Ok so here’s the situation 
I am making a test code where you click ‘a’ to go to the selection screen to make a character. Then you can make the character bigger or smaller clicking the arrow keys up or down but you cant make Ralph too big, bigger than 2. So far everything’s good except when I tested it it only lets me click the arrow key once and then it won’t let me again.
Here’s my code:
import direct.directbase.DirectStart
from direct.showbase.DirectObject import DirectObject
from direct.gui.OnscreenText import OnscreenText
from direct.fsm import FSM
from direct.task import Task
import sys
class ralph(FSM.FSM, DirectObject):
def __init__(self):
self.ralphSize = 1
self.loadModels()
FSM.FSM.__init__(self,'avatarFSM')
self.accept('arrow_up',self.sizeBigger)
self.accept('arrow_down',self.sizeSmaller)
def loadModels(self):
self.ralph = loader.loadModel("models/ralph")
self.ralph.reparentTo(render)
self.ralph.setPosHpr(0, 16.51, -3.02, 0, 0, 0)
self.ralph.setScale(self.ralphSize)
def sizeBigger(self):
if self.ralphSize < 2.0:
self.ralph.setScale(self.ralphSize + .05)
return Task.again
else:
return Task.cont
#elif self.ralphSize < 2.0:
# self.ralph.setScale(self.ralphSize + .05)
# return Task.cont
#return Task.done
def sizeSmaller(self):
self.ralph.setScale(self.ralphSize - .05)
class world(DirectObject):
def __init__(self):
self.mode = 'title'
self.title = OnscreenText(text="Press a for character selection",
style=1, fg=(1,1,1,1),
pos=(0.87,-0.95), scale = .07)
self.accept("escape", sys.exit)
base.disableMouse()
self.acceptOnce("a", self.prnt)
def prnt(self):
self.title.destroy()
self.mode = 'select'
self.select = OnscreenText(text="Character selection",
style=1, fg=(1,1,1,1),
pos=(0.3,.9), scale = .1)
ralph()
w = world()
run()
Thanks for looking at this
I’m kinda new (I’m starting again…)
wait I got it…
if I change
def sizeBigger(self):
if self.ralphSize < 2.0:
self.ralph.setScale(self.ralphSize + .05)
return Task.again
else:
return Task.cont
to
def sizeBigger(self):
if self.ralphSize < 2.0:
self.ralph.setScale(self.ralphSize + .05)
self.ralph.setScale(self.ralphSize)
return Task.again
else:
return Task.cont
Or is there a better way?
Also how do I make it so when I hold it it goes?? 
You’re not changing your self.ralphSize variable when you do your actual scaling so what happens after you do your first arrow_up is that it always stays at a scale of 1.5 (1 + 0.5). You should modify the variable like so:
def sizeBigger(self):
if self.ralphSize < 2.0:
self.ralphSize += 0.5
self.ralph.setScale(self.ralphSize)
return Task.again
else:
return Task.cont
You should also do the same for your sizeSmaller function.
Thanks!
But do you have any suggestions on making it so when I hold the button it keeps doing the action. Like in car games when you hold up it keeps going forward.
You need to use tasks for that. Also, your indentations are off standard. Thats fine if you’re keeping your code to yourself but a pain when others wish to edit your code. The standard number of spaces to use for indentation is 4.
class ralph(FSM.FSM, DirectObject):
def __init__(self):
self.loadModels()
FSM.FSM.__init__(self,'avatarFSM')
self.action = None
self.ralphSize = 1
self.accept('arrow_up', self.setAction, extraArgs=['up'])
self.accept('arrow_down', self.setAction, extraArgs=['down'])
self.accept('arrow_up-up', self.setAction)
self.accept('arrow_down-up', self.setAction)
taskMgr.add(self.sizeTask, "Resizer")
def loadModels(self):
self.ralph = loader.loadModel("ralph")
self.ralph.reparentTo(render)
self.ralph.setPosHpr(0, 16.51, -3.02, 0, 0, 0)
def setAction(self, action=None):
self.action = action
def sizeTask(self, task):
sizeSpeed = 2
dt = globalClock.getDt()
if self.action:
if self.action == 'up' and self.ralphSize < 2.0:
self.ralphSize += sizeSpeed * dt
elif self.action == 'down':
self.ralphSize -= sizeSpeed * dt
print self.ralphSize
self.ralph.setScale(self.ralphSize)
return task.cont
Thanks it runs way smoother now.
I was originally using tab but I’ll do it your way.