Mouse&Keyboard object accessibility [+workaround]

okay, i still think the mouse&keyboard (M&K) object should be global in the sense that it's not added to layouts but the entire application/game itself.

because creating events using M&K requires the M&K object in the layout, creating multiple event sheets each with their own M&K objects and then bringing them all together into one layout brings a few questions:

• do i have to add the M&K object to this layout for the imported event sheets to work?

• will the layout run without it's own M&K object?

• do i have to copy and paste all the M&K objects from all other layouts?

i think having to add the M&K object every time a new event sheet needs to access the actions and conditions of the M&K object is inefficient

Doppel's Workaround:

Yeah i know what to do:

-Create M&K object

-Change it to Global

-In layers copy the M&K object

-And paste it to the new layer (on the layer!)

Are you making a new layout each time you want a new event sheet or something? You only need one M&K object per layout...

Add one M&K to the first layout, and tick 'Global' (common properties). It will be accessible via all layouts.

that doesn't work for me, i tried making it global but i still can't select it in the event editor of another layout

as for the multiple layouts and event sheets, what i usually do is play around with various custom engine parts and each part is done in separate layouts each with it's own event sheet and i do include only one mouse and keyboard object per layout. what i'm having problems trying to figure out is when i try to combine all the different parts together into one new layout

oh and curious, how do i access event sheets that i have added through the "Manage event sheets" button?

Yeah i know what to do:

-Create M&K object

-Change it to Global

-In layers copy the M&K object

-And paste it to the new layer (on the layer!)

aha! yes, that's a good workaround for now but it could become annoying to have to do that everytime i create a new layout. thanks Doppel!

oh and curious, how do i access event sheets that i have added through the "Manage event sheets" button?

Click "edit" next to the event sheet in the App properties.

Or double-click the event sheet name in the project window.

ah, so that how it's done! the project window, however, only display event sheets connected to layouts, not separately created event sheets, so there's nothing to double click on.

Huh? It shows all of my event sheets in my project tab:

<img src="http://xs125.xs.to/xs125/08125/project_window458.png">

All of those event sheets were created separately except for "Layout 1," "Layout 2," and "testScreen 2" which are the default event sheets. They're all there whether I'm on a layout that uses them or not.

okay, i just did a quick test and it appears that the event sheet does not show up right away, i had to save the file and then reopen it to be able to see the new event sheet