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Control keys / BBC keyboard issues
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:52 pm
by JazHaz
Hi all,
Not played Oolite for a long time, and because my laptop stopped working (long story but it doesn't charge any more), I have had to start again with a fresh install.
I've got the latest 1.75.3 beta installed, and have been installing a few OXPs. I would prefer to play with the original BBC keyboard layout (eg S, X, <, >, and A to fire controls), so have downloaded the BBC keyboard.plist file from BerliOs.
Try as I might I cannot get this to work. I have tried overwriting the original keyboard.plist in Oolite.app/Resources/Config, and also putting a Config folder in Addons, with the new keyboard.plist file, but Oolite is defaulting to the standard controls which I hate. I have tried loading with the Shift key held down but to no avail.
Help?!
Re: Control keys / BBC keyboard issues
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:59 pm
by another_commander
JazHaz wrote:Hi all,
Not played Oolite for a long time, and because my laptop stopped working (long story but it doesn't charge any more), I have had to start again with a fresh install.
I've got the latest 1.75.3 beta installed, and have been installing a few OXPs. I would prefer to play with the original BBC keyboard layout (eg S, X, <, >, and A to fire controls), so have downloaded the BBC keyboard.plist file from BerliOs.
Try as I might I cannot get this to work. I have tried overwriting the original keyboard.plist in Oolite.app/Resources/Config, and also putting a Config folder in Addons, with the new keyboard.plist file, but Oolite is defaulting to the standard controls which I hate. I have tried loading with the Shift key held down but to no avail.
Help?!
Works fine here. What's most likely happening is that you have another keyconfig.plist in one of your OXP folders, that is getting loaded after your BBC keys one, thus overriding it.
That, or you are misnaming the file when installing it. Note, it is keyconfig.plist, not keyboard.plist.
Hope this helps.
Re: Control keys / BBC keyboard issues
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:03 pm
by JazHaz
Hmmm think I've got a clue (from latest.log):
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14:40:30.968 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse Resources/Config/keyconfig.plist as a property list.
Parse failed at line 2 (char 3) - unexpected character (wanted '>')
14:40:30.968 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse ../AddOns/Config/keyconfig.plist as a property list.
Parse failed at line 2 (char 3) - unexpected character (wanted '>')
Re: Control keys / BBC keyboard issues
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:06 pm
by JazHaz
Seems that Chrome inserted some html in the file. Will try again!
Worked!
Re: Control keys / BBC keyboard issues
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:35 pm
by JazHaz
One more question.
When on the local chart, how do I toggle the display to show the government icons etc for the systems? Thought it was the ^ key, but not sure. Do I need to get equipment, eg the advanced navigational array?
Re: Control keys / BBC keyboard issues
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:06 pm
by Svengali
No additional requirement - just press "i". The key is named key_map_info in keyconfig.plist.
Re: Control keys / BBC keyboard issues
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:17 pm
by JazHaz
Svengali wrote:No additional requirement - just press "i". The key is named key_map_info in keyconfig.plist.
Thanks.
Re: Control keys / BBC keyboard issues
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:07 am
by danny_galaga
Svengali wrote:No additional requirement - just press "i". The key is named key_map_info in keyconfig.plist.
Only just discovered this very function the other day. Very handy!
Re: Control keys / BBC keyboard issues
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:07 am
by Fatleaf
It is a must to read through the Oolite Reference Sheet pdf and the Advice for new Commanders pdf they can provide information on keys you didn't know about.
And don't forget to read the read-me, it is called read-me for a reason
Re: Control keys / BBC keyboard issues
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:47 pm
by JazHaz
Fatleaf wrote:It is a must to read through the Oolite Reference Sheet pdf and the Advice for new Commanders pdf they can provide information on keys you didn't know about.
I forgot about this. Used to have a printed one, but my printer is out of ink now. Might have to have it open in another window and switch between Oolite and it when I get stuck.
Managed to switch on bounding boxes, and couldn't work out how to switch it back off again last night. Got fed up and exitted the game. (edit: turning it on is Pause/X, turning off is Pause/N).
Re: Control keys / BBC keyboard issues
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:50 pm
by Cody
It's good to see that you're playing again, JazHaz... pop into
IRC sometime for a chat.