Fix for key binding annoyances.

[tauc]

Very nice solution!

I use nostromo speedpad for RO and bind all actions as i want, but it will be good if NGD realize free keys bind mapping and separate floating shotcuts pannels.

[Arafails]

The LD_PRELOAD will only affect apps that launch it with that environment set.

Should also point out that if you do it like this (which is slightly wasteful IMO) you don't need to preload, simply set LD_LIBRARY_PATH to the .libs directory you compiled in.

[Zas_]

Originally Posted by tauc

Very nice solution!

I use nostromo speedpad for RO and bind all actions as i want, but it will be good if NGD realize free keys bind mapping and separate floating shotcuts pannels.

How did you configure the nostromo speedpad under Linux ?

[Eli2]

Originally Posted by onemyndseye

... I will include a patched lib in the RO package ...

If you like to, do it, but i would only include the "not Sticking" patch.
The rest is based on user preference and should not be applied to all users. I will make a trimmed down version later if you need it.

[_Nel_]

Hello Zas_

I have tried to apply your patch to my RO on Ubuntu Jaunty, but I got an error :

• I have applied your patch : ro-keymap-hack-0.2-zas.patch.txt
• Then I launched ./configure but have an error with xcb-proto
• I have tried to applied your patch for Jaunty unsuccessfully, it still asks for xcb-proto 1.5
• So I installed xcb- proto 1.5 for Karmic
• Now ./configure is ok, but it fails on make :
  

  Failed to load the xcbgen Python package!
  Make sure that xcb/proto installed it on your Python path.
  If not, you will need to create a .pth file or define $PYTHONPATH
  to extend the path.
  Refer to the README file in xcb/proto for more info.
  
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "./c_client.py", line 1022, in <module>
      from xcbgen.state import Module
  ImportError: No module named xcbgen.state
  make[1]: *** [xproto.c] Erreur 1
  make[1]: quittant le répertoire « /home/regnum64/binding/libxcb-1.4/src »
  make: *** [all-recursive] Erreur 1

I don't know what I have to do now. So, if you can help me, it would be nice.

[Zas_]

Originally Posted by _Nel_

Hello Zas_

I have tried to apply your patch to my RO on Ubuntu Jaunty, but I got an error :
[*] I have applied your patch : ro-keymap-hack-0.2-zas.patch.txt[*] Then I launched ./configure but have an error with xcb-proto[*] I have tried to applied your patch for Jaunty unsuccessfully, it still asks for xcb-proto 1.5

If you have xcb-proto 1.4 installed, and the patch on configure.ac worked, then you have to regenerate configure script using ./autogen.sh (just run it, no option needed).

[*] So I installed xcb- proto 1.5 for Karmic

I didn't try.

[*] Now ./configure is ok, but it fails on make :

Failed to load the xcbgen Python package!
Make sure that xcb/proto installed it on your Python path.
If not, you will need to create a .pth file or define $PYTHONPATH
to extend the path.
Refer to the README file in xcb/proto for more info.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./c_client.py", line 1022, in <module>
    from xcbgen.state import Module
ImportError: No module named xcbgen.state
make[1]: *** [xproto.c] Erreur 1
make[1]: quittant le répertoire « /home/regnum64/binding/libxcb-1.4/src »
make: *** [all-recursive] Erreur 1

I don't know what I have to do now. So, if you can help me, it would be nice.

Try:

apt-get install python-xcbgen

After those steps it should work.

I'm using a small script to ease the launch (attached).

I improved the patch a bit (attached).

So to apply:

cd ~
wget http://xcb.freedesktop.org/dist/libxcb-1.4.tar.bz2
tar xjvf libxcb-1.4.tar.bz2
cd libxcb-1.4
patch -p1 < ~/regnum_hack_v0.5.zas.patch.txt
./autogen.sh
make
~/ro.sh

Important note: you need to modify src/hack.h to suit your needs.

2009-11-18 edit:
New version 0.5 of the hack, it adds the possibility to map
mouse buttons 8 and 9 (tested on Logitech G5) to keyboard keys.

By default, i mapped:
- spacebar to keypad 0 (same effect)
- button UP on mouse to keypad 8 (cast spell 8)
- button DOWN on mouse to keypad 9 (cast spell 9)


2009-11-23 edit:
Version 0.6 of the patch which is more clean and solve an issue
when you click on chat dialog entry instead of using enter.

You have to modify hack.h to suit your needs, especially HACK_RES_Y
and HACK_CHAT_WIDTH.

Thanks to Nel for tests and bug reports.

[_Nel_]

Impeccable !!!

It works really fine.

[Zas_]

Originally Posted by _Nel_

Impeccable !!!

It works really fine.

Thanks to Eli2

BTW, use Enter -> Backspace -> Enter sequence to re-activate the keyboard hack if you clicked on chat dialog, because entering in it by mouse is not counted.

I hope NGD will make this hack useless soon.
Controls should be fully configurable in-game.

[onemyndseye]

Originally Posted by Eli2

If you like to, do it, but i would only include the "not Sticking" patch.
The rest is based on user preference and should not be applied to all users. I will make a trimmed down version later if you need it.

Sure, please do.

Just a trimmed down version of the patch would be fine.. I think is OK to include the arrow keys as well. They are dead in RO right now so even as a user preference it will not matter if you dont use them. I'll compile and test and get it included by the next update. Looking at Zas patch while it is certainly nice work is abit too much for a repo candidate...

I really must say this is excellent work from all of you - I've thought of doing this myself by havnt had the time. Not much time for RO in general lately lol, I just got a new laptop (YAAAYY!!!! No more crappy chroot hack) and have been spending my time getting it tweaked "just so"

[ieti]

I tried to build libxcb in debian lenny, but ./configure fails because xcb-proto is version 1.1 there and is rather old compared to 1.4, 1.5 version needed to build.

Can someone upload prebuild library if it will work or give me some hints how make this configure and build. I'm really not so good at linux stuff