[SOLVED] key hit for action - need help!

Scripting
1

I am using the following script to display instructions when users hit the “F” key. I am very new to scripting, so this may be a simple question, but when I play my game, the instructions are by default set to active - but I would like them to start the game as inactive, and only become active when the key is hit. Ideas? Thank you!

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class onOffInstr : MonoBehaviour {

    public Canvas onoffCanvas;

    bool CanvasIsOn = false;
   
    void Update()
       
    {
       
        if (Input.GetKeyDown("f"))
        {
           
            if (CanvasIsOn == false)
            {
                CanvasIsOn = true;
                onoffCanvas.enabled = CanvasIsOn;
            }
           
            else
            {
                CanvasIsOn = false;
                onoffCanvas.enabled = CanvasIsOn;
            }
        }
    }
}
2 
public class OnOffInstr: MonoBehaviour {
  public Canvas onOffCanvas;
 
  void Start() {
    onOffCanvas.enabled = false;
  }

  void Update() {
    if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.F)) {
      onOffCanvas.enabled = !onOffCanvas.enabled;
    }
  }
}
3

Thank you! Would you mind expanding a bit on what was changed? It doesn’t seem to be working as is.

4

Could be a typo in there, i just typed it up without testing :slight_smile:

Things i changed are:
I added the Start() function to set the initial value of onOffCanvas.enabled to false (so that is isn’t visible normally)
I made the bool obsolete by just toggling the enabled value of onOffCanvas when the key is hit
Personally i dont like to do

Input.GetKeyDown("f");

because i like to use the KeyCode (it is less error prone)

that’s just about it…

what is the error you are getting?

5

I’m not getting any errors, it’s just not doing anything with I hit F - the canvas is visible at start. Any ideas? I have the script applied to a static object in the scene if that matters.

6

and you assigned the canvas to the object? (drag it to the inspector)

7

Yea

8

Got it working, thank you! Not really sure what the issue was, but it seems to be working fine now. :slight_smile: