Maybe the space bar could be the fire key? Every keyboard has one. Just a thought.
--- Laughter is the best medicine. Look around you and find a dose. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Audessy Mailing List" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 7:51 AM Subject: [Audyssey] Puppy1 keyboard Issues > Hi Jim, > I am having a couple of keyboard issues with Puppy1 i would like to ask > you about. Perhaps you can address them in a future update of the game. > the first one is about the menus. While in the menus pressing down arrow > or up arrow scrolls too rapidly. Instead of moving to the next item it > will often scroll 2 or 3 menu choices at a time. I believe you mentioned > before you have switched to DirectInput for keyboard handling. In that > case the menu keyboard input for the menus should be looking for > keyboard releases and not key presses. If youcheck for a key release > rather than a key press in menus the menu item won't scroll to the next > item until the up or down arrow is released. > The second one is just a laptop vs desktop keyboard layout issue. As the > game currently exists you need to shoot with the left control key and > fire with the right control key. that is fine for desktops and laptops > with a full sized keyboard, but not all laptops come with two control > keys. I have owned two laptops with a left control key only, and in that > case the gamer could fire but not get information on enemy positions. > Perhaps you could add an extra information key to the game to address > this issue with laptops? > Cheers. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
