Energy bomb using '9' instead of tab

ibroadfo · Post by **ibroadfo** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:49 pm

Oolite 1.65, OSX 10.4.8, 12" powerbook G4:

Hitting TAB doesn't fire an energy bomb, while hitting '9' does. Presumably this is a bug with the changes to allow strings in keyconfig.plist, as 9 is the ascii code for tab.

cheers,
iain

LittleBear · Post by **LittleBear** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:14 pm

Thats odd, works ok on the PC. Somtimes there is a delay though!

JensAyton · Post by **JensAyton** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:41 pm

It’s possible that you’ve got ‘key_energy_bomb = "9"’ instead of ‘key_energy_bomb = 9’, or <string> instead of <integer>.

ibroadfo · Post by **ibroadfo** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:11 pm

Ahruman wrote:
It’s possible that you’ve got ‘key_energy_bomb = "9"’ instead of ‘key_energy_bomb = 9’, or <string> instead of <integer>.

I haven't touched the file since installing; I've just grabbed a fresh download and it's identical.

All the properties are <string>, none are <integer>. The file as it comes isn't in xml, the lines just look like:
"key_energy_bomb" = 9;

iain

TGHC · Post by **TGHC** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:29 pm

Actually I would prefer the energy bomb to be the 9 key, running a PC I'm always using alt-tab is to switch between applications. This is fine when docked, but in flight it fires off the energy bomb when you don't want to.

Captain Hesperus · Post by **Captain Hesperus** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:26 am

TGHC wrote:
Actually I would prefer the energy bomb to be the 9 key, running a PC I'm always using alt-tab is to switch between applications. This is fine when docked, but in flight it fires off the energy bomb when you don't want to.

Usually when a squadron of Vipers are pasing by....

Captain Hesperus
"Mayday, mayday! I've just killed myself!"

TGHC · Post by **TGHC** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:58 am

absolutely! and also within range of a Coriolis.

manzo · Post by **manzo** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:26 am

Ah, glad I'm not the only one who does that! I've now gotten into the habit of pausing the game before doing it, though at one point, I just didn't bother repairing the energy bomb once it had been damaged.