Re: [TuxKart-devel] Split-screen mode.

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

Charles Goodwin wrote:

> Ruling out custom keyboard settings altogether sounds a bit harsh.

Well, it might seem that way - but a smart key configurator that
seemingly arbitarily disallowed just about every combo you thought
you'd like would be HORRIBLE.

Computer:  "What key to use for FIRE?"
Me:  "F please!"
Computer:  "Sorry - not allowed"
Me:  "SPACE ?"
Computer:  "Sorry - not allowed"
Me:  "How about...erm...Enter ?"
Computer:  "Nope - not as such"
Me:  "Damn... maybe: @" ??
Computer:  "Close...try again!"
Me: RESET

A key configuratore that let you create combo's that don't work
would produce stacks of bug reports of keys seemingly randomly
not working.  (eg Your opponent is holding down 'Accellerate'
and 'Left turn' - and that blocks out your 'Fire' button - but
you don't know he's holding those down - it just seems like your
Fire button only works half the time...so you bitch that the game
sucks).

Pre-selecting keys ourselves is decidedly tricky because the
nature of what happens when you hold down two keys and try to
strike a third varies between keyboard controller chip manufacturers
and between keyboards of different nationalities.

Automating that is HARD.

I'm happy to hear good ideas though.

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