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Detecting touch within a time frame?
Senuka Harbinger
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05-06-2007 11:49
I'm a bit stumped as to how to go about this. I want to register a touch on my object within a certain time-frame. that is; the object says "Touch me" and the user has x seconds to touch the object. llSleep won't work because it halts the entire script and the touch_start event (while registering) won't trigger until the sleep finishes out.
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The function is working perfectly fine. It's just not working the way you wanted it to work.
Kenn Nilsson
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05-06-2007 11:52
I'd say your situation is perfect for an llSetTimerEvent();

OR

You could grab a llGetUnixTime() both at the beginning of the "touch-me" period and at the first touch...and if the time elapsed is within your limitation, then o.k.

I would assume, however, that you want to change the characteristics of the box after time expiration (say, take the "Touch Me!" away), which would indicate wanting a llSetTimerEvent() and a timer().
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Senuka Harbinger
A-Life, one bit at a time
Join date: 24 Oct 2005
Posts: 491
05-06-2007 12:32
From: Kenn Nilsson
I'd say your situation is perfect for an llSetTimerEvent();

OR

You could grab a llGetUnixTime() both at the beginning of the "touch-me" period and at the first touch...and if the time elapsed is within your limitation, then o.k.

I would assume, however, that you want to change the characteristics of the box after time expiration (say, take the "Touch Me!" away), which would indicate wanting a llSetTimerEvent() and a timer().



unfortunately I'm using a timer event to generate the "Touch me" call on a periodic basis :\ I'll have to mess with the llGetUnixTime() command to do a time stamp comparison.
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The function is working perfectly fine. It's just not working the way you wanted it to work.