You can split up the operations into a method, such as

Code:

void somethingHappened(char letter){
// do stuff
}
 

So in your keypressed

Code:

void keyPressed(){
  somethingHappened(key);
}
 

And also in your collision

Code:

if(collide){
  somethingHappened(whatHappened);
}
 

@mflux:
that doesn't fake a keypress in a way that I can pass it on to another application; it just adds an extra function, 'cause it would be just as easy to just call the function from within the collision function

@screamyguy:
Thank you; I'll look into it. I have no idea how to use 'real' java inside processing, but I'll try to figure it out

I don't get it. How do you use 'real' java classes in processing? Like the java Robot class.

I'll think I'll just try Max/MSP. Video works faster in Max anyway :p