Re: [pygame] Is there an InputBox function in pygame/python?

[Daniel Dornhardt <frozensound@xxxxxx>]

D. Hartley wrote:

> I am trying to create a box on the graphics window which asks a user
> for their name.  My research led me to the "InputBox" function, which
> is said to "get user input, allowing backspace etc shown in a box in
> the middle of the screen" (but ignores the shift key?).  I found
> several pages that refer to it, and one example on google, but it
> seems very cryptic to me, and I can't find any other help materials. 
> I tried help(InputBox), tried to use the function itself, tried to
> search for it in the documentation on python.org, and tried to google
> it (InputBox, Python).  I got a half-million websites talking about
> VBS and other versions of InputBox, and can't find one (besides the
> cryptic one) for python.  Does this function exist? Or is it called
> something else?  Can someone point me to an
> explanation/definition/simple example?  Like I said, I am just trying
> to ask for a user name, it is nothing more (or less!) complicated than
> that.
>
> Thanks for any pointers you might have!
>  
I'm quite sure nothing like this is in pygame. It would belong to a gui 
based on pyGame. I'm also sure many people coded such a thing for 
themselves. (Highscorelists, Playername, etc.)

I need one myself atm, so i'll have a go at a simple input function.

The trouble is, there are different kind of main loops, who calls the 
update function, who blits it's screen to the screen?

I'll try to code one NOW, i'll post it (will take maybe half an hour, i 
hope).

Are attachments allowed on the list?

Daniel