Re: [Super-tux-devel] Alternative keys to control the game

[Tobias <tob...@gm...>]

Hi Hernani,

for 0.0.6 alternative keys(keymaps) aren't planned.
This will be faced in 0.0.7 development however. ;)

Greetz...

Tobias Gläßer

Am Sa, den 21.02.2004 schrieb Hernani Marques Madeira um 17:31:
> Hello @ all.
> 
> Are there any objections against including the following key combinations
> to control the game (as they are implemented in snes9x):
> 
> <GAMELOOP>
> --- gameloop.c.orig	2004-02-21 22:51:50.000000000 +0100
> +++ gameloop.c	2004-02-21 23:19:25.000000000 +0100
> @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
>  
>            key = event.key.keysym.sym;
>  
> -          if (key == SDLK_ESCAPE)
> +          if (key == SDLK_ESCAPE || key == SDLK_q)
>              {
>                /* Escape: Open/Close the menu: */
>                if(!game_pause)
> @@ -187,23 +187,23 @@
>                      show_menu = 1;
>                  }
>              }
> -          else if (key == SDLK_RIGHT)
> +          else if (key == SDLK_RIGHT || key == SDLK_k)
>              {
>                right = DOWN;
>              }
> -          else if (key == SDLK_LEFT)
> +          else if (key == SDLK_LEFT || key == SDLK_h)
>              {
>                left = DOWN;
>              }
> -          else if (key == SDLK_UP)
> +          else if (key == SDLK_UP || key == SDLK_c)
>              {
>                up = DOWN;
>              }
> -          else if (key == SDLK_DOWN)
> +          else if (key == SDLK_DOWN || key == SDLK_j)
>              {
>                down = DOWN;
>              }
> -          else if (key == SDLK_LCTRL)
> +          else if (key == SDLK_LCTRL || key == SDLK_e)
>              {
>                fire = DOWN;
>              }
> @@ -218,23 +218,23 @@
>            if(show_menu)
>              menu_event(key);
>  
> -          if (key == SDLK_RIGHT)
> +          if (key == SDLK_RIGHT || key == SDLK_k)
>              {
>                right = UP;
>              }
> -          else if (key == SDLK_LEFT)
> +          else if (key == SDLK_LEFT || key == SDLK_h)
>              {
>                left = UP;
>              }
> -          else if (key == SDLK_UP)
> +          else if (key == SDLK_UP || key == SDLK_c)
>              {
>                up = UP;
>              }
> -          else if (key == SDLK_DOWN)
> +          else if (key == SDLK_DOWN || key == SDLK_j)
>              {
>                down = UP;
>              }
> -          else if (key == SDLK_LCTRL)
> +          else if (key == SDLK_LCTRL || key == SDLK_e)
>              {
>                fire = UP;
>              }
> @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
>                /* Handle joystick for the menu */
>                if(show_menu)
>                  {
> -                  if(down == DOWN)
> +                  if(down == DOWN) 
>                      menuaction = MN_DOWN;
>                    else
>                      menuaction = MN_UP;
> @@ -2330,7 +2330,6 @@
>  
> 
>    /* Load data file: */
> -
>    filename = (char *) malloc(sizeof(char) * (strlen(DATA_PREFIX) + 20));
>    sprintf(filename, "%s/levels/level%d.dat", DATA_PREFIX, level);
>    fi = fopen(filename, "r");
> </GAMELOOP>
> 
> --
> 
> <MENU>
> --- menu.c.orig	2004-02-21 22:51:57.000000000 +0100
> +++ menu.c	2004-02-21 22:50:58.000000000 +0100
> @@ -219,21 +219,21 @@
>  {
>  
> 
> -  if (key == SDLK_UP)
> +  if (key == SDLK_UP || key == SDLK_u)
>      {
>        /* Menu Up */
>  
>        menuaction = MN_UP;
>        menu_change = YES;
>      }
> -  else if (key == SDLK_DOWN)
> +  else if (key == SDLK_DOWN || key == SDLK_j)
>      {
>        /* Menu Down */
>  
>        menuaction = MN_DOWN;
>        menu_change = YES;
>      }
> -  else if (key == SDLK_SPACE || key == SDLK_RETURN)
> +  else if (key == SDLK_SPACE || key == SDLK_RETURN || key == SDLK_c)
>      {
>        /* Menu Hit */
>  </MENU>
> 
> Alternatively -- with low priority -- a menu item giving one the option to define
> custom key combinations _could_ make this depreciated. Nevertheless I think that
> having an additional standard set defined that 10 finger gamers could use
> is not the baddest idea ;).
> 
> Hernani