From f2079261d14cafdd7f9650fb6d2044532dfc43a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Storm Dragon <stormdragon2976@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:57:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] More event handling to help with pyinstaller compilation.

---
 display.py | 6 +++++-
 input.py   | 9 +++++++++
 menu.py    | 5 ++++-
 sound.py   | 4 ++++
 4 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/display.py b/display.py
index fc4442d..c3e5ef7 100644
--- a/display.py
+++ b/display.py
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ def display_text(text):
 
     currentIndex = 0
     speech.speak(navText[currentIndex])
+    
+    # Clear any pending events
+    pygame.event.clear()
 
     while True:
         event = pygame.event.wait()
@@ -230,5 +233,6 @@ def display_text(text):
                     except:
                         speech.speak("Failed to copy the text to the clipboard.")
 
-        event = pygame.event.clear()
+        pygame.event.pump()
+        pygame.event.clear()
         time.sleep(0.001)
diff --git a/input.py b/input.py
index 0a3e392..f5f6b89 100644
--- a/input.py
+++ b/input.py
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ def get_input(prompt="Enter text:", text=""):
         initial_message = f"{prompt} Empty text field"
     speak(initial_message)
     
+    # Clear any pending events
+    pygame.event.clear()
+    
     # Main input loop
     while True:
         event = pygame.event.wait()
@@ -199,6 +202,8 @@ def get_input(prompt="Enter text:", text=""):
         
         # Allow other events to be processed
         pygame.event.pump()
+        pygame.event.clear()
+        time.sleep(0.001)
 
 def pause_game():
     """Pauses the game until user presses backspace."""
@@ -218,6 +223,10 @@ def pause_game():
         event = pygame.event.wait()
         if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN and event.key == pygame.K_BACKSPACE: 
             break
+        
+        pygame.event.pump()
+        pygame.event.clear()
+        time.sleep(0.001)
 
     try:
         pygame.mixer.unpause()
diff --git a/menu.py b/menu.py
index 44fed4f..abc5b2a 100644
--- a/menu.py
+++ b/menu.py
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ def game_menu(sounds, playCallback=None, *customOptions):
     pygame.mixer.stop()
     currentIndex = 0
     lastSpoken = -1  # Track last spoken index
+    pygame.event.clear()
 
     while loop:
         if currentIndex != lastSpoken:
@@ -337,7 +338,8 @@ def game_menu(sounds, playCallback=None, *customOptions):
                             pass
                         return allOptions[currentIndex]
 
-        event = pygame.event.clear()
+        pygame.event.pump()
+        pygame.event.clear()
         time.sleep(0.001)
 
 def learn_sounds(sounds):
@@ -422,6 +424,7 @@ def learn_sounds(sounds):
 
     # Flag to track when to exit the loop
     returnToMenu = False
+    pygame.event.clear()
 
     while not returnToMenu:
         # Announce current sound
diff --git a/sound.py b/sound.py
index de38a17..9de6be4 100644
--- a/sound.py
+++ b/sound.py
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class Sound:
                 if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN and event.key in [pygame.K_ESCAPE, pygame.K_RETURN, pygame.K_SPACE]:
                     pygame.mixer.stop()
                     return None
+            pygame.event.pump()
+            pygame.event.clear()
             pygame.time.delay(10)
 
         return None
@@ -335,6 +337,8 @@ def _play_cutscene(sound, sounds=None):
             if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN and event.key in [pygame.K_ESCAPE, pygame.K_RETURN, pygame.K_SPACE]:
                 pygame.mixer.stop()
                 return None
+        pygame.event.pump()
+        pygame.event.clear()
         pygame.time.delay(10)
 
     return None