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Key press triggers help
Hello,
I have been trying to use the Control key as my trigger because I am creating a simulation of our system. But Storyline 360 won't take it unless it is paired with another key. Which is not w...
Hi IngridCarrer168 I think they might avoid that due to potential conflict with other system and accessibility tool shortcuts. There could be another reason, just a theory.
Here's the JavaScript to do what you want. Just add this to the timeline start trigger.
document.addEventListener("keydown", function(event) {
if (event.ctrlKey) {
const player = GetPlayer();
const current = player.GetVar("ctrlkey") !== true;
// forcing the "ctrlkey" value to change everytime the CTRL key is selected
player.SetVar("ctrlkey",current);
}
});Attached is an example of implementation that just triggers an animation every time the CTRL key is selected.
