Energy bomb using '9' instead of tab

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Energy bomb using '9' instead of tab

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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.

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Thats odd, works ok on the PC. Somtimes there is a delay though!
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It’s possible that you’ve got ‘key_energy_bomb = "9"’ instead of ‘key_energy_bomb = 9’, or <string> instead of <integer>.
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Post by ibroadfo »

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;

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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.
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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....

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absolutely! and also within range of a Coriolis.
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Post by manzo »

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.
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