int key[323];
void inputinit() {
int i;
for (i=0;i<323;i++) {
key=0;
}
}
void pollkeyboard() {
SDL_Event event;
while(SDL_PollEvent(&event)) { //whilst there are events in the queue
switch(event.type) {
case SDL_KEYDOWN: //check for keydown
key[event.key.keysym.sym]=1;
break;
case SDL_KEYUP:
key[event.key.keysym.sym]=0;
break;
case SDL_QUIT:
running=0;
}
}
}
Oddly behaving SDL keyboard stuff
Author
Some key combinations (up to 5 keys in some cases) work fine and all keys function properly, but other key combinations (as few as 3) lock up and prevent further keypresses until they are released. I am using the following code to check keyboard events:
Ideas anyone?
That's not a SDL problem, that's a keyboard problem. Keyboards are not designed for multiple keys being held down (other than the shift/alt/ctrl/etc keys), so they use a wiring system that doesn't allow all key combinations to be used
(it saves on wires, and makes the design simpler)
All I can say is "Don't use that key combo in your game" :(
(it saves on wires, and makes the design simpler)
All I can say is "Don't use that key combo in your game" :(
Author
:'(
I just discovered that about 5 mins before you posted. Thanks for responding anyway! I just need to find some better key combinations now.
I just discovered that about 5 mins before you posted. Thanks for responding anyway! I just need to find some better key combinations now.
Author
So how do so many games manage to have 2 players on a keyboard? I've tried changing the mappings loads of times but keys are still locking each other out. It's very bizarre. Liero, for example, uses 7 keys per player and 2 on a keyboard with no apparent lockouts at all, but when I use mapping as similar as I can to Liero's, I still see problems.
Typically, two-player-one-keyboard games don't use 3+ key combinations per player. A standard PC keyboard typically only allows for 4 or 5 simultaneous key presses.
As to some key combinations locking out the keyboard, it could be that those key combinations are platform specific. For example, on unix with the terminial in "cooked" mode, Ctrl-S will lock out keyboard input until Ctrl-Q (i think) is pressed.
As to some key combinations locking out the keyboard, it could be that those key combinations are platform specific. For example, on unix with the terminial in "cooked" mode, Ctrl-S will lock out keyboard input until Ctrl-Q (i think) is pressed.
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