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zapakitul

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Posted: 22nd Dec 2008 11:43

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is there any way to use a MouseUp event? Instead of checking if the mouse button is clicked and then doing something, id would be cool to check if the mouse button has been released and then do something. Any ideas how to do it?

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sificvoid

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Posted: 22nd Dec 2008 12:21

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Im still new to this GDK thing, so heres a shot in the dark:

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// up condition of mouse button
bool g_bMouseUp = false;
// how long has mouse button been pressed
float g_fMouseTimer = 0;

void DarkGDK (void) {
	
	while (LoopGDK()) {
		// check to see if button is clicked
		if (dbMouseClick() == 1)
			// as the button is held a timer is added
			g_fMouseTimer++;
		else
			// if no button is being held, check to see how long it was held
			// if long enough, set the MouseUp to true
			if (g_fMouseTimer > 5.0f)
				g_bMouseUp = true;
			// otherwise set it to false, so it doesnt stay on
			else
				g_bMouseUp = false;
			// reset our mouse timer
			g_fMouseTimer = 0.0f;
		}
	}
}

I dont know if this would work, I havent tried it or anything. Just kinda popped in my head when I read your post

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zapakitul

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Posted: 22nd Dec 2008 12:51

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Thanks i didn't get to try it, but it gave me an idea how to do it using bool.

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SunDawg

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Posted: 22nd Dec 2008 18:52 Edited at: 22nd Dec 2008 18:54

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Timing probably wouldn't be the best way to go. Rather, you would want to check first if the mouse button is depressed inside the area of your button. When it's released you would want to find out if it is still inside the area of the button. That way the button will behave in the same fashion as the buttons of the Windows API, which is what the user will be expecting.

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