Making a custom chat but / comes in the way

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#1

Hello, I am making a custom chat, everything works fine, but there’s a problem, whenever I press / key, the textbox gets focused but / gets put into the textbox, and it’s annoying.
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Any help please

#2

Basically, remove the first character (which is /).

local text = string.sub(message, 1)

textBox.Text = text
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#3

I have tried using that multiple times before, but it doesn’t work.

#4

Hmm, ok.

What is your code? It’s much more difficult to assist you if we can’t see how your code works.

#5 
UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gp)
    print("Began")
    if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.KeypadDivide and gp == false then
        print("Pressed")
        Messagebox:CaptureFocus()
        local text = string.sub(Messagebox.Text, 1, #Messagebox.Text - 1) -- Ignore this line, it doesn't work.
        Messagebox.Text = text
    elseif input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Return then
        if Messagebox.Text ~= "" then
            print("Message detected. Sending to server")
            SendMessageToServer:FireServer(Messagebox.Text)
        end
    end
end)
#6

Nevermind, I just put a bit of delay like wait(0.04), it works now.

#7

Which part of your code records keys being pressed (i.e a, b, c as if I were typing into a chat bar)?

#8

Do this:

UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gp)
    print("Began!")
    if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.KeypadDivide or input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Slash and gp... oops

I feel like I just wasted time, but glad you found the answer.

However, you really may want to consider putting the Slash as an option, because for example I never use the Divide key on the Keypad for opening chat.

#9

Their using a TextBox which handles text input on it’s own. The script is just there to focus the textbox when the player presses /.

#10

I always use the Divide key for opening the chat

#11

Okay, but what I’m saying is not many people do at all. I’d still recommend using an or statement and putting both.

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#12

I put an or statement right after you suggested.

#13

I do not recommend any of the above recommendations, and instead, you should use the “RunService”, and specifically:

game:GetService(“RunService”).RenderStepped:Wait()

#14

I don’t see any use of RunService in this case.

#15

All you need to do, is add game:GetService(“RunService”).RenderStepped:Wait() above Messagebox:CaptureFocus()

Hope this helps. :slight_smile:

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#16

More information here: CaptureFocus in InputBegan handler is causing the TextBox.Text to also equal the key that was pressed on

#17

omg you are a legend ily <3 you are so so so amazing. this is awesome :smiley:

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