problem capturing FIRE key with n96

[Arnau.Manyosa]

I've made an application that uses FIRE key and works perfect with WTK emulator, but does absolutly nothing when I try with n96. I print on canvas the variable captured with getGameAction(keyCode) and I get nothing. The rest of the keys (UP,DOWN,etc) works fine with WTK and n96.

Even I tried with n77 and other non-nokia mobiles and it works. There's any bug with n96 FIRE key?

Thanks in advance for your time!

[grahamhughes]

I'd recommend against using getGameAction(), as it does have a tendancy to give inconsistent results. There is no rule that says any specific key has to map to "FIRE". Do you get "FIRE" from any key ("5", dpad-centre, left-soft, send, etc.)?

Are you receiving a keyPressed() event at all?

On some devices, availability of key events (and indeed the key codes themselves) may vary between Canvas, Canvas (FullScreenMode) and FullCanvas (in the case of a Nokia). Where keys that can bind to Commands are concerned (LSK, RSK, dpad-centre), functionality may vary when Command objects (or a CommandListener) are attached to the Canvas.

Cheers,
Graham.

[raj_J2ME]

Hi,
Graham is correct,
You can test that whether on the key pressed you can get any code or not...if yes then you can use likes -
if(keyCode == -5)
{
// do something..


}
Thanks,

[hazemmatooq]

I search about solve for this problem from 5 days
but no way
I want from Nokia support solve our problems

[grahamhughes]

What's your problem, hazemmatooq?

[Arnau.Manyosa]

Thanks on the advice not to use getGameAction(). It's better to use the keyCode directly.

But the problem is the same: with n96 I don't receive any keyPressed event with dpad-centre button, and with n77 works perfectly.

I think it's a kind of bug... no other had the same problem?

[grahamhughes]

Try switching from Canvas to Nokia FullCanvas.

[Arnau.Manyosa]

I've found that dpad-center button only works if you are in FullScreenMode... ^_^

Thanks for your comments!

[Nokia Ron]

I search about solve for this problem from 5 days
but no way
I want from Nokia support solve our problems

Please open a NEW thread in the appropriate language area and include all relevant information such as SDK version and so on. Your posts are impossible to understand and we are unable to help.

Ron

[grahamhughes]

Hi Ron,

hazemmatooq's problem appears to be the one in this thread... softkeys and dpad centre not giving keyPressed() events.

Not all keys give keyPressed() events. If you want portable code, you can rely only on 0-9, * and #.

The particular case here is that keys that can bind to Command objects do not produce keyPressed() events.

Solution: use FullCanvas, or setFullScreenMode(true)

FullCanvas defines codes for these keys. Use the constant, and don't put "-5" in your code.

[raj_J2ME]

Hi,
A nice discussion so far..
Guy's what I would say is that hazemmatooq can use the GameCamnvas..and then can check that whether the same issue persists or not...
Then hazemmatooq you can use like


if((GameCanavs.FIRE_PRESSED) != 0))
{

}

You can read more about game canvas in java docs ...of WTK..
This is just for the testing purposes..
Thanks,