to give the "function" up and down method a try. I'll keep my progress posted here for anyone that might be interested.