Detect when a player is typing?

[FurryEskimo]

I've already (more-or-less) figured out how to detect when the player presses a key, so I can turn abilities on and off at will, but when players are typing to talk or enter code, the key presses are still registered.  Is there a way to detect when players are entering text, vs when a key is simply being pressed?  I've heard that some mods do this.

Update:  I think I found an example, but there's a lot here I've never seen before..  Specifically, why is the second half of their code so different from what I have?

AddModRPCHandler("The Wild Child  -Ver. 1.3.4.7","ToogleSwimming",ToogleSwimming)

GLOBAL.TheInput:AddKeyDownHandler(GLOBAL.key_to_swim, function()
    if GLOBAL.ThePlayer then
        SendModRPCToServer(MOD_RPC["The Wild Child  -Ver. 1.3.4.7"]["ToogleSwimming"])
    end
end)

AddModRPCHandler(modname, "widgette_bundle", widgette_bundle)
GLOBAL.TheInput:AddKeyDownHandler(GetModConfigData("key_bundle", true), function()
    if not GLOBAL.ThePlayer or GLOBAL.ThePlayer.prefab ~= "widgette" or GLOBAL.TheFrontEnd:GetActiveScreen() ~= GLOBAL.ThePlayer.HUD then
        return
    end
    
	if GLOBAL.TheNet:GetIsServer() then
		widgette_bundle(GLOBAL.ThePlayer)
	else
		SendModRPCToServer(MOD_RPC[modname]["widgette_bundle"])
	end
end)

 

Edited September 22, 2021 by FurryEskimo

[Helwdrokin]

On 9/22/2021 at 7:56 PM, FurryEskimo said:

try to use this if statement
if _G.ThePlayer and not _G.ThePlayer.HUD:IsChatInputScreenOpen() and not _G.ThePlayer.HUD:IsConsoleScreenOpen() and not _G.ThePlayer.HUD.writeablescreen then

 

Edited September 24, 2021 by Helwdrokin

[FurryEskimo]

@Helwdrokin
Thanks a lot!

I actually did manage to figure it out.  ^-^
The first part of their check made sure no one was trying, and the second part appears to be outdated, and is related to caves, so I just used what I had.  The ‘modname’ is apparently just some unique indicator to help with the code, so I simplified mine.  I think a lot of people use ‘modname’, which may lead to errors if using the mods at the same time (idk for sure though).

Edited September 24, 2021 by FurryEskimo