For my method, just drop this into your main event-handling loop (with
changes as needed):
if event.type == USEREVENT
keys = pygame.key.get_pressed()
speed = constants.SCROLL_SPEED / graphics.constants.FPS
if keys[K_LEFT]:
pos[1] -= speed
if keys[K_RIGHT]:
pos[1] += speed
if keys[K_UP]:
pos[0] -= speed
if keys[K_DOWN]:
pos[0] += speed
You'll also want to do this in the setup:
FPS = 30
pygame.timer.set_timer(USEREVENT, 1000. / FPS)
Adjust FPS up to make it smoother, down to use less CPU. 30 FPS seems
to be a good setting for me.
-FM
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 2:21 PM, Michael Fiano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:13:15 -0400
> Michael Fiano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Right now if you are holding a directional key to move, and you press
>> a different directional key at the same time, the player will stop,
>> instead of changing directions. If anyone could give me some pointers
>> on how to do this I'd be very happy, because I want it to be
>> gamepad-friendly too.
>
> Correction: The player doesn't stop when a 2nd simultaneous direction
> is pressed. It does stop moving the player under the following
> conditions though, and I would like to somehow prevent it:
>
> If you hold down any cursor key then change directions by holding
> down another cursor key and then lift your finger off the second to
> resume the direction of the first, the avatar will actually stop
> instead. I want to resume moving in the first pressed (and
> still pressed) direction instead of stopping abruptly. I have tried the
> sugestions here to no avail. Are there any games with this type of
> movement functionality, or any sample code anywhere?
>
