onscreen keyboard gamemaker

Information about object: obj_button

Sprite: spr_button
Solid: false
Visible: true
Depth: 0
Persistent: false
Parent:
Children:
Mask:

No Physics Object

Create Event:

execute code:

image_speed=0;
letter = "A";//set letter

Step Event:

execute code:

if mouse_check_button_pressed(mb_left) && position_meeting(mouse_x,mouse_y,id)//if clicked
{
global.message+=letter;//add letter to string
}
if position_meeting(mouse_x,mouse_y,id)
{
image_index=1;
}
else
{
image_index=0;  
}

Draw Event:

execute code:

draw_self();
draw_set_font(fnt_button);
draw_set_halign(fa_center);
draw_text(x+16, y+4, letter);//draw letter over button

obj obj_enter 

create event:

//creating all the buttons
//top row
var alphabet = "QWERTYUIOP";
for(var i = 0; i<10; i++){
var bt = instance_create(64+i*32+(8*i), 64, obj_button);
bt.letter = string_char_at(alphabet, i+1);
}
//middle row
var alphabet = "ASDFGHJKL";
for(var i = 0; i<9; i++){
var bt = instance_create(72+i*32+(8*i), 104, obj_button);
bt.letter = string_char_at(alphabet, i+1);
}
//BOTTOM row
var alphabet = "ZXCVBNM";
for(var i = 0; i<7; i++){
var bt = instance_create(88+i*32+(8*i), 144, obj_button);
bt.letter = string_char_at(alphabet, i+1);
}

global.message="";

step event:

if mouse_check_button_pressed(mb_left) && position_meeting(mouse_x,mouse_y,id)//if clicked

{

show_message(global.message);//show typed string

game_restart();

}

draw event: draw_set_halign(fa_left);

draw_text(50,300,"Word "+global.message);//show typed text so far

draw_self();