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0008557Dwarf FortressTechnical -- Input/Keybinding/Macrospublic2014-11-17 00:022014-11-17 07:18
ReporterToXeye 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionduplicate 
Platformx64 Quad CoreOSUbuntuOS Version14.04 LTS
Product Version0.40.16 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0008557: ALT button is not registered.
DescriptionI can't use the ALT button for anything. I can't even change it in the keybindings menu, because it doesn't register ALT-presses.
Steps To ReproduceUse my setup and try to use the ALT key in DF
Additional InformationI can probably change the keybindings so that it uses Menu or similar key instead, because those seem to work fine. Also, if the bottom row keys became generic shifting keys such as shift, ctrl, alt, then people would have much more to choose from.
TagsALT, Key, Ubuntu
Relationships
duplicate of 0006088needs feedback Dwarfu Alt key doesn't work on Ubuntu 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2014-11-17 00:02ToXeyeNew Issue
2014-11-17 00:03ToXeyeTag Attached: ALT
2014-11-17 00:03ToXeyeTag Attached: Key
2014-11-17 00:03ToXeyeTag Attached: Ubuntu
2014-11-17 00:09ToXeyeIssue Monitored: ToXeye
2014-11-17 00:13ToXeyeNote Added: 0031024
2014-11-17 00:23ToXeyeNote Edited: 0031024bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0031024#r12315
2014-11-17 00:41ToXeyeNote Added: 0031025
2014-11-17 00:55ToXeyeNote Added: 0031026
2014-11-17 00:56ToXeyeNote Edited: 0031026bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0031026#r12317
2014-11-17 01:02ToXeyeNote Added: 0031027
2014-11-17 07:16FootkerchiefNote Added: 0031032
2014-11-17 07:16FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2014-11-17 07:16FootkerchiefStatusnew => needs feedback
2014-11-17 07:18FootkerchiefRelationship addedduplicate of 0006088
2014-11-17 07:18FootkerchiefStatusneeds feedback => resolved
2014-11-17 07:18FootkerchiefResolutionopen => duplicate

Notes
(0031024)
ToXeye   
2014-11-17 00:13   
(edited on: 2014-11-17 00:23)
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=46905.msg937843#msg937843 [^]

However that was unrelated information, as this problem only applies to pressing ALT keys in adventure mode, not to selectors in fortress mode which I have no problem with so far.
(0031025)
ToXeye   
2014-11-17 00:41   
I can solve this problem by jumping into water, but it is undesirable due to hitting the bottom of the river.
(0031026)
ToXeye   
2014-11-17 00:55   
(edited on: 2014-11-17 00:56)
I can solve this problem by unbinding the default move buttons so that 1 - 9 do not count as ordinary movement, and then binding careful move to 1-8, 1-9 or 1-8 and 0/Menu/Mode where one of those is up/down on the same spot.

My key bindings are the following, starting with south to the left (1), southwest (2), up to southeast to the right (8) and Mode (Alt Gr) is up/down on the same spot.

It is so that it is easy to count from either south or southeast, and I think I will add 9 to the keys so that it becomes south (starting from south at both ends, that is)
(0031027)
ToXeye   
2014-11-17 01:02   
Also, I changed "Confirm attack" to Menu and "Freshest tracks" to Ctrl+k
(0031032)
Footkerchief   
2014-11-17 07:16   
Are you sure this isn't a problem with your OS's keyboard configuration?