Oolite Keyboard Controls

2006-08-19T15:40:53Z

Poppu: /* Default Key Assignments */ add shift-r

== Default Key Assignments ==

Linux users will find the following key assignments in <code> /usr/lib/Oolite/oolite.app/Contents/Resources/Config/keyconfig.plist </code> (assuming you did a default installation!).

{| border="1" cellpadding="9" align="center"
|+
|-style="background:darkslateblue; color:white"
! Action !! Key !! Keycode (Dec) !! Keycode (Hex) !! Notes
|-align="center"
! Roll Left
| Left arrow || 253 || FD ||
|-align="center"
! Roll Right
| Right arrow || 252 || FC ||
|-align="center"
! Pitch Forward
| Up arrow || 255 || FF ||
|-align="center"
! Pitch Back
| Down arrow || 254 || FE ||
|-align="center"
! Increase Speed
| w || 119 || 77 ||
|-align="center"
! Inject Fuel
| i || 105 || 69 ||
|-align="center"
! Decrease Speed
| s || 115 || 73 ||
|-align="center"
! Fire Lasers
| a || 97 || 61 ||
|-align="center"
! Target Missile
| t || 116 || 74 ||
|-align="center"
! Untarget Missile
| u || 117 || 75 ||
|-align="center"
! Launch Missile
| m || 109 || 6D ||
|-align="center"
! Next Missile
| y || 121 || 79 ||
|-align="center"
! Activate Ident System
| r || 114 || 72 ||
|-align="center"
! Activate ECM
| e || 101 || 65 ||
|-align="center"
! Launch Escape Pod
| Esc || 27 || 1B ||
|-align="center"
! Energy Bomb
| Tab || 9 || 09 ||
|-align="center"
! Galactic Hyperspace
| g || 103 || 67 ||
|-align="center"
! Emergency Hyperdrive
| H || 72 || 48 || won't work, probably
|-align="center"
! Hyperspace
| h || 104 || 68 ||
|-align="center"
! Jumpdrive
| j || 106 || 6A ||
|-align="center"
! Dump Cargo
| d || 100 || 64 ||
|-align="center"
!Cycle cargo to dump
| R || || ||
|-align="center"
! Autopilot
| c || 99 || 63 ||
|-align="center"
! Autodock
| D || 68 || 44 ||
|-align="center"
! Take a Snapshot
| * (shift+8) || 42 || 2A || Written to $HOME/oolite-saves
|-align="center"
! Docking Music Toggle
| s || 115 || 73 || Only if Docking Computer fitted!
|-align="center"
! Scanner Zoom
| z || 122 || 7A ||
|-align="center"
! Map Dump
| ! (shift+1) || 33 || 21 ||
|-align="center"
! Map Home
| || 302 || || ??
|-align="center"
! Comms Log
| ` || 96 || 60 ||
|-align="center"
! Next Compass Mode
| \ || 92 || 5C ||
|-align="center"
! Display Frame Rate
| F || || ||
|}

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== Changing Key Assignments ==

If you want to change key assignments ''don't'' alter the default file. Instead copy <code> keyconfig.plist </code> from
<code> /usr/lib/Oolite/oolite.app/Contents/Resources/Config/ </code> to
<code> /usr/lib/Oolite/AddOns/Config/</code>.
(Note that you may need to create the Config directory first.)

You can edit <code> keyconfig.plist </code> with any standard text editor. You'll find a list of Linux keycodes [http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/howlinuxworks/linux_hlkeycodes.html here]. Note that Oolite uses ''decimal'' values whereas most keycodes are expressed in ''hexadecimal''. This can cause confusion. For example the comma key produces a keycode of 2C (hex) which translates to 44 (decimal), whereas keycode 44 (hex) refers to the uppercase "D" key, which is actually 68 (decimal)! (If you don't have a hex/decimal calculator handy try [http://www.lookuptables.com/ this table] or [http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/color/hexcalc.htm this online converter].)

== Undocumented Keys ==

The following keys aren't yet official so your mileage may vary!

{| border="1" cellpadding="9" align="center"
|+
|-style="background:darkslateblue; color:white"
! Action !! Key !! Keycode (Dec) !! Keycode (Hex) !! Notes
|-align="center"
! Toggle Mouse Control
| Shift + M || 77 || 4D || When activated, the mouse becomes a virtual joystick. (Under Linux: only in fullscreen mode) The left mouse button fires and the right should re-centre your ship.
|-
|-align="center"
! Get pwm coordinates
| Shift + F || || || Shows the pwm coordinates at any time while flying in space.
|-
|-align="center"
! Open the console.log
| Pause, 0 || || || It opens the console.log. Highly useful for debugging OXPs or helping Gile to debug Oolite.
|-
|}

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== Silly Keyboard Tricks ==

* Change <code> key_launch_missile </code> to 112. Now you'll need to hit "p" to launch a missile - which also pauses the game. You'll sometimes get a nice snapshot of the departing missile!

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