Flash 9 Key press Problem

Using Flash 9, when running an application from the IDE, key
presses of K which are supposed to do something in my app are being
captured by the IDE and doing something there instead.
Didn't happen in flash 8, is there a way to disable / fix
this.

Plucka,
> Using Flash 9, when running an application from the IDE,
> key presses of K which are supposed to do something in
> my app are being captured by the IDE and doing something
> there instead.
While in the SWF window you're testing in the IDE, go to
Control >
Disable Keyboard Shortcuts. Let me know if that does it for
you. :)
David Stiller
Adobe Community Expert
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Key Press Problem

Hello!
First i want to say, sorry my bad english.
I'm new here,i searched on forums and web but i don't found the solution.
I have 2 scenes:
''menu''
''level1''
And i have a ''button'' in the ''level1''. This button is needed to start the game. It has only a code, that shows/hides/changes cursor. Nothing else.
In ''menu'' i have 2 frames, the first is the ''mainmenu'', and the second is the ''levelselect'' ( where i have a button that redirects you to the scene ''level1'', it works.)
I have this code in the scene ''level1'', but it only redirects me to ''menu'', frame 1,when i click that ''button''.
But i don't know why, this thing works only when i click that button, but the 2 things are not related.
This is the script for the ''escape'' key.
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, fl_KeyboardDownHandler);
function fl_KeyboardDownHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void
            if(event.keyCode==27)
           gotoAndStop(1, "menu")
          trace("escape" + event.altKey);
And this is script for the button:
( I have custom cursor that activates when i press the button, it works perfectly.
Just i need to click the button and the escape to redirect to the first scene. Dont know why.)
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, fl_KeyboardDownHandler);
function fl_KeyboardDownHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void
            if(event.keyCode==27)
           gotoAndStop(1, "menu")                                                                                           //this is the code, when i press the escape key
           dot.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, showcustomcursor);
           stage.removeChild(dot);
           Mouse.show();
          trace("Escape is " + event.altKey);                                                                                    //this line is only for test, so i know i pressed the ''escape''
startbutton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, activate);                                            //personal test too, i can see the whole stuff is active
function activate(event:MouseEvent):void
          trace("Activated");
startbutton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showcustomcursor)
function showcustomcursor(event:MouseEvent):void
stage.addChild(dot);
dot.mouseEnabled = false;
dot.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, fl_CustomMouseCursor);
function fl_CustomMouseCursor(event:Event)
          dot.x = stage.mouseX;
          dot.y = stage.mouseY;
Mouse.hide();                                                             //hides the cursor
Thank you, and sorry.
EDIT: I want to press only escape key to quit to main menu, not button+escape.

never nest named functions. once you unnest them, copy and past your unedited code because you showed two different keylistener functions with the same name.
function showcustomcursor(event:MouseEvent):void
stage.addChild(dot);
dot.mouseEnabled = false;
dot.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, fl_CustomMouseCursor);
Mouse.hide();
function fl_CustomMouseCursor(event:Event)
          dot.x = stage.mouseX;
          dot.y = stage.mouseY;

Flash Key Pressed Function

Hi, i want to make flash to go to the next frame no matter of that what letter keyboard key you press. Is that possible? But i need only letter keys not others like Tab, Enter, Backspace or Space... Thanks for your help.

Key codes generally are grouped into sets, starting at one value thru another. So you can use a set of conditionals to test if the key code is within the range of the letter keys. Here's a link to a chart showing the key codes for Flash...
http://people.uncw.edu/tompkinsj/112/FlashActionScript/keyCodes.htm
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Hello, so I am making a Pacman game and am using the following script for the movement of my character.
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One way would be to incorpate "else" 's for the last three conditionals. That would make it so that the first key determined to be down would be the key that determines the movement.
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
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                    this._x -= speed;
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          } else if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT))          {
                   this._x += speed;
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          } else if (Key.isDown(Key.UP))          {
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Hi guys, I'm currently developing a game that uses ASDW buttons for its movement system
During one of my testing session, i realized that if i press 2 buttons simultaneously, (ex: A and S), both events would be dispatched one after the other (just like what i assume they would do)
But if i press 3 buttons simultaneously, (ex: A, S and D), the last keypress (D) will go undetected
Only after i release one of the keys (either A or S) will the last keypress be detected
From what i read here ==> http://blog.nobien.net/2008/05/12/more-than-two-simultaneous-key-presses-and-keyboardevent key_down-woes/
It is said that the problem might had been caused by a hardware issue
From what i read at wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_%28computing%29
[quote]
Some low-quality keyboards suffer problems with rollover (that is, when multiple keys are pressed in quick succession); some types of keyboard circuitry will register a maximum number of keys at one time. This is undesirable for games (designed for multiple keypresses, e.g. casting a spell while holding down keys to run) and undesirable for extremely fast typing (hitting new keys before the fingers can release previous keys). A common side effect of this shortcoming is called "phantom key blocking": on some keyboards, pressing three keys simultaneously sometimes resulted in a 4th keypress being registered.
Modern keyboards prevent this from happening by blocking the 3rd key in certain key combinations, but while this prevents phantom input, it also means that when two keys are depressed simultaneously, many of the other keys on the keyboard will not respond until one of the two depressed keys is lifted. With better keyboards designs, this seldom happens in office programs, but it remains a problem in games even on expensive keyboards, due to wildly different and/or configurable key/command layouts in different games.
[/quote]
Question
- What causes this problem is it a hardware issue or a language/flash player problem?
Because i might be wrong, but i think i've played several non-flash games before that possess the ability to address multiple keypress at the same time
- Can this problem be fixed?
Code
package
        import flash.display.Sprite;
        import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
        public class Keyboard extends Sprite
                 public function Keyboard()
                        this.stage.addEventListener("keyDown", showKey);
                public function showKey(event:KeyboardEvent)
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do you think an update of the bios will do the trick?
No, no, no, it won't, so please don't try it!
Also, if you read the comments in the link you posted, your answer is there:
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By Tony Fendall on May 12, 2008 | Reply
The problem comes from the way in which the signal for the pressed keys moves from your keyboard to your computer. The signal is only 8-bit, and there are limits to how the signal can be changed to represent more than one key being pressed in combination.
Long story short, the guys who designed the origional keyboards made a descision to support all two key combinations, and then selected as many three key combinations as they could support with the hardware. This meant that some combinations had to be left out, and they had to make a descision about which ones were more important.
It just happens to be that they chose not to support three key combinations which involve the up arrow key. I do not think there is any solution to this problem…
If you're playing games, why not just remap the keys in the game's settings?

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After several months of missing key presses, I uninstalled Internet Explore.
The missed key presses were gone (unnoticed) for more than a week and then they started intermittently.
After the Bootcamp removal and before the Internet Explore removal, I would notice the cursor flash about 10 times and stop. Then the next key press would miss.
After Internet Explore removal, I have not seen the cursor stop, but I still get missed key presses. I tested it just now, counted 100 cursor flashes and the next key press missed. Repeated 100 count again and key press okay.
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How do I delete files permanently from a usb flash key? On my mac (Yosemite 10.10) it's telling me the files are deleted, however on plugging key into television they're still there

I've a problem I've never come across before and it's how to permanently delete files on a usb flash key? I've just migrated from using Windows for 15 years onto Apple iMac and had been deleting files easily and permanently from the key on Windows without any hassle and thought I'd done the same on my iMac but seemingly they're still there as the tele is showing them when key is plugged in, BUT they can not be seen on iMac. I wondered why the key wouldn't take anymore files after, what I thought was, deletion and now I know why-imac hasn't deleted them!
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Using InputMap and ActionMap to detect any key pressed...plz help

Hi,
I am quite new to Java. I have a tiny problem. I wanna put an actionlistener into a JTextField, so it printout something whenever a key is pressed (when the textField is selected).
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In my office I have the misfortune of having to use a PC, I have had a number of wireless keyboard and mouse combos, all of them when using Illustrator and photoshop can not handle multiple key press's and mouse movement.
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scrolling for the JList should now work with keyboard
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2) Stop re-posting the same questions. -> didn't know they are the same, sorry.
3) Stop taking us for fools. -> what? Honestly, I don't think that I realy deserved this :)With a limited posting history and the type of questions you are asking they are unusual.
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Thus one might make assumptions about your intentions.

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The last software update 1.4.11 addressed this issue on the Verizon Palm Pre Plus. If you are on earlier software version you need to update your device to the latest SW version. If you are on the latest SW version you may have a hardware problem with the device. You should go to Device Info from your launcher, tap the drop-down menu, choose Tests, then Interactive Tests, then test your keypad for problems. If this test fails then you should get a replacement device from Verizon.

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