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just change you keyboard mapping to qwerty on your computer. you can do this natively on mavericks with the cmd + space shortcut
by johnsho 13y ago
just change you keyboard mapping to qwerty on your computer.
you can do this natively on mavericks with the cmd + space shortcut
- revscat 13y agocmd + space defaults to Spotlight.
- jensnockert 13y agoIt changes if you have multiple keyboard layouts installed, confusingly enough.
- Jtsummers 13y agoI think you have to explicitly enable that. Or it isn't enabled for me, perhaps because I installed Mavericks as an update rather than a full installation? I didn't even notice it was an option until I was adding a 3rd layout the other day.
- Kronopath 13y agoThe combo is customizable though, I've got it set to Cmd+Opt+Space for example.
- Yen 13y agoIt's still annoying to need to change the entire input method, and then remember that it's different for that window (or globally, depending on particulars of your system). In any case, QWERTY is not the default worldwide. The letters 'a', 'w', 'e', 'd', 'z', and 'x' have no special semantic significance for this game, they're chosen for their relative positions in a particular keyboard layout. The actual game actions of 'shift upper left', 'shift upper right', and so on, should be able to be associated with any particular input - including other keys, or relevant swipe gestures on mobile. I agree with OP - there should be a standardized way of doing this, so that game authors don't have to re-invent keybindings for every new game. (or, as they're wont to do, fail to re-invent keybindings)
- windsurfer 13y ago> It's still annoying to need to change the entire input method But you are effectively changing the input method from "typing" to "gaming", so it makes sense to have to toggle some switch somewhere.
- Moru 13y agoButbutbut... this is what SCANCODES are for... Why aren't people using that for games nowadays? Is it out of fashion already?
- Yen 13y agoI agree entirely. I attribute the lack of scancode usage in keybindings to the laziness and depravity of the young generation ;) Actually, Javascript is a little weird with regard to scancodes. Try playing with http://javascript.info/tutorial/keyboard-events http://javascript.info/tutorial/keyboard-events in different keyboard layouts - you'll notice that there's no code that's consistent across different layouts.