How to Make a Working Keyboard (Advanced Version)

Hello!
Yes, I know somebody already posted on this, I’m am showing a more advanced and different way to create a keyboard with the shift key and more. I recommend checking his guide too.

How to make a working keyboard in Gimkit

Resources Needed

All resources are approximate and can vary based on the number of keys and quality of functionality.

  • 34% memory
  • 40 barriers
  • 40 zones
  • 45 triggers
  • 45 blocks
  • 41 text devices
  • 4 properties
  • a lot (I mean a lot) of wires
    Optional:
  • 1 notification device
Properties

You will need 4 properties. Text, message, caps and shift.


Make caps and shift True/False, and keep text and message as text

Key Interactivity

For each key, create a trigger with a block that looks like this:

Repeat for every key besides shift, caps lock, return and delete. Repeat for even special keys like “?”, “ ”, “>” and “/“


Also, in the “on triggered, transmit on,” put “type.”

Special Keys

Shift Key + Caps Lock:


Delete Key:

Return Key:

Key Display and Wiring

For each key create a zone, text, and a barrier. Wire each of the zones to the corresponding trigger.
M Key Example

Finishing Up

Add text to show output at the top and wire the text property to the text.


Optional Notification:
Add a notification device wired to the enter key with “on wire pulse” and add the following blocks:

Create one new trigger wired to the “caps lock” zone with these settings and this code.

Results

A keyboard that can type anything


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Thank you for reading through! Note: All screenshots were done on an IPad, excuse screenshot mistakes.

-Apollo

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Oh, you remade one lol.

Nice guide!

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Yes, thank you I forgot.

Please read, this guide included many advanced options and extra features, so it is totally fine. Don’t just get into a random guide and talk nonsense about it without even read the whole thing completely.

Also, the difficulty should be 4-5 In my opinion.

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Checked through this guide, Its very well formatted!
Pros:
Formatting Perfect
Good Guide
Not exactly a duplicate
Very preppy
Explains well
Cons:
Real name exposed is in the last pics, not that deep)
Doesn’t explain WHY it works just HOW to do it (really not THAT deep but still an admirable quality to have)
Signed your name (again, not that deep)

OVERALL GREAT GUIDE!

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This deserves new user of the month!

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I’ll change it, please delete this post and create a new one without the name part.

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I took out your name

It’s kinda funny that @Apoll02 made the first keyboard guide, and you made this one.[1]


  1. I’m not saying the @Apollo is an alt, it’s just a cool coincidence. ↩︎

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Funny! I am not Apoll02’s alt btw.

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i implemented this into my game and i spelled

BUMP

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I love blocks, so I will go with this one, I have used 36% with just wires and sentries(No Blocks) So I’m Going to choose this one! Thanks Apollo!

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I think my brain just turned itself into a acidic puddle after reading this

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