[BUG] [PLAYER] [FIXED] Tab does not work as a hotkey

Nepster · January 23, 2016, 09:04:25 AM

Status: Fixed for the next update.

Nepster · January 23, 2016, 09:08:04 AM

If you put any function on the hotkey Tab, then hitting this key does not trigger the function. I tested this with Pause and Release Mouse.
I am not 100% sure that this isn't caused by some weird trick of my German-type keyboard, though in the key list, there is only one Tab key listed (if using non-hardcoded names). So I would appreciate if someone with a usual English keyboard could check whether the bug occurs there too.

Simon · January 23, 2016, 09:32:04 AM

Mapped select-walker to Tab, that works inside the game, windowed, 3x scale. I use Linux, a nonstandard keyboard layout based on the US standard layout, and further customizations. But US Tab == my Tab.

In the hotkey mapping dialog, when listing all keys (instead of only the bound keys), my Tab appears between Backspace and unnamed key 000A.

-- Simon

Nepster · January 23, 2016, 09:55:25 AM

Tried it and you are correct: Tab = Select Walker works here as well, but Tab = Pause still doesn't.
I have the same Tab location between Backspace and 000A.

Simon · January 23, 2016, 09:58:41 AM

Smart. Now I have tried Tab = pause, and it fails here, too. With Tab = pause and backspace = pause, only backspace pauses the game.

-- Simon

mobius · January 23, 2016, 04:01:58 PM

this might only be an issue on Windows PC's but maybe this is because the Tab button is used for special purposes; Besides the Alt-Tab feature [to change windows] Tab is also used in most programs like web browsers to select different buttons. Using the tab (with other tricks) you can go without a mouse.

namida · January 24, 2016, 01:36:57 AM

This is a known issue, although I didn't know it does work for some functions. Because there's different code responsible for checking the held-down keys (which is run every time any key or mouse button is pressed) vs the pushed keys (which is only run when a keypress is detected), I would guess Tab for some reason isn't triggering the OnKeyDown event, yet it's still being detected by the function that checks for held keys.

I'll look into this more later today.

namida · January 25, 2016, 04:16:16 AM

Alright, managed to fix it up.