UI hotkey release detection. Is it possible?

[Hugget Sukker]

Does anyone know whether it is possible in JASS to make UI hotkey realease detectable?
I know that UI hotkey pressing is detectable in GUI (ability being cast), but is it possible in some way to detect when a player releases the A key, for instance?

Would be extremely useful in many non-RTS maps.

 

[Foopad]

I don't know jass but I'd recommend making an empty trigger, and then converting it to custom text... Just add the one condition first that is

 

[Yixx]

Not possible. The only keys that can be detected for pressing are the arrow keys. Hotkeys are not detected by JASS, though Spells use them so you can still somewhat detect them indirect by checking for the ability. But really detecting them is impossible, certainly for releasing them.

 

[Hugget Sukker]

Ok. Thanks. And since no spells end when you release a hotkey, or release mouse-button over an icon, hotkey release detection is neither possible directly nor indirectly. Thx.
Btw Yixx, your ice cream has tilted.

 

[Pharaoh_]

Ooooh, looks like this is the challenge Element_of_Water was seeking for..!

 

[Foopad]

You're right!

 

[Element of Water]

1. It's not Element_of_Water, it's Element of Water

2. It's impossible to achieve...

 

[Drenith]

Not possible. The only keys that can be detected for pressing are the arrow keys. Hotkeys are not detected by JASS, though Spells use them so you can still somewhat detect them indirect by checking for the ability. But really detecting them is impossible, certainly for releasing them.

and the escape key

 

[Element of Water]

No, you can't detect when the escape key is released.

 

[Drenith]

No, you can't detect when the escape key is released.

Lol read my quoted message again

Originally Posted by Yixx View Post
Not possible. The only keys that can be detected for pressing are the arrow keys. Hotkeys are not detected by JASS, though Spells use them so you can still somewhat detect them indirect by checking for the ability. But really detecting them is impossible, certainly for releasing them.

He said for pressing not releasing