How to create a on or off button

Phoenix256

I'm trying to make a button that turns the music on and off and when its on turns into a different image than when its off. So I tried use change attribute to change the Boolean (Button) to true, and that works fine, but I try to do the same to make it change back it changes for a second and then it quickly changes back. So does anyone know what I should do?

RThurman

Try something like this.

Phoenix256

Sorry that might have helped but I can't download that due to bad internet, any other ideas

RThurman

Try this rule for boolean attributes:

When button is touched
Change Attribute:[ button  ] To:[ not(button)  ]

Phoenix256

Ok that seems like a good idea I will try that, thanks

Phoenix256

Ok, I have tried a lot of different ways to do it, and every time I can make it change the image, but I can't figure out how to change it back, how do I change it back.

Lovejoy

@Phoenix256 said:
Ok, I have tried a lot of different ways to do it, and every time I can make it change the image, but I can't figure out how to change it back, how do I change it back.

@RThurman just showed you how. If touched if changes a boolean to true, if touched again it changes it to false etc.

Phoenix256

ugh

RThurman

Maybe its the other part you are having an issue with? That is, how to do one thing when the boolean attribute is true, and do another when it is false? That goes something like this:

When button is true
    Change color
    Play music
otherwise
    Change color back
    Stop Music

Phoenix256

how do I do that otherwise, because it will change the picture but it wont change back when I press it again

RThurman

See that little "otherwise" button in @LoveJoy's picture?

Phoenix256

well mine looks different, in the rule it says "do" and below that it says "other" and I don't even know what that's for.

Phoenix256

my bad it says else below do not other

RabidParrot

@Phoenix256

Create button

Make an integer attribute called "game.onoff"

Rule:

When touch is pressed change game.onoff to (game.onoff +1)%2

The game.onoff will switch between 0 and 1.

So when game.onoff is 0 it will be off

When game.onoff is 1 it will be on.

Phoenix256

ok I will try that

Phoenix256

it didn't work any thing I try I can get it to change but I press it again it does nothing

Armelline

This will produce the effect you're looking for, with optional intelligent starting/resuming:

Project also attached for anyone who wants it. The music in it freaked my cat out majorly, so be warned!

Lovejoy

When we say "otherwise" it means the "else" section in windows creator.

Phoenix256

good that's clearified

Phoenix256

There is either something I'm doing wrong or my gamesalad program doesn't work wright, because no matter what I do I can change the image but I cant make it change back

RThurman

Lets try it with 3 separate rules:

Rule: When touch
     Change Attribute: button To: not(button)

Rule: When button is true
     Change Image
     Play Music

Rule: When button is false
     Change Image
     Stop Music

Phoenix256

I already tried that and when I press it changes the image but when I press it again it quickly switches to the first image then right back to the other

Phoenix256

i think my problem is the button is not changing from true to false back to true.

Phoenix256

because when i press it it changes to true, but when i press it again i don't think its changing back to false

Armelline

I showed you the exact logic needed in pictures. Can you show us the logic you are using?

Phoenix256

i cant upload the image i don't know if im doing it right, but i past the url to the embed thing but it doesn't bring up the picture

Armelline

Just paste the URL of the picture into a post then and we'll click through to look it.

Phoenix256

C:\Users\Lester\Pictures\Screenshots\Screenshot (5).png
C:\Users\Lester\Pictures\Screenshots\Screenshot (6).png
there are two parts of the picture

Armelline

@Phoenix256 said:
C:\Users\Lester\Pictures\Screenshots\Screenshot (5).png
C:\Users\Lester\Pictures\Screenshots\Screenshot (6).png
there are two parts of the picture

Ah, you will need to upload them to an image host, such as http://www.imgur.com before we can see them.

Phoenix256

im using school internet and the site is blocked

Phoenix256

here is the way i have it set up