forever
if <key (join [put a key here] []) pressed?> then
set [block] to [any block you want]
end
end

forever
if <key (join [enter] []) pressed?> then
set [something] to [1]
end
end

YAYAICT wrote:

There is a way

when green flag clicked

forever
if (join [put any key here] [put nothing here]) then
say [put any block here!]
end
end

medians wrote:

YAYAICT wrote:

There is a way

when green flag clicked

forever
if (join [put any key here] [put nothing here]) then
say [put any block here!]
end
end

That doesn't work with all of the keys.
Also, back when this original post was made, you couldn't put reporters or boolean blocks in the key pressed dropdown without hacked blocks.

<key (join [enter] []) pressed?>

<key (join [] []) pressed?>

gdfsgdfsgdfg wrote:

<key (join [] []) pressed?>

This workaround doesn’t work for some keys suggested

mostly cmd keys but enter works

mariobros406 wrote:

If you want to use any other keys, use this base: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/12562667/ It even includes capitals and shift for other symbols! However, I dunno why the Scratch Team didn't add those to the block in the first place.

PaperMarioFan2022 wrote:

mariobros406 wrote:

If you want to use any other keys, use this base: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/12562667/ It even includes capitals and shift for other symbols! However, I dunno why the Scratch Team didn't add those to the block in the first place.

Maybe they were too hesitant about the rise of confusion and stress this might put on new users, but I don't know for sure.

medians wrote:

PaperMarioFan2022 wrote:

mariobros406 wrote:

If you want to use any other keys, use this base: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/12562667/ It even includes capitals and shift for other symbols! However, I dunno why the Scratch Team didn't add those to the block in the first place.

Maybe they were too hesitant about the rise of confusion and stress this might put on new users, but I don't know for sure.

Though the method used there broke in Scratch 3.0, even if the project wasn't taken down/unshared.

AonymousGuy wrote:

There are actually a few problems however, such as the fact that some keys may have special functions, and things like that. So only really shift, enter, ctrl, alt, tab, and caps lock could be detected for those kinds of keys, while the rest of the symbols would work.

<key [f5 v] pressed?>

<key [ v] held for () seconds::sensing>

mcsquaggle wrote:

AonymousGuy wrote:

There are actually a few problems however, such as the fact that some keys may have special functions, and things like that. So only really shift, enter, ctrl, alt, tab, and caps lock could be detected for those kinds of keys, while the rest of the symbols would work.

exactly. why cant we have this?

<key [f5 v] pressed?>

when green flag clicked
say [press alt+f4 to continue] for (2) secs
forever
if <<key [alt v] pressed?> and <key [f4 v] pressed?>> then
say [i tricked you.] for (2) secs
end
end

when green flag clicked
if <key [shift v] pressed?> then 
say [Please turn off capslock or don't use uppercase for this, Gracias!] for (2) secs
else
ask [What is 5+78?] and wait
...
end