i would like to create a graphic project in order to use the keybord to obtain shapes... exemples: if a write SQUARE a have a square, if a write LINE i have a line...etc... so for each sequence of word, have the shape of the meaning. I've already compiled something very simple, like every initial (L for Line) for a shape.. but i cannot use the strings or the charAt() to substitute the keypressed value with the entire word...
Someone can help me!?

this is my work till now... i'm a beginner... very beginner!

thanks to all!

void setup () {
 size (400,400);
 background (255,255,255);
}

void draw (){
 if (keyPressed) {
   if (key == 'r' || key == 'R'){
     rect (50,5,50,25);
     stroke (255,0,255);
     fill (255,0,255);
    }
   }
 if (keyPressed) {
   if (key == 'c' || key == 'C'){
      ellipseMode (CENTER);
      ellipse (200,200,50,50);
      stroke (0,255,0);
      fill (0,255,0);
   }
  }
if (keyPressed) {
  if (key == 'l' || key == 'L' ){
  line (250,250,350,30);
  strokeCap (ROUND);
  strokeWeight (8);
  stroke(255,0,0);
   }
 }
if (keyPressed) {
  if (key == 's' || key == 'S'){
  beginShape(LINES);
      vertex(111,106);
      vertex(116,120);
      vertex(116,120);
      vertex(130,120);
      vertex(130,120);
      vertex(120,131);
      vertex(120,131);
      vertex(123,143);
      vertex(123,143);
      vertex(110,135);
      vertex(110,135);
      vertex(97,143);
      vertex(97,143);
      vertex(99,131);
      vertex(99,131);
      vertex(91,120);
      vertex(91,120);
      vertex(105,120);
      vertex(105,120);
      vertex(111,106);
     endShape (CLOSE);
stroke(255,255,0);
strokeWeight(4);
}
}
if (keyPressed) {
   if (key == 'e' || key == 'E'){
  ellipseMode (CENTER);
  ellipse (300,300,30,60);
  fill (0,255,255);
  stroke (0,255,255);
 }
}
if (keyPressed) {
   if (key == 't' || key == 'T'){
    triangle(70,320,40,300,20,370);
    fill(0,0,255);
    stroke(0,0,255);
 }
}
if (keyPressed) {
  if (key == 'q' || key == 'Q' ){
  rect(150,360,30,30);
  strokeWeight(5);
  stroke(0,0,0);
  fill(0,0,0);
 }
}
     if (keyPressed) {
        if (key == 'p' || key == 'P' ){
          point(180,90);
          strokeWeight(10);
          stroke(205,105,0,150);
        }
}
}

i hope to hear someone as soon as possible!

thanks

Nicole

Wouldn't using equals mean that it would only work if the exact word were typed in from the start?  Shouldn't using match() or indexOf() mean that it would find the word in the buffer even if the first few letters were nonsensical, e.g. "foosquare".  You could then clear the buffer once a word is found and perhaps after a certain length.

Yep - contains() works too.  One suggestion though: rather than having two tests for the lower and upper case versions of the words why not first set the entire buffer to lower case each time a keyPress is added:

buffer = buffer.toLowerCase();

Then you take account of CamelCase or accidental switches in case too

Though actually your suggested code would need to be adjusted slightly for this to work anyway:  Looks like you'd need to have a condition to exclude keys like SHIFT, ALT, CTRL etc. from the buffer

the buffer solution is perfect!!! thank u very much... just one more question... i've tried to add some colors to the shapes but... the first shape is always black and white and then the others take the colors for the previous... eg: the first square is B&W and then red, and the first line is B&W and then red even if i wrote yellow... why? now my code is that:

String buffer;

void setup(){
 size(200,200);
 background(255,255,255);
 buffer = new String();
}

void draw(){
 //test for typed words
 if(buffer.contains("square") || buffer.contains("SQUARE")){
   rect (random(100),random(100),random(100),random(100));
   println("I JUST DREW A SQUARE! YAY!");
   buffer = new String();
 }
 if(buffer.contains("line") || buffer.contains("LINE")){
   line (random(100),random(100),random(100),random(100));
   stroke (255,0,0);
   println("I JUST DREW A LINE! YAY!");
   buffer = new String();
}
if(buffer.contains("ellipse") || buffer.contains("ellipse")){
   ellipseMode (CENTER);
  ellipse (random(200),random(200),random(25),random(25));
  stroke (0,255,0);
  fill (0,255,0);
   println("I JUST DREW A LINE! YAY!");
   buffer = new String();
 }
}
void keyPressed(){
 buffer += key;
 println(buffer);
}

someone knows why if a draw a curve the space between the vertex becomes white!? like a semi-circle with the coloured perimeter and the rest white... =(

if(buffer.contains("curve") || buffer.contains("curve")){
 smooth();
 strokeWeight (random(10));
 stroke(random(255),random(255),random(255));
curve(random(500),random(500),random(500),random(500),random(500),random(500),ra
ndom(500),random(500));
 println("I JUST DREW A CURVE! YAY!");
 buffer = new String();

part of the code...

thanks! =)

thanks a lot... i've one more question... if i would like to use this code... with the keyboards...
and i would like to "communicate" with the pc... for example... i draw a cube writing "cube" and then i want to make it bigger or smaller o moving it in another part of the screen always typing the command.. how can i do it!?
my code is actually that:

String buffer;
float r;
float g;
float b;
float a;
float s;
float t;
float diam;
float x;
float y;
float c;
float d;
float e;
float f;


void setup(){
 size(500,500, P3D);
 background(255,255,255);
 buffer = new String();
 frameRate (60);
}

void draw(){
r = random(500);
g = random(500);
b = random(500);
a = random(500);
s = random(500);
t = random(500);
c = random(255);
d = random(255);
e = random(255);
f = random(255);
diam = random(100);
x = random(width);
y = random(height);

if(buffer.contains("rectangle") || buffer.contains("RECTANGLE")){
   fill(c,d,e,f);
   noStroke();
   rect (r,g,b,a);
   println("I JUST DREW A RECTANGLE! YAY!");
   buffer = new String();
}
 if(buffer.contains("line") || buffer.contains("LINE")){
   smooth();
   strokeCap(ROUND);
   strokeWeight (random(10));
   stroke (c,d,e,f);
   line (r,g,b,a);
   println("I JUST DREW A LINE! YAY!");
   buffer = new String();
}
if(buffer.contains("ellipse") || buffer.contains("ELLIPSE")){
  noStroke();
  fill (c,d,e,f);
  ellipseMode (CENTER);
  ellipse (x,y,r,g);
  println("I JUST DREW A ELLIPSE! YAY!");
  buffer = new String();
}
 if(buffer.contains("circle") || buffer.contains("CIRCLE")){
  noStroke();
  fill (c,d,e,f);
  ellipseMode (CENTER);
  ellipse (x,y,diam,diam);
  println("I JUST DREW A ELLIPSE! YAY!");
  buffer = new String();
}
if(buffer.contains("cube") || buffer.contains("CUBE")){
  noStroke();
  lights();
  fill (c,d,e);
  translate(r,g,0);
  rotateY(random(90));
  box(50,50,50);
  println("I JUST DREW A CUBE! YAY!");
  buffer = new String();
}

 if(buffer.contains("triangle") || buffer.contains("TRIANGLE")){
  noStroke();
  fill (c,d,e,f);
  triangle(r,g,b,a,s,t);
  println("I JUST DREW A TRIANGLE! YAY!");
  buffer = new String();
}
 
 if(buffer.contains("sphere") || buffer.contains("SPHERE")){
   noStroke();
   lights();
   fill(c,d,e);
   translate(r,g,0);
   sphere(40);
   println("I JUST DREW A SPHERE! YAY!");
   buffer = new String();
 }
}
 void keyPressed(){
   buffer += key;
   println(buffer);
}

with this i can draw shapes randomly for colours and position. but if i would to draw a cube... transform it, moving it, bigger smaller always typing and then redo a cube and again transform it... and so on.. how can i? is it possible to do that?
i've tried once with mouse dragged command, but i think that the program needs to know which shape it has to move and using the random it's not possible... i hope i was clear in explaning it..

please HEEEELPPPP!!!

thank u to all!

Nicky

Selecting and moving/altering shapes is a lot more complicated than it sounds. You really need to make a class to do that stuff, because each shape will need its own variables and statuses and methods to do the resizing and moving. The nice thing about classes, however, is that once you program one, you just keep using it for all your shapes!

i have understood all of u guys:

- to blindfish: considering that i have a random position for each shapes it's impossible to define where will be in the screen, so u mean that i have to define some possible position like, i can draw 5 o 6 cube and then for each clear the background and then move it? how can i store the datas?

-to nochin : what is a class? how can i do that?

to philo : what do you mean with an ID name? like cube 1, cube 2 and whatever?

does anyone have suggestion on how compiling it?

i've tried this thing with a photo.... like i write the title of the photo "ciao" ,it appears and then i type "movedown" and the photo moves down:

String buffer;

float r;
float g;
float b;
float a;
float s;
float t;
float diam;
float x,y;
float rot;
float c;
float d;
float e;
float f;
PImage ciao;


void setup(){
 size(500,500, P3D);
 background(255,255,255);
 buffer = new String();
 frameRate(60);
 ciao = loadImage("ciao.JPG");  
 x = 0.0f;
 y = 0.0f;
 rot = 0.0f;
}


void draw(){
r = random(500);
g = random(500);
b = random(500);
a = random(500);
s = random(500);
t = random(500);
c = random(255);
d = random(255);
e = random(255);
f = random(255);
diam = random(100);


{ if(buffer.contains("nicole") || buffer.contains("NICOLE")){
   image(ciao,x,y);
   println("I JUST DREW A NICOLE! YAY!");
   buffer = new String();
 } else  {
 if(buffer.contains("movedown") || buffer.contains("movedown")){
 background (255,255,255);
 image (ciao,x,y);
 rotate(rot);
 y += 20.0;
 rot += 1.0;
 println("I JUST DREW A NICOLE! YAY!");
 buffer = new String();
}
}
}
}

void keyPressed(){
   buffer += key;
   println(buffer);
}

thank uuuuu!
I'm a very beginner so... too much questions =)!

nicole

ps: if anyone has skype or msn to keep in touch in an easier way, i would be sooo glad!