Focus Mouse on UI

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#1

Hello, I would like to know how may I focus the mouse of the player on my UI and not on the player. I mean, when I press my right click (until I stop pressing it) I would like to have my mouse focusing on my UI like this I can select “a sort”.
The code of my tool:

local tool = script.Parent
local handle = tool:WaitForChild("Handle")
local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = plr:GetMouse()
local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local humanoid = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

local selectedSort = nil

local debounce = true -- cooldown check
local cooldown = 0.5 -- cooldown

local debounce_ui = true -- cooldown check
local cooldown_ui = 0.81 -- cooldown

local isEquipped = false

local function createParticleEmitter(color, parent)
	local particleEmitter = Instance.new("ParticleEmitter")
	particleEmitter.Color = ColorSequence.new(color)
	particleEmitter.LightEmission = 1
	particleEmitter.LightInfluence = 1
	particleEmitter.Orientation = "FacingCamera"
	particleEmitter.Size = NumberSequence.new(0.2)
	particleEmitter.Squash = NumberSequence.new(0)
	particleEmitter.Texture = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=243728166"
	particleEmitter.Transparency = NumberSequence.new(0.5)
	particleEmitter.Rate = 100
	particleEmitter.EmissionDirection = "Top"
	particleEmitter.Lifetime = NumberRange.new(0.3,0.3)
	particleEmitter.RotSpeed = NumberRange.new(0.2)
	particleEmitter.Speed = NumberRange.new(1)
	particleEmitter.SpreadAngle = Vector2.new(1, 1)
	particleEmitter.Shape = "Cylinder"
	particleEmitter.ShapeInOut = "Outward"
	particleEmitter.ShapePartial = 1
	particleEmitter.ShapeStyle = "Surface"
	particleEmitter.TimeScale = 1
	particleEmitter.Parent = parent
end

local function createPart(color, beam)
	local part = Instance.new("Part")
	part.Parent = workspace
	part.Name = "PartEffetBeamSort"
	part.Anchored = true
	part.CanCollide = false
	local direction = (beam.Attachment0.WorldCFrame.Position - beam.Attachment1.WorldCFrame.Position).Unit
	part.CFrame = beam.Attachment0.WorldCFrame:Lerp(beam.Attachment1.WorldCFrame, 0.5)
	part.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(part.Position, part.Position + direction)
	part.Size = Vector3.new(0.5, 0.5, (beam.Attachment0.WorldCFrame.Position - beam.Attachment1.WorldCFrame.Position).Magnitude)
	part.Transparency = 1
	createParticleEmitter(color, part)
	createParticleEmitter(color, part)
	createParticleEmitter(color, part)
end

local function createBeam(color, attachment1)
	local beam = Instance.new("Beam")
	beam.Color = ColorSequence.new(color)
	local attachment0 = Instance.new("Attachment", handle.EndBaguette)
	beam.Attachment0 = attachment0
	beam.Attachment1 = attachment1
	beam.FaceCamera = true
	beam.LightEmission = 0.5
	beam.Transparency = NumberSequence.new(0.5)
	beam.Width0 = 0.2
	beam.Width1 = 0.2
	beam.Parent = workspace
	createPart(color, beam)
	return beam
end

tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
	isEquipped = false
end)

tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
	isEquipped = true
	
	mouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
		if isEquipped then
			local ray = Ray.new(plr.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position, (mouse.Hit.p - plr.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position).unit * 300)
			local part, position = game.Workspace:FindPartOnRay(ray, plr.Character)

			if part and part.Parent then
				local character = part.Parent
				local targetHRP = character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
				if targetHRP and debounce then
					local color = Color3.fromRGB(125, 125, 125)
					local attachment1 = Instance.new("Attachment", targetHRP)
					local beam = createBeam(color, attachment1)
					wait(0.1)
					game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").Events.DamagePlayer:FireServer(targetHRP.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid"), 10)
					beam:Destroy()
					workspace:FindFirstChild("PartEffetBeamSort"):Destroy()
					attachment1:Destroy()
					handle.EndBaguette:FindFirstChild("Attachment"):Destroy()
					debounce = false
					wait(cooldown)
					debounce = true
				end
			end
		end
	end)


	mouse.Button2Down:Connect(function()
		if isEquipped then
			plr.PlayerGui.SortsSelection.Status.Value = 1
		end
	end)

	mouse.Button2Up:Connect(function()
		if isEquipped then
			plr.PlayerGui.SortsSelection.Status.Value = 0
		end
	end)

	mouse.Move:Connect(function()
		if isEquipped and plr.PlayerGui.SortsSelection.Status.Value == 1 then
			for i = 1, 4 do
				local sort = plr.PlayerGui.SortsSelection:FindFirstChild("Sort"..i)
				if sort then
					local absPos = sort.AbsolutePosition
					local absSize = sort.AbsoluteSize
					if mouse.X >= absPos.X and mouse.X <= absPos.X + absSize.X and mouse.Y >= absPos.Y and mouse.Y <= absPos.Y + absSize.Y then
						sort.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(0, 61, 0)
						selectedSort = sort.Name
					else
						sort.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(0, 0, 0)
					end
				end
			end
		end
	end)
end)

Code from the UI:

local ui = script.Parent
local status = ui.Status

local maxSorts = 4

local function resetVisibleSorts(bool)
	for i = 1, maxSorts, 1 do
		local s = ui:FindFirstChild("Sort"..i)
		s.Visible = bool
		s.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(0, 0, 0)
	end
end

status:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
	if status.Value == 0 then -- closing the UI
		resetVisibleSorts(true) 
		
		for i = maxSorts, 1, -1 do
			local s = ui:FindFirstChild("Sort"..i)
			s.GroupTransparency = 0
			for j = 0, 1, 0.1 do
				s.GroupTransparency = j
				task.wait(0.001)
			end
			s.Visible = false
			task.wait(0.05)
		end
		ui.Enabled = false
	elseif status.Value == 1 then -- opening the UI
		resetVisibleSorts(false) 
		
		ui.Enabled = true
		
		for i = 1, maxSorts, 1 do
			local s = ui:FindFirstChild("Sort"..i)
			s.Visible = true
			s.GroupTransparency = 1
			for j = 1, 0, -0.1 do
				s.GroupTransparency = j
				task.wait(0.001)
			end
			task.wait(0.05)
		end
	end
end)

Workspace:

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#2

You are probably looking for PlayerModule’s controls. PlayerModule is a module that automatically adds itself into a Player.PlayerScripts folder. While I don’t know much about what excactly it does, but doing the following might be what you want (must be running locally obviously)

local plr = game:GetService('Players').LocalPlayer
local playerModule = require(plr.PlayerScripts.PlayerModule)
local controlsModue = playerModule:GetControls()

-- Disabling controls
controlsModue:Disable()

-- Enabling controls
controlsModue:Enable()

This PlayerModule is only visible when the game is running. You can copy it and then have a proper look as it

#3

It does not solve the problem sadly :(.

#4

So instead of it rotating my view I want to be able to move my mouse “in my UI”.

#5

So by holding right click you want your mouse to not move the camera? That’s excactly what the code above dose
Apologies, I am wrong. I looked at my old code and thougt it was doing as commented there lol. The way I worked around looks like this

local contextActionService = game:GetService('ContextActionService')

-- Disabling camera movement
contextActionService:BindAction('BlockingInput', function() end, true, Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton2)

-- Enabling it back
contextActionService:UnbindAction('BlockingInput')

However my game uses right mouse button so I actually need this functions and I am unsure how it behaves with UI. You can try this one out

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#6

I tried it before but when I am in UI, when I stop pressing on my right click, it does not execute the “close” of the UI.

But if you have another idea that use a frame, I take it :).

#7

With my previous suggestion, try replacing your mouse.MouseButton2Up and mouse.MouseButton2Down with this

UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input: InputObject, gameProcessedEvent: boolean)
	if not isEquipped or input.UserInputType ~= Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton2 then return end
	-- isn't a right mouse button
		
	print('MouseButton2 Down')
end)

UserInputService.InputEnded:Connect(function(input: InputObject, gameProcessedEvent: boolean)
	if not isEquipped or input.UserInputType ~= Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton2 then return end
	-- isn't a right mouse button

	print('MouseButton2 Up')
end)
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#8

Still turning :frowning:
https://gyazo.com/cacd3ada98ddd2d3daea9b059ba4f65d

#9 
local ContextActionService = game:GetService("ContextActionService")
local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")

local tool = script.Parent
local handle = tool:WaitForChild("Handle")
local plr = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local mouse = plr:GetMouse()
local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local humanoid = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

local selectedSort = "Sort1"

local debounce = true -- cooldown check
local cooldown = 0.5 -- cooldown

local debounce_ui = true -- cooldown check
local cooldown_ui = 0.81 -- cooldown

local isEquipped = false

tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
	isEquipped = false
end)

tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
	isEquipped = true
	
	mouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
		if isEquipped then
			local ray = Ray.new(plr.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position, (mouse.Hit.p - plr.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position).unit * 300)
			local part, position = game.Workspace:FindPartOnRay(ray, plr.Character)

			if part and part.Parent then
				local character = part.Parent
				local targetHRP = character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
				if targetHRP and debounce then
					print(selectedSort)
					if selectedSort == "Sort1" then
						game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").Events.Sorts.Impactus:FireServer(handle, targetHRP)
						game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").Events.DamagePlayer:FireServer(targetHRP.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid"), 10)
					end
					debounce = false
					wait(cooldown)
					debounce = true
				end
			end
		end
	end)


	UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gameProcessedEvent)
		if not isEquipped or input.UserInputType ~= Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton2 then return end
		
		plr.PlayerGui.SortsSelection.Status.Value = 1
		ContextActionService:BindAction('BlockingInput', function() end, true, Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton2)
	end)

	UserInputService.InputEnded:Connect(function(input, gameProcessedEvent)
		if not isEquipped or input.UserInputType ~= Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton2 then return end
		
		wait(0.5)
		plr.PlayerGui.SortsSelection.Status.Value = 0
		ContextActionService:UnbindAction('BlockingInput')
	end)
end)
#10

You could also try to make invisible TextButton scaled to the whole screen as it should block right mouse button input. Make it appear when a tool is equipped and disappear when tool is unequipped (I guess you generally don’t want players to rotate camera when tool is equipped)

#11

Tried as well, same with a frame, the problem is that if I stop pressing my right click, my UI don’t close.

#12

And btw, I want that they can rotate camera when the UI is not open, not when the tool is Equipped.

#13

Then if I had to put a key on the keyboard rather than right click, what is the most intuitive for you?