Help with a key bind script

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#1

Hi Im trying to make it so that when a key is pressed it will make a frame green. But the issue is, when I hit the key it doesn’t work.

script

game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetMouse().KeyDown:connect(function(key)
if key == "1" then
	    script.Parent.Parent.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(25, 255, 62)
	    script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Frame2.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)
	    script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Frame3.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)
	    script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Frame4.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)
	    script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Frame5.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)
   end
end)

locations

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I hope you can help me!

#2

Maybe try using UserInputService instead.

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#3

Use UserInputService or ContextActionService.

game:GetService("UserInputService").InputBegan:Connect(function(key, gp)
   if gp then return end -- stops the function if it's being processed by something else

   if key.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.One then
	    script.Parent.Parent.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(25, 255, 62)
	    script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Frame2.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)
	    script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Frame3.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)
	    script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Frame4.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)
	    script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Frame5.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)
   end
end)

The Mouse method is outdated.

No worries, my forum is being slow at the minute so my messages might appear late.

#4

Hi,

can you give me an example? Im not really good at scripting. Ha ha ha.

#5

oh thanks! Didn’t see that there.

#6

where should I put the key I want to use?

#7

oh wait. I see it. Its at the .one right? At the Enum beginning?

#8

if key.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.One then

This line here ^. Replace the Enum.KeyCode.One to another Enum keycode.

example

if key.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Z then -- detects when the "Z" key is pressed.

Here’s the enum keycode library.

#9

oh. Okay. Thanks! It works too!

#10

As already mentioned, it’s recommended you user UserInputService. Here’s an example of it’s use:

local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService");

UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(input,GP)
 if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Q then --// There are a list of KeyCodes you can find, even "One".
        print("Pressed Q!"); 
    end;
end;

UserInputService contains many useful functions which is why I recommend switching over, and that Mouse is already deprecated so no need to use it anymore.