Ok, so here's the scoop. I'm trying to make a brick that the player can 'type into'. Here's my code:

onClicked (Global)

-- A script by fartymarty02. Allows players to type into a text field on a part.
-- Credit is appreciated, but I won't force it. I create these for the community.

timeOut = script.Parent.timeOut.Value -- Time in TICKS, change the value to make it shorter/longer. Change it to -1 to make it never end.

-- Don't go under this unless you know what you're doing

function onClicked(player)
	if script.Parent.InUse.Value then -- stops conflict of scripts.
		print("Already in use!")
		return
	end
	Instance.new("ScreenGui", player.PlayerGui)
	local g = Instance.new("TextBox", player.PlayerGui.ScreenGui)
	g.Position = UDim2.new(.5, 0, .5, 0) -- offscreen
	g.Size = UDim2.new(.1, 0, .1, 0)
	print("Gui added.")
	local focus = script.Focus:clone()
	focus.Parent = player.PlayerGui.ScreenGui
	local counter = 0
	script.Parent.InUse.Value = true
	while counter < timeOut and g.Parent do
		counter = counter + 1
		script.Parent.SurfaceGui.TextBox.Text = g.Text
		print(g.Text)
		wait() -- tick!
	end
	if g.Parent then
		g.Parent:remove() -- adds a 'warning' in orange, dunno how to fix.
	end
	focus:destroy()
	script.Parent.InUse.Value = false
end

script.Parent.ClickDetector.MouseClick:connect(function(p) onClicked(p) end)

Focus (Local)

g = script.Parent.TextBox
g:CaptureFocus()

function onFocusLost()
	g.Parent:remove()
end

g.FocusLost:connect(onFocusLost)

But the thing is, neither the Gui nor the brick update when I type into it! What makes this stranger is that it actually works in Studio Test, but not Public Test. What am I doing wrong? Is there even a way to get Gui-based Input like this? will FilteringEnabled muck this up like everything else? (Yes I am aware the box shows up, I won't make it do that in the future though.)

EDIT: And yes, CaptureFocus works, and the text updates visually, but not in the Text value.

2 comments

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its because of FE so use remote events 

0

How would I go about using those? @EXpodo1234ALT