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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0007879Dwarf FortressTechnical -- Input/Keybinding/Macrospublic2014-08-06 13:152014-08-18 08:08
ReporterKanddak 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusconfirmedResolutionopen 
PlatformMacOSMacOSOS Version10.7.5
Product Version0.40.06 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0007879: Can't use * (asterisk) to page selection down in contexts where view/cursor can be moved
DescriptionI am playing on a MacBook Pro, which has no numeric keypad, so I type * as shift+8.
If I am inspecting the contents of a [k] tile, [v] creature, or [t] building, and I try to use * to scroll down a page, the cursor moves north 10 tiles so that the tile/creature/building is no longer selected.
Fix: Delete the "By position: Shift+8" binding from "Move view/cursor up, fast" in the General keybindings, which seems to serve no good purpose anyway -- there's a separate "By position: Shift+Numpad 8" binding for those who navigate using a numeric keypad.
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- Relationships
related to 0005270resolvedToady One Naming burrows does not block keyboard cursor movement making numbers hard to use in the name 
has duplicate 0008067resolvedFootkerchief Pressing star '*' key in workshop/stockpile menus also moves pointer on map 
has duplicate 0008241resolvedFootkerchief using the * ( shift + 8 ) 
related to 0000967acknowledgedFootkerchief Can't type numbers when naming alerts 

-  Notes
(0028486)
Footkerchief (manager)
2014-08-06 13:46

The bug is that the default keybindings aren't laptop-friendly?
(0028502)
Kanddak (reporter)
2014-08-06 18:50

The bug is that one keystroke is bound to two different functions that don't play well together -- one function that is probably primarily used on laptops (top-row Shift+8 = *), and one function that is probably used by no one (top-row, rather than numpad, number keys for navigation).
(0028504)
lethosor (manager)
2014-08-06 19:33
edited on: 2014-08-06 19:36

This is the same idea as 0005270, and is probably fixable by giving SECONDSCROLL_PAGEDOWN priority over CURSOR_UP_FAST in this case.


- Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2014-08-06 13:15 Kanddak New Issue
2014-08-06 13:46 Footkerchief Note Added: 0028486
2014-08-06 13:46 Footkerchief Assigned To => Footkerchief
2014-08-06 13:46 Footkerchief Status new => needs feedback
2014-08-06 18:50 Kanddak Note Added: 0028502
2014-08-06 18:50 Kanddak Status needs feedback => assigned
2014-08-06 19:33 lethosor Note Added: 0028504
2014-08-06 19:33 lethosor Relationship added related to 0005270
2014-08-06 19:33 lethosor Note Edited: 0028504 View Revisions
2014-08-06 19:36 lethosor Note Edited: 0028504 View Revisions
2014-08-18 08:07 Footkerchief Relationship added has duplicate 0008067
2014-08-18 08:08 Footkerchief Summary Can't use * to page selection down in contexts where view/cursor can be moved => Can't use * (asterisk) to page selection down in contexts where view/cursor can be moved
2014-08-18 08:08 Footkerchief Status assigned => confirmed
2014-09-04 23:26 Footkerchief Relationship added has duplicate 0008241
2018-05-30 09:12 lethosor Relationship added related to 0000967


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