[nzlug] Keyboard layout options...

[Nevyn]

On Nov 8, 2007 1:05 PM, Leon Matthews <nzlug at lost.co.nz> wrote:
>
> > How much of a pain is it remapping the whole keyboard layout when gaming?
>
> Short version: Very little. A couple of minutes, once only, for some games.
>
> I dual-boot Windows on my home PC to play games on, and installed it with
> the Dvorak layout as the default, so I don't switch layouts at all.  When
> it's running, its running Dvorak.  (My fiancee doesn't play games and she
> knows how to change layouts in Linux with a little widget by the clock).
>
> For games you'll usually want to use the keyboard keys as the game developer
> intended.  For example, pressing the 'R' key on your keyboard to reload
> (even though the key now actually means 'P'), and the physical WASD to move
> in FPS games.
>
> Some games use the physical keycodes directly, so require no effort to play,
> some need you to remap the keys in their option menu before you start.  I've
> never run into any game where you can't remap the keys.
>
> Leon

Careful.... Oni didn't come with any configuration tools to remap keys
- although, if you were savvy enough, you could find the ini file that
contained the information and change it yourself. I was kinda of
wondering about things Ctrl-X, Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V - they're all in a
very convenient line so hopefully that sort of thing doesn't change.