Re: [Plib-users] Don't Do This!

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Cameron Moore wrote:
> 
> * sjb...@ai... (Steve Baker) [2001.12.30 21:32]:
> > The rule is approximately that if you hold down three keys that form
> > the corners of a rectangle on the keyboards 'scan matrix' (E, C and I
> > for example) then depending on the age of your keyboard, you'll either
> > find that the third key you press will be ignored *or* the key at the
> > fourth corner of that rectangle will appear to be pressed even though
> > it isn't!
> 
> Hmm...that is weird.

Yes - exactly.

> You want four people using the same keyboard?  Have you had too much
> egg nog?  :-)

Well, no - but once you've written it for two players, it's only two
more lines of code to allow three or four.

>  Seriously though, I don't think I've ever played a PC
> game where more than two people used the keyboard at the same time...

It emerges that there is a *reason* for that!  :-(

> and it seems impracticle to think people would want to in the first place.

You'd be suprised what kids will do.  We've played glTron that way - it's a blast!

> Anyway, I wasn't aware of the goofy PC keyboard behavior you are brought
> up.  Thanks for bringing it up...

I didn't want anyone else to suffer that amount of pain!

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