Re: A DirectInput problem
"Chris Chapman" <[email protected]> Tue, 8 Jul 2008 10:31:07 +0100
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--===============0619068153== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_29409_3690713.1215509467813" ------=_Part_29409_3690713.1215509467813 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline If you want to see which combinations of keys don't register on your keyboard, Google for KeyboardTest, which is a little application from PassMark that displays what scan codes are coming out of the keyboard, etc and visually displays what keys it thinks you have pressed. For example, your S+D+Space correctly registers on mine, but A+D then E doesn't. I've had different results with different keyboards, but it would be a poor manufacturer that arranged the key groupings so that the most common FPS bindings didn't register! Chris Chapman Black Company Studios On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Alen Ladavac <[email protected]> wrote: > Xavier wrote: > > I have encountered the same problem as well on some (many?) keyboards, > > with the four arrow keys not being detected when pressed at the same > time. > > > I think it has to do with the wiring or the microcontroller inside some > > keyboards that groups keys by 4, but I can't find a link anymore. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollover_(key)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollover_%28key%29> > > > (and I don't know of any workaround.) > > The workaround is either to buy a better keyboard, or to bind keys in > different positions so this doesn't happen. <shrug/> > > But for the key combos that Pierre describes, I'd be suspicious. A lot > of games use those, and most modern keyboards allow those three > presses. Finding one keyboard that doesn't is quite possible, but if > it happens to several different models, it's either really bad luck or > something else in the system or software. I'd definitely do a cross > check with other games and on different machines. > > JM2C, > Alen > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! > Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, > along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness > and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 > _______________________________________________ > Gamedevlists-general mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gamedevlists-general > Archives: > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=557 > ------=_Part_29409_3690713.1215509467813 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline If you want to see which combinations of keys don't register on your keyboard, Google for KeyboardTest, which is a little application from PassMark that displays what scan codes are coming out of the keyboard, etc and visually displays what keys it thinks you have pressed. For example, your S+D+Space correctly registers on mine, but A+D then E doesn't. I've had different results with different keyboards, but it would be a poor manufacturer that arranged the key groupings so that the most common FPS bindings didn't register!<br> <br>Chris Chapman<br>Black Company Studios<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Alen Ladavac <<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="Ih2E3d">Xavier wrote:<br> > I have encountered the same problem as well on some (many?) keyboards,<br> > with the four arrow keys not being detected when pressed at the same time.<br> <br> > I think it has to do with the wiring or the microcontroller inside some<br> > keyboards that groups keys by 4, but I can't find a link anymore.<br> <br> </div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollover_%28key%29" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollover_(key)</a><br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > (and I don't know of any workaround.)<br> <br> </div>The workaround is either to buy a better keyboard, or to bind keys in<br> different positions so this doesn't happen. <shrug/><br> <br> But for the key combos that Pierre describes, I'd be suspicious. A lot<br> of games use those, and most modern keyboards allow those three<br> presses. Finding one keyboard that doesn't is quite possible, but if<br> it happens to several different models, it's either really bad luck or<br> something else in the system or software. I'd definitely do a cross<br> check with other games and on different machines.<br> <br> JM2C,<br> <font color="#888888">Alen<br> </font><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br> <br> <br> -------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW!<br> Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project,<br> along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness<br> and boredom. 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