Jump To Letter In GameEx Lists

[Wombat]

Having some large ROM lists it's sometimes handy to press a letter on the keyboard so as to jump directly to games beginning with that letter rather than use the alpha-paging joystick direction/button combo (which I also have turned on). But my H and L keys don't appear to function... why?

Some things you should know.

• All of the keyboard letters do output a key (i.e. no faulty keyboard). For example if I go to the SEARCH function within GameEx I can press all the letter keys A thru Z and they all appear (including H and L.)
  
• I do have (within MAME at least) roms that begin with each letter, so the keyboard letter press does have something to jump to.
  
• I do know that, as delivered, the key setup to display the in-game control panel viewer is "L". However, in the Advanced Configuration, I initially blanked that out (to no effect) and, after reading another (old) post on this forum, instead set it to some inconsequential key of 145 (which I believe is "SCROLL LOCK"). To confirm this I look into GameEx.ini and see that InGameVK=145 and I don't find any reference in that file to values I can relate back to H or L.
  
• Whilst I have custom joystick commands setup to navigate GameEx I do NOT use custom key commands and the relevant options within GameEx configuration are set to YES and NO respectively. I mention this only because they share the file custominput.ini ... just in case I kept the values within the "KEYBOARD" section of custominput.ini away from 72 (H) and 76 (L) anyway.
  
• I am not running any key translator like XPadder or AutoHotKey at any point at this stage.
  
• I DO run CPWizard alongside GameEx but it is only triggered from within a GameEx menu item or from within MAME when I press the P (pause) button. I do not use either the L or H key in any of its settings.
  

So, can anyone verify whether this behaviour also affects them and, if not, do they remember doing something proactive to avoid it?.... even in this case I could understand the "L" key being usurped but the H key throws me.

[fRequEnCy]

Just tested and H and L work on my end. Post your GameEx.ini so we can verify your settings.

[Wombat]

GameEx.ini attached (as GameEx.txt... not permitted to load .ini)GameEx.txt

[fRequEnCy]

GameEx.ini attached (as GameEx.txt... not permitted to load .ini)GameEx.txt

I duplicated your issue using your GameEx.ini so comparing settings now to try to figure it out. So give me some time unless someone else knows the issue off hand.

[fRequEnCy]

K. Found the problem. It has to do with the setting Enable SlikStik and IPAC Support set to YES in the Input Settings. So this is something that Tom will have to look into.

[Robert]

What do those settings do, anyway?

[EDIT]: Ok, I see that "This automatically enables KeyboardDirectInput., Default is False. This may also be needed for IPAC."

[stabe]

I am having a similar issues with the specific letters "H" and "L" but not in the same manner as the original poster though.

I have my internet browsers set up as a external programs so I can have access while running GameEx. The letters, while they will type out the "H" and the "L", will bring up a window as if I pressed the right mouse button. Thus not allowing me to type any thing further until I cancel the "window". I have tried several variations of "enable keyboard Direct input" and "enable slikstik and IPAC support" but the problem still continues. Any help would be appreciated, Thank you.

-JK

GameEx.txt

[fRequEnCy]

I am having a similar issues with the specific letters "H" and "L" but not in the same manner as the original poster though.

I have my internet browsers set up as a external programs so I can have access while running GameEx. The letters, while they will type out the "H" and the "L", will bring up a window as if I pressed the right mouse button. Thus not allowing me to type any thing further until I cancel the "window". I have tried several variations of "enable keyboard Direct input" and "enable slikstik and IPAC support" but the problem still continues. Any help would be appreciated, Thank you.

-JK

You're issue has to do with Emulate Mouse setting found in the External Applications section. If you set to Disabled then this issue won't occur.

[stabe]

Thank you so much fRequEnCy! 5 stars to you! =)

hlhlhlhlhlhl <---see it works

Thanks again!!

JK

[fRequEnCy]

Thank you so much fRequEnCy! 5 stars to you! =)

hlhlhlhlhlhl <---see it works

Thanks again!!

JK

No problem. Enjoy and welcome to the forums!

[Wombat]

Forgot to mention that I had always enabled "Enable SlikStik and IPAC Support" in the GameEx configuration because I DO have an IPAC4 in my cabinet so it seemed to make sense to do so (even though I know not what it actually does.)

After reading Frequency's response that the H/L "inactivation" seemed to have to do with this setting, I have turned this option off and can confim that my H/L letters jumps in my game lists now function like the rest of the alphabet and that I am (so far) suffering no ill-effect due to this change within GameEx.

Thanks Frequency!

[fRequEnCy]

Forgot to mention that I had always enabled "Enable SlikStik and IPAC Support" in the GameEx configuration because I DO have an IPAC4 in my cabinet so it seemed to make sense to do so (even though I know not what it actually does.)

After reading Frequency's response that the H/L "inactivation" seemed to have to do with this setting, I have turned this option off and can confim that my H/L letters jumps in my game lists now function like the rest of the alphabet and that I am (so far) suffering no ill-effect due to this change within GameEx.

Thanks Frequency!

No problem. Your issue was a little tricky to figure out. I had to go through everything that we had different in our GameEx.ini's to figure it out. But glad all is working for you now. Enjoy!