Help with isolating specific keys

[nelson&jason]

Hi, I'm using the script below to isolate specific keys on the keyboard to control the timeline. This works for a while but seems unstable. It causes Flash Player Debugger to run slow and eventually hang and I have to force quit the player.

Any suggestions to help to improve would be grateful.

stop ();

var keyListener = new Object();

Key.addListener(keyListener);

keyListener.onKeyDown = function ()

{

    if (Key.getAscii() == 8)

    {

        gotoAndStop(7);

    } // end if

};

[kglad]

try:

stop ();

var alreadyExecuted:Boolean;

if(!alreadyExecuted){

alreadyExecuted=true;

var keyListener = new Object();

Key.addListener(keyListener);

keyListener.onKeyDown = function ()

{

    if (Key.getAscii() == 8)

    {

        gotoAndStop(7);

    } // end if

};

}

[nelson&jason]

Thanks kglad, this works well, but if I want to use the same script on the next frame and change the gotoAndStop to frame 8 the key press doesn't seem to work again?

[kglad]

you want the same keypress to goto frame 7 when the current frame is frame 1 and frame 8 if the current frame is frame 2. anything else?

[nelson&jason]

The frames numbers don't need to be specific. The one I posted was something I was testing and that code just happened to start at frame 6 of my timeline.

Another example might make it clearer. If I start at frame 1 using that script, I want to stop at each frame ( 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 ) by using the delete key. Is the script you provided able to do that?

[kglad]

use:

stop ();

var alreadyExecuted:Boolean;

if(!alreadyExecuted){

alreadyExecuted=true;

var keyListener = new Object();

Key.addListener(keyListener);

keyListener.onKeyDown = function ()

{

    if (Key.getAscii() == 8)

    {

nextFrame();

    } // end if

};

}

[nelson&jason]

Thanks, will give it a try.

[kglad]

you're welcome.

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