Oolite Bulletins

Oops, sorry.

OS 10.4.4
Oolite 1.6.2
iBook G4

I'm now 'Commander lav' having been 'Commander i' and 'Commander iii', without having changed it myself. Has anybody else seen this or similar?

Thanks for stepping in. I'd just found that thread, but didn't know if the info was still current.

I've an iBook G4 and the keys are as follows:

` is between the left-hand shift and the z key.
\ is between ' and the return key, just above the right-hand shift.

What iBook do you have?

(edit)
I should add that mine's a UK model and that other nationalities may have keys in different places.

I don't remember the flashing lollipop in the scanner so I guess it must have been that nav beacon that he was after, then. Bad nav beacon. Naughty nav beacon.

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aegidian wrote:

Why don't I implement a scanner that does what the original simulates? Draw a circle - draw a grid - raise some lollypops over and under it - all in 3d. No more fuss about disproportionate grids or such.

Waddayathink?

I like the way you think.

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Running Oolite 1.62 full screen on an iBook G4 (OS10.4).

When I get a battery low error, oolite stays full screen, but the (invisible) dialog box gets the keystrokes. So I fly in a level straight line until I plug in the power supply.

(just a niggle)