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PhirripSyrrip wrote:

Try this

when [record button v] clicked//for the record button
set [recording v] to [yes]
when gf clicked//for the REC sprite
set [recording v] to [0]
forever
if <(recording)=[yes]>
do whatever
end
end

This is better than using broadcasts as you can then make something that sets the variable "Recording" to 0, meaning that the REC sprite stops doing whatever it's doing.

You want to be careful of having too many forever loops though, because that can really bog down your project. Which one should be used differs from case-to-case, of course.

ManaUser wrote:

Both techniques have there place, but in general I would recommend Broadcast + When I Receive instead. (These blocks are both in the Control section.)

Here's how:

When [record button v] clicked
Broadcast [recording v]

When I receive [recording v]
Show  //you have this because you want the REC to show up
Do anything else if needed