In Game Key Combination Key

[shadowalpha]

Hello,

I am a relatively new GameEx user and have registered the software a few weeks ago. I have been playing around with customizing various options and have run into a bit of a problem that I do not seem to be able to resolve on my own.

I have searched the forums and could not find anything definitive that works, most likely this is because the previous posts involved previous GameEx builds which may have worked then but may no longer work.

This will be a longer post to try to eliminate any of the questions that would arise but the question is simple:

My problem is I am trying to configure a Key Combination of Q+T for the "In Game Key" that is used to pop back into GameEx from the Emulator. Using 81|84 in the line does not apparently work.

I tried all of this using Nestopia as the NES Emulator from GameEx which I know for a fact works with the IngameVK if it is set to a singular key.

I actually have no clue if Combination Keys work in GameEx.ini as key combinations utilizing a Pipe( | ) only show up in custominput.ini.

Here is the config line from my GameEx.ini:

IngameVK=81|84

This has been manually entered into the ini file myself because the Game Ex configuration tool does not seem to support pressing multiple keys, it will only accept the first key pressed.

81 is the Virtual Key for Q, 84 is the Virtual Key for 84 as stated by VKCodes.htm.

The Key Combination does not work, only single keys.

Next I tried clearing IngameVK= in Gameex.ini and then setting IngameVK in custominput.ini, thinking maybe combinations would work if inputting it into custominput.

First I tried everything with the Virtual Key definition:

GameEx.ini IngameVK was set to IngameVK=

I cleared it out thinking maybe custominput.ini could then either override it or then be used since there was no defined key in the GameEx.ini...

Then, I put IngameVK=81|84 underneath each Section (but not under all of them at the same time of course, I tested each individually), [GLOBALESCAPEKEYCOMBO], [KEYBOARD]. [JOYSTICK], [ADVKEYBOARD], etc.

Each test resulted in no response

Next I tried everything with the Scancode definition as definited in Scancodes.txt:

For Me, this is what the lines for Q and T are listed as in my Scancodes.txt:

16 Q

20 T

GameEx.ini IngameVK was set to IngameVK=

Then, I put IngameVK=16|20 underneath each Section (but not under all of them at the same time of course, I tested each individually), [GLOBALESCAPEKEYCOMBO], [KEYBOARD]. [JOYSTICK], [ADVKEYBOARD], etc.

Each test resulted in no response...

So basically you can see I rather exhaustively tested this to make absolutely sure that it isn't a problem on my end that is causing this.

To note as well, I use Xpadder which in turn sends keyboard keys.

However I have in fact tested the Q and T combinations with both Xpadder and my own Keyboard and GameEx simply does not understand key combinations for IngameVK.

I want to use a key combination to swap back to GameEx because of its functionality for viewing Manuals and such. I am aware that it is stated that this may not work for all emulators, but I know it does work with Nestopia and I have tested this with many other emulators.

I suppose the only work around would be to somehow get Xpadder to spit out a unique key combination if two keys are pressed instead of what it would normally, Such as if you pressed two joystick buttons that are defined to Q and T sending out the H key instead of Q+T.

But I figured if I have to go to that extreme, this is probably going above and beyond what I should have to do and I would rather just find out what I am doing wrong in my configuration so I can learn from my mistake.

If ultimately Key Combinations are not supported for the "In game Key"/IngameVK, then this is of course something I can work around myself. However at that point, it is probably just an overlooked bug, I am not sure of the point of forbidding key combinations for this.

Thanks,

I have attached my GameEx.ini and custominput.ini to this post in case more information is needed.

I have edited out much of my personal information out of the GameEx.ini but that shouldn't have any effect on my problem.

GameEx_PerInfoEditOut.ini

custominput.ini

[Tom Speirs]

Currently it only supports a signle key and the value has set to be something. However its a valid request.

[shadowalpha]

Currently it only supports a signle key and the value has set to be something. However its a valid request.

Oh ok, I really appreciate the response.

It is really a minor problem that I can remedy myself via programming a Hotkey Script to reinterpret the keypresses like I said above. I can probably put something together in AutoIT to take Q+T and turn it into one of the obscure single keys and then set that key in the config so it isn't a big deal.

I am glad to just verify it isn't something wrong with what I am doing.

Thanks again.