On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Ivo wrote:

> On Monday 08 September 2003 00:29, Ima Sudonim wrote:
> > I tried ~ but it still only seems to start the first (left) engine on
> > the dc3...
>
> ~ never worked for me either. I turn on the parking breaks (shift-B) and
> start the engines one by one with the middle mousebutton, clicking on the
> black switches. If you want, you can cycle through different view modes
> with 'v' to see if both propellors are spinning. Then release the breaks
> and increase speed. You'll need a lot of rudder to get it to take-off in a
> straight line, but once it's in the air, everything seems fine. It's also
> hard to land (might end up below the runway too), because as soon as the
> wheels hit the runway, it starts sliding again and rudder is needed. BTW I
> use v0.9.2 on Mandrake Linux 9.1; no CVS.

This could be keyboard layout dependant...

On a US keyboard ~ is to the left of 1
On a UK keyboard ~ is next to the enter key, and ` is to the left of 1

If we're going by key scan codes then you need to be pressing the key in
the correct position, rather than the one with the correct keycap.

-- 
Jon Stockill
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