One touch for a full animation

klaazimodo

Hey guys and girls,

I'm working on an app for children and one of the things they'll
be able to do is to tap on an animal and it will animate and play a sound.
The problem I have now is that you have to press and hold to see
the full animation rather than one single tap.
The rule I've created is simply:

- When touch is pressed:
- Animate

How can I make it so you only have to press once to
see the complete animation?

JohnPapiomitis

make an attribute called startAnimation

Rule:
When touch is pressed
-change attribute startAnimation to true

Rule:
When attribute startAnimation=true
-animate

you can also add a timer after (however many seconds it takes to complete the animation)
-change attribute startAnimation to false

that way you can repeat the animation on a new press if you want that

cheers

MotherHoose

Like that! … @JohnPapiomitis

also you can use a rule, instead of timer, if the last image has not appeared previously in imageSequence

your animationBehavior then
Rule: when
Attribute: self.image = name of last image
--changeAttribute: game.startAnimation To: false

MH

klaazimodo

Wow,

thanks a lot. I didn't expect a reaction this fast.
I'll try it out right away.

jckmcgraw

@klaazimodo I would recommend almost always using a boolean attribute for doing anything close to that because you have much more to work with. Relying on stuff like "when touch is pressed do this", tends to be problematic. Once I learned this, it was a huge step forward for me.

Jack