Development:Keyboard layout

Development

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Work In Progress, keyboard layouts

Example

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Visual Layout

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Navigation

Navigation direction

Name	Key(s)	Command	Description
Up	+	UpKey	Turn the nose of your ship down.
Down	+	DownKey	Turn the nose of your ship up.
Rotate right	+	RightKey	Rotates your ship to the right.
Rotate left	+	LeftKey	Rotates your ship to the left.
Roll right	+	RollRightKey	Roll your ship to the right.
Roll left	+	RollLeftKey	Roll your ship to the left
Strafe left		ThrustLeft	Laterally thrust the entire ship to the left.
Strafe right		ThrustRight	Laterally thrust the entire ship to the right.
Strafe up		ThrustUp	Laterally thrust the entire ship upward.
Strafe down		ThrustDown	Laterally thrust the entire ship downward.
Activate jump drive	+	JumpKey	Press this to jump to another system. You must be in range of a jump point and have a jumpdrive equipped. See Manual:Interstellar travel for usage.
Activate autopilot		ToggleWarpDrive	Toggle the computer-controlled autopilot. This command will automatically steer your ship towards your target while using all of the thrust (including afterburners) available.
Toggle SPEC	+	ToggleWarpDrive	Toggles the FTL travel SPEC drive. Just direct your ship where you want to go, accelerate and activate the SPEC drive to get there REALLY fast. Gravity (near planets/other objects) will interfere with SPEC and slow down the ship. See Manual:Advanced flight#SPEC drive for usage.

Navigation speed

Name	Key(s)	Command	Description
Decelerate		DecelKey	Decrease set velocity of your ship.
Accelerate	+	AccelKey	Increase set velocity of your ship.
Overdrive		ABKey	Will accelerate your ship past maximum velocity. Overdrive velocity is not changing the set velocity, and must be maintained by holding down the TAB button. Velocity will decrease to maximum velocity when released.
Match velocity		SetVelocityRefKey	Set your velocity to same as your target. See Manual:Match velocity and Manual:Advanced flight#Matching velocity for usage.
Zero velocity	+	SetVelocityNullKey	Set velocity equal to local star
Stop	+	StopKey	Set your velocity to zero relative to your target.
Full throttle	+	StartKey	Set your velocity to maximum ship capable velocity. Sound and music See also Manual:Gameplay functions -> Music. Name Key(s) Command Description Skip music track Cockpit::SkipMusicTrack Skip Music Track Sound volume up VolumeInc Sound volume up Sound volume down VolumeDec Sound volume down Music volume up MusicVolumeInc Music volume up Music volume down MusicVolumeDec Music volume down Communication (general/wingmen) See also Manual:Combat:Wingmen Name Key(s) Command Description Wingmen form up + CommFormUp Tell your wingmen to form up. Break wingmen formation + CommBreakForm Tell your wingmen to stop forming up. Help me + CommHelpMeOut Tell your wingmen to help you. They will attack the ship(s) attacking you. Wingman attack target + CommAttackTarget Tell your wingmen to attack your selected target. Talking to target (other ships/station/etc...) -> Comm1Key -> Comm8Key You can talk to other ships/stations/whatever by pressing one of this buttons where the number means the aggressiveness in your voice ;-). 1=friendly 8=insulting Request docking clearance + RequestClearenceKey Select a target (station/capship) you want to dock with and press this key. You will get an audio feedback about your permission to dock. Additionally there will pop up green/red squares at the dock positions (only if you are near enough). Target selection See also Manual:Targeting. Name Key(s) Command Description All targets Forward Backward + TargetKey ReverseTargetKey Switches through all targets in current system. Significant/neutral target Forward Backward + SigTargetKey ReverseSigTargetKey Switches through all significant/neutral targets in current system. Non-planetary/non-natural targets Forward Backward + UnitTargetKey ReverseUnitTargetKey Switches through all non-planetary/non-natural targets (such as capships and fighters) in current system. Hostile targets Forward Backward + NearestTargetKey ReverseNearestTargetKey Switches through all hostile (to you) targets in current system. Attacking Hostile targets Forward Backward + {{FIXME}} {{FIXME}} Switches through all hostile targets that are currently attacking you, in the current system. Cycle mission target + MissionTargetKey Switches through the mission targets. Reverse cycle mission target + + ReverseMissionTargetKey Switches through the mission targets in reverse direction. Subunit select SubUnitTargetKey Switches through the subunits of the ship you have currently selected. Lock target LockTargetKey By pressing this key you can 'lock' your selection on the selected target. Select front targets PickTargetKey Pressing this key will pick targets in front of you (near the cross hair). Tends to be used to get planets in front of you, because the often are the bigger target of the two. Store selected target + ... SaveTarget1 --> SaveTarget9 Pressing this key will store the selected target for keys from 1 to 9 Restore selected target + ... RestoreTarget1 --> RestoreTarget9 Pressing this key will restore the selected target for keys from 1 to 9 Combat General Name Key(s) Command Description Fire weapons/guns FireKey Fires your main weapons/guns (beams/bolts/chainguns/etc). Select weapons/guns WeapSelKey Switches through your main weapons. Fire missiles/torpedos MissileKey Fires your missiles/torpedos if your ship has some of them equipped. Switch missiles/torpedo MisSelKey Switches through your main missiles/torpedos. Combat mode SwitchCombatMode Toggles combat/non-combat mode: In non-combat mode (or flight mode) you are able to fly at (theoretically) unlimited speed, but after passing a maximum combat speed you shield will reduce due to particles in space hitting it too fast to allow regeneration. Another backdraw is you need nearly the same time to slow down again as you needed to speed up. In combat mode your max speed is limited to ensure your shields remain stable. See Manual:Advanced flight for usage. Cloaking device CloakKey Toggles your cloaking device (if you own one). ECM device ECMKey Toggles your ECM device (if you own one). It will cause incoming missiles to be confused. The ECM device will constantly draw energy from your reactor. Turret(s) See also Manual:Combat:Turrets Name Key(s) Command Description Switch turret control TurretControl By pressing this button you can switch to the manual control of your turret(s) (if you have any equipped) and switch back to cockpit control. Camera controls work just like in normal cockpits. Target for turret + TurretTargetKey Select a target your turret(s) should attack. The target your turrets are attacking is surrounded by a plus sign. Set turret AI mode: on / off / fire at will On: Off: + FAW: + TurretAIOn TurretAIOff TurretAIFireAtWill With an active AI the turret(s) can track and attack assigned targets. See TurretTargetKey above. A customized config can also have bound PickTargetTurretKey, NearestTargetTurretKey, ThreatTargetTurretKey. Without AI the turret can still be controlled manually. See TurretControl key above With turret(s) set to fire at will AI actively engages targets in range using priorities of each turret's role much like AI-controlled ships do. See more about AIs at Terminology:Artificial Intelligence Game commands Name Key(s) Command Description Toggle "quit mode" Cockpit::Quit Press then to quit the game or again to return to game. Pause + PauseKey Pause the game. Camera control Name Key(s) Command Description Toggle cockpit Cockpit::Inside Switch back to normal cockpit. Press it again to switch between 3d-cockpit view and plain view. Look left Cockpit::InsideLeft Press this to look to your left. Look right Cockpit::InsideRight Press this to look to your right. Look back Cockpit::InsideBack Press this to look back. Chasecam Cockpit::Behind Press this to look through an imaginary camera behind your ship Panning camera Cockpit::Pan Provides a panning (ghost) camera view of your ship. Move the camera by pressing (q,z,s,f) Target camera Cockpit::OutsideTarget Press this to see a 3rd-person view of your selected target. Target panning camera Cockpit::PanTarget Provides a panning camera view of your target. Move the camera by pressing (q,z,s,f) Zoom view in Cockpit::ZoomIn Zoom in on target Zoom view out Cockpit::ZoomOut Zoom out on target Spin panning cam down Cockpit::PitchDown Spin the panning camera down. Spin panning cam up Cockpit::PitchUp Spin the panning camera up. Spin panning cam left Cockpit::YawLeft Spin the panning camera left. Spin panning cam right Cockpit::YawRight Spin the panning camera right. Take screenshot Screenshot Take an 'in-flight' screenshot. This means it will not work in the Docking/Base-screen. The crosshair and docking boxes will not be saved. Users will find it in the directory ~/.vegastrike/textures/ Info screen (better name for this header needed) Info/Mission/Cargo/etc.. screen FIXME header name	#Info] Name Key(s) Command Description Map/info screen + Cockpit::NavScreen Activate/Deactivate Map screen during flight. See also Manual:Map. Left VDU Cockpit::SwitchLVDU Cycles through all the possible displays in your left VDU Right VDU Cockpit::SwitchRVDU Cycles through all the possible displays in your left VDU Scroll text up Cockpit::ScrollUp Scroll selected mission-description/communication-log/cargo-list up Scroll text down Cockpit::ScrollDown Scroll selected mission-description/communication-log/cargo-list down Eject cargo + EjectCargoKey Ejects the selected (topmost) cargo in your cargo bay into space. Use the scroll text keys to move the appropriate cargo to the top. Useful to get rid of pirates by leaving cargo behind, hiding contraband from security ships, eject unwanted cargo, and launching fighters. Unclassified (yet) Name Key(s) Command Description Ejection + + EjectKey Press this key to eject yourself out of your ship sitting in an ejectpod. It has weak guns/shields and will not help you against enemy ships, but it will bring you to the next save and friendly station/ship. Respawn after death Respawn Restores play to last save game. Self Destruct + SuicideKey Press this button to destroy your ship and kill yourself. See Manual:Combat:Death for more. Switch ships TurretControl This button allows you to take control of a friendly ship; this is similar to taking control of a turret. This works for hired wingmen as well as wingmen 'from cargo', so be careful when you try to switch to turret view if you have wingmen. If you hit the wrong key, you're flying your wingman's ship instead of your own. Activate docking procedure DockKey When sufficiently close to green docking markers, this key will activate docking procedures. See Manual:Docking for usage. XML config code This is the code to replace the in the bindings section. Replace this chunk of code starting from "<bindings>" all the way to just before "#no_mouse" <bindings> <!-- # Netcomm related key <bind key="C" modifier="alt" command="ChangeCommStatus" /> <bind key="X" modifier="alt" command="UpFreq" /> <bind key="V" modifier="alt" command="DownFreq" /> <bind key="W" modifier="alt" command="SwitchWebcam" /> <bind key="S" modifier="alt" command="SwitchSecured" /> --> <bind key="function-12" modifier="shift" command="Cockpit::SkipMusicTrack" /> <bind key="i" modifier="none" command="Screenshot" /> <bind key="f" modifier="ctrl" command="CommFormUp" /> <bind key="r" modifier="ctrl" command="CommBreakForm" /> <bind key="h" modifier="ctrl" command="CommHelpMeOut" /> <bind key="a" modifier="ctrl" command="CommAttackTarget" /> <bind key="function-1" modifier="none" command="Comm1Key" /> <bind key="function-2" modifier="none" command="Comm2Key" /> <bind key="function-3" modifier="none" command="Comm3Key" /> <bind key="function-4" modifier="none" command="Comm4Key" /> <bind key="function-5" modifier="none" command="Comm5Key" /> <bind key="function-6" modifier="none" command="Comm6Key" /> <bind key="function-7" modifier="none" command="Comm7Key" /> <bind key="function-8" modifier="none" command="Comm8Key" /> <bind key="1" modifier="alt" command="SaveTarget1" /> <bind key="2" modifier="alt" command="SaveTarget2" /> <bind key="3" modifier="alt" command="SaveTarget3" /> <bind key="4" modifier="alt" command="SaveTarget4" /> <bind key="5" modifier="alt" command="SaveTarget5" /> <bind key="6" modifier="alt" command="SaveTarget6" /> <bind key="7" modifier="alt" command="SaveTarget7" /> <bind key="8" modifier="alt" command="SaveTarget8" /> <bind key="9" modifier="alt" command="SaveTarget9" /> <bind key="1" modifier="ctrl" command="RestoreTarget1" /> <bind key="2" modifier="ctrl" command="RestoreTarget2" /> <bind key="3" modifier="ctrl" command="RestoreTarget3" /> <bind key="4" modifier="ctrl" command="RestoreTarget4" /> <bind key="5" modifier="ctrl" command="RestoreTarget5" /> <bind key="6" modifier="ctrl" command="RestoreTarget6" /> <bind key="7" modifier="ctrl" command="RestoreTarget7" /> <bind key="8" modifier="ctrl" command="RestoreTarget8" /> <bind key="9" modifier="ctrl" command="RestoreTarget9" /> <bind key="space" modifier="none" command="FireKey" /> <bind key="u" modifier="none" command="SwitchCombatMode" /> <bind key="z" modifier="alt" command="SwitchCombatMode" /> <bind key="j" modifier="none" command="JumpKey" /> <bind key="A" modifier="none" command="ToggleWarpDrive" /> <bind key="a" modifier="none" command="ASAP" /> <bind key="c" modifier="alt" command="CloakKey" /> <bind key="@ modifier=alt" command="EjectKey" /> <bind key="e" modifier="alt" command="ECMKey" /> <bind key="!" modifier="alt" command="EjectCargoKey" /> <bind key="keypad-0" modifier="none" command="FireKey" /> <bind key="return" modifier="none" command="MissileKey" /> <bind key="keypad-enter" modifier="none" command="MissileKey" /> <bind key="space" modifier="shift" command="MissileKey" /> <bind key="w" modifier="alt" command="WeapSelKey"/> <bind key="W" modifier="alt" command="ReverseWeapSelKey"/> <bind key="]" modifier="alt" command="WeapSelKey"/> <bind key="[" modifier="alt" command="ReverseWeapSelKey"/> <bind key=";" modifier="none" command="Respawn"/> <bind key="[" modifier="ctrl" command="TurretControl"/> <bind key="]" modifier="ctrl" command="TurretControl"/> <bind key="t" modifier="ctrl" command="TextMessage"/> <bind key="d" modifier="alt" command="DockKey"/> <!-- <bind key="D" modifier="alt" command="UnDockKey"/>--> <bind key="d" modifier="ctrl" command="RequestClearenceKey"/> <bind key="0" modifier="alt" command="RequestClearenceKey"/> <!-- #this is the original --> <bind key="R" modifier="alt" command="ReverseMisSelKey"/> <bind key="r" modifier="alt" command="MisSelKey"/> <bind key="t" modifier="none" command="TargetKey" /> <bind key="n" modifier="none" command="SigTargetKey" /> <bind key="u" modifier="ctrl" command="SubUnitTargetKey"/> <!-- #temporary compromise --> <!-- <bind key="u" modifier="n" command="UnitTargetKey" /> #n modifier is not allowed#--> <bind key="u" modifier="alt" command="UnitTargetKey" /> <!--#Temporary compromise#--> <bind key="l" modifier="none" command="LockTargetKey" /> <bind key="y" modifier="none" command="PickTargetKey" /> <!-- <bind key="t" modifier="n" command="NearestTargetKey" /> #n modifier is not allowed--> <bind key="y" modifier="alt" command="NearestTargetKey" /> <bind key="T" modifier="none" command="ReverseTargetKey" /> <bind key="h" modifier="alt" command="NearestHostileTargetKey"/> <bind key="h" modifier="none" command="NearestDangerousHostileKey"/> <bind key="g" modifier="none" command="NearestFriendlyKey"/> <!-- <bind key="b" modifier="n" command="NearestBaseKey"/> <bind key="p" modifier="n" command="NearestPlanetKey"/> <bind key="j" modifier="n" command="NearestJumpKey"/> <bind key="k" modifier="none" command="TurretTargetKey" /> <bind key="g" modifier="b" command="TurretAIOn" /> <bind key="h" modifier="b" command="TurretAIOff" /> <bind key="g" modifier="b" command="TurretAIFireAtWill" /> <bind key="T" modifier="n" command="ReverseNearestTargetKey" /> <bind key="M" modifier="n" command="ReverseMissionTargetKey" /> <bind key="m" modifier="n" command="MissionTargetKey" /> #no n or b modifiers allowed --> <bind key="b" modifier="alt" command="NearestBaseKey"/> <bind key="p" modifier="alt" command="NearestPlanetKey"/> <bind key="j" modifier="alt" command="NearestJumpKey"/> <bind key="k" modifier="alt" command="TurretTargetKey" /> <bind key="g" modifier="alt" command="TurretAIOn" /> <bind key="G" modifier="alt" command="TurretAIOff" /> <bind key="g" modifier="ctrl" command="TurretAIFireAtWill" /> <bind key="Y" modifier="alt" command="ReverseNearestTargetKey" /> <bind key="M" modifier="alt" command="ReverseMissionTargetKey" /> <bind key="m" modifier="alt" command="MissionTargetKey" /> <!--#These are the compromises for no n and b --> <bind key="N" modifier="none" command="ReverseSigTargetKey" /> <bind key="U" modifier="alt" command="ReverseUnitTargetKey" /> <bind key="`" modifier="none" command="Flight::Mode::InertialToggle" /> <!-- #Was SheltonKey, you may use InertialToggle also --> <bind key="-" modifier="none" command="DecelKey"/> <bind key="+" modifier="none" command="AccelKey" /> <bind key="keypad-minus" modifier="none" command="DecelKey"/> <bind key="keypad-plus" modifier="none" command="AccelKey" /> <bind key="=" modifier="none" command="AccelKey"/> <bind key="z" modifier="none" command="AccelKey"/> <bind key="x" modifier="none" command="DecelKey"/> <bind key="Z" modifier="none" command="AccelKey"/> <bind key="X" modifier="none" command="DecelKey"/> <bind key="/" modifier="none" command="RollLeftKey"/> <bind key="*" modifier="none" command="RollRightKey"/> <bind key="keypad-divide" modifier="none" command="RollLeftKey"/> <bind key="keypad-multiply" modifier="none" command="RollRightKey"/> <bind key="backspace" modifier="none" command="StopKey"/> <bind key="X" modifier="none" command="StopKey"/> <bind key="\" modifier="none" command="StartKey"/> <bind key="Z" modifier="none" command="StartKey"/> <bind key="tab" modifier="none" command="ABKey" /> <bind key="#" modifier="alt" command="SuicideKey"/> <bind key="cursor-up" modifier="none" command="UpKey"/> <bind key="cursor-down" modifier="none" command="DownKey"/> <bind key="cursor-left" modifier="none" command="RightKey"/> <bind key="cursor-right" modifier="none" command="LeftKey"/> <bind key="D" modifier="none" command="UpKey"/> <bind key="v" modifier="none" command="UpKey"/> <bind key="E" modifier="none" command="DownKey"/> <bind key="c" modifier="none" command="DownKey"/> <bind key="S" modifier="none" command="RightKey"/> <bind key="F" modifier="none" command="LeftKey"/> <bind key="W" modifier="none" command="RollLeftKey"/> <bind key="R" modifier="none" command="RollRightKey"/> <bind key="w" modifier="none" command="RollLeftKey"/> <bind key="r" modifier="none" command="RollRightKey"/> <bind key="keypad-8" modifier="none" command="UpKey"/> <bind key="keypad-2" modifier="none" command="DownKey"/> <bind key="keypad-5" modifier="none" command="DownKey"/> <bind key="keypad-4" modifier="none" command="RightKey"/> <bind key="keypad-6" modifier="none" command="LeftKey"/> <!-- <bind key="M" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::MapKey"/> --> <bind key="m" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::NavScreen"/> <bind key="1" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::Inside"/> <bind key="2" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::InsideLeft"/> <bind key="3" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::InsideRight"/> <bind key="4" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::InsideBack"/> <bind key="5" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::Behind"/> <bind key="6" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::Pan"/> <bind key="7" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::ViewTarget"/> <bind key="8" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::PanTarget"/> <bind key="9" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::ZoomIn"/> <bind key="0" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::ZoomOut"/> <bind key="=" modifier="ctrl" command="Cockpit::ZoomIn"/> <bind key="-" modifier="ctrl" command="Cockpit::ZoomOut"/> <bind key="keypad-plus" modifier="ctrl" command="Cockpit::ZoomIn"/> <bind key="keypad-minus" modifier="ctrl" command="Cockpit::ZoomOut"/> <bind key="0" modifier="ctrl" command="Cockpit::OutsideTarget"/> <bind key="|" modifier="none" command="PauseKey"/> <bind key="pause" modifier="none" command="PauseKey"/> <bind key="C" command="ThrustUp"/> <bind key="V" command="ThrustDown"/> <bind key="e" command="ThrustUp"/> <bind key="d" command="ThrustDown"/> <bind key="s" command="ThrustLeft"/> <bind key="f" command="ThrustRight"/> <bind key="cursor-up" modifier="shift" command="ThrustUp"/> <bind key="cursor-down" modifier="shift" command="ThrustDown"/> <bind key="cursor-left" modifier="shift" command="ThrustLeft"/> <bind key="cursor-right" modifier="shift" command="ThrusterRight"/> <bind key="function-9" modifier="none" command="VolumeInc"/> <bind key="function-10" modifier="none" command="VolumeDec"/> <bind key="function-11" modifier="none" command="MusicVolumeInc"/> <bind key="function-12" modifier="none" command="MusicVolumeDec"/> <bind key="v" modifier="ctrl" command="NewShader"/> <bind key="cursor-insert" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::SwitchLVDU"/> <bind key="cursor-home" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::SwitchRVDU"/> <bind key="cursor-delete" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::SwitchLVDU"/> <bind key="cursor-end" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::SwitchRVDU"/> <bind key="q" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::PitchDown"/> <bind key="cursor-up" modifier="ctrl" command="Cockpit::PitchDown"/> <bind key="cursor-down" modifier="ctrl" command="Cockpit::PitchUp"/> <bind key="cursor-right" modifier="ctrl" command="Cockpit::YawLeft"/> <bind key="cursor-left" modifier="ctrl" command="Cockpit::YawRight"/> <bind key="cursor-pagedown" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::ScrollDown"/> <bind key="cursor-pageup" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::ScrollUp"/> <bind key="keypad-3" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::ScrollDown"/> <bind key="keypad-9" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::ScrollUp"/> <bind key="function-1" modifier="ctrl" command="ConsoleKeys::BringConsole"/> <bind key="p" modifier="none" command="SetVelocityRefKey"/> <bind key="P" modifier="none" command="SetVelocityNullKey"/> <bind key="x" modifier="alt" command="SetVelocityRefKey"/> <bind key="X" modifier="alt" command="SetVelocityNullKey"/> <!-- <bind key="keypad-7" modifier="none" command="SetVelocityRefKey"/> <bind key="keypad-1" modifier="none" command="SetVelocityNullKey"/> #disabled because 1 3 7 9 should be more directional keys and to make testers find P --> <bind key="esc" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::Quit"/> See also the vegastrike.config from SVN. The keys are stored between the <bindings> and the </bindings> tag. See also Manual:Keyboard layout Manual:Keyboard layout:US