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Button unselected by mouse movement

Discussion in 'UGUI & TextMesh Pro' started by JFR, Sep 25, 2014.

  1. JFR

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    Hiya guys, I am implementing a text window popping up, with a default button selected in an FPS game. This works, but as soon as the player moves the mouse to look around the scene a bit it becomes unselected. I would expect the unselection only to happen when another button is hovered over?

    Am I missing something, or is the button unlection by mouse movement only normal behaviour?
    Thx
    - JF
     
    JFR, Sep 25, 2014
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  2. Capn_Andy

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    I'm seeing the same behaviour - Even if there is a single button on the screen, the size of the entire screen, if you jiggle the mouse then hit Spacebar (my selection keystroke on keyboard) it doesn't register, I have to hit an arrow key first to "re-select" the item with the keyboard.
     
    Capn_Andy, Sep 27, 2014
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  3. JFR

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    Glad to hear I'm not the only one.

    The strange this is (I aminstantiating the window from a prefab), about one out of 3 times the selection will stick, other times it won't. I haven't been able to find the cause as of yet, and it's really hard to debug since I don't have access to the button code itself. Is this a bug?
     
    JFR, Sep 29, 2014
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  4. comixplay

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    It happens to me too, and it's really frustrating,
    As a "workaround" ... I'm using Images instead of Buttons...
     
    comixplay, Sep 29, 2014
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  5. Tim-C

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    This is currently intentional, we switch from keyboard input to mouse input when we detect the mouse has been moved.

    If you want to change this grab a copy of the StandaloneInputModule and modify the function:
    Code (csharp):
    1.  
    2.         private bool UseMouse(bool pressed, bool released, PointerEventData pointerData)
    3.         {
    4.             if (m_CurrentInputMode == InputMode.Mouse)
    5.                 return true;
    6.  
    7.             // On mouse action switch back to mouse control scheme
    8.             if (pressed || released || pointerData.IsPointerMoving () || pointerData.IsScrolling ())
    9.             {
    10.                 m_CurrentInputMode = InputMode.Mouse;
    11.                 eventSystem.SetSelectedGameObject (null);
    12.             }
    13.  
    14.             return m_CurrentInputMode == InputMode.Mouse;
    15.         }
    16.  
    If you look at the code it enables mouse if you press or release the button or move / scroll. You can change this to only 'enable' the mouse if the mouse is over a different object than the selected object.
     
    Tim-C, Sep 30, 2014
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  6. JFR

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    Thanks for the reply Tim. I will give the solution a go.
     
    JFR, Sep 30, 2014
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  7. jcman

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    I would also like to modify the InputModule - I would like to receive input from multiple controllers and drive focus separately for each player on a player join/setup screen.

    Tim C - Where do I find the source to StandaloneInputModule that you mentioned?

    Thanks!
     
    jcman, Oct 8, 2014
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  8. Tim-C

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    Tim-C, Oct 8, 2014
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  9. jcman

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    Great, thanks Tim.
     
    jcman, Oct 8, 2014
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