Keys not registering correctly

[electricaltill]

Hi all,

 

DCS is not reading some of the keys on my keyboard correctly. It started with being unable to bring up the comms menu in BS2, and I discovered the issue when I was checking the key bindings. My "\" key registers as "[", for example, and my "[" key registers as "AT" (very odd), so I was being led up the garden path trying to correct the key bindings.

 

My keyboard is a steelseries 7g, which has a somewhat unusual layout - "\" is next to backspace, for example. I had to create a custom layout for the keyboard with the MS Keyboard Layout creator. All the keys work correctly in other windows apps, but I gather DCS uses DirectInput for reading keystrokes - is it possible this is bypassing the custom layout I've set up?

 

In either case, how can I fix this? Thanks.

[Devrim]

Probably the problem is that there's another comm (PTT) button. You should use it.

[electricaltill]

Hi Devrim, thanks but that isn't answering my question. I found out the problem with the comms (I only just noticed there are separate game/sim control key definitions - I was in the sim and changing the game definitions :doh:), but some keys are still not registering correctly in DCS.

 

Why does it think my "]" key is the "[" key when no other programs do? I'd rather not go in a reverse trapse through correcting half of the key definitions if there's a simple fix I can make somewhere.

Edited November 15, 2013 by electricaltill

[St3v3f]

Are you using a non-english keyboard layout?

[electricaltill]

No, it's a US keyboard with a UK layout (i.e. the @ and " keys swapped).