Z and Y swapped in Mod Manager

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Z and Y swapped in Mod Manager

#1 Post by MrAmaeg » 12 Aug 2015 18:35

Hello, I´m using a Keyboard with a usual QWERTZ Layout and everytime I type a "y" in the search bar, a "z" appears (and aslo a "z" if i type a "y"), so it seems like an QWERTY Layout is used. It´s kinda annoying when you have to correct this almost every time you search for something. I tried it with a few profiles and it always was the same "error". Because it isn´t an error caused by a mod, i think i don´t need to post my game.log too. Maybe there are others who can check if this happens with other languages too, I´m using German and, like i said, a QWERTZ Keyboard.
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Re: Z and Y swapped in Mod Manager

#2 Post by Cadde » 12 Aug 2015 22:47

The game goes by the signal your keyboard is sending. That signal is not the same as what you get in your OS, it's getting a raw input number and that number is the same no matter if you have a QWERTZ or QWERTY keyboard.
You would have to hardware remap the keyboard for the game to (in it's current state) recognize the keypress as Z when you press the key where Y normally is.

Is this a bug?
Let me ask you this, would it be a bug if my PC didn't have a graphics card?
Hardware is your responsibility. Hence, this really belongs in feature requests.
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Re: Z and Y swapped in Mod Manager

#3 Post by Wolfpig » 13 Aug 2015 05:34

To the question if this is a bug.
If the game was made with proper recognition of different Keyboardlayouts, then yes this is a bug. (and so far i don't remember any game, besides flashgames, which do not support the qwertz layout properly)
If that is not the case then it may be not a bug.
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Re: Z and Y swapped in Mod Manager

#4 Post by Reece » 13 Aug 2015 07:55

The game is centered around Europe including purchasers, I think that the German keyboard should be catered for. :)
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Re: Z and Y swapped in Mod Manager

#5 Post by Cadde » 13 Aug 2015 10:39

If the game was made to draw graphics on a monitor and you are using an 'etch a sketch' screen, you wouldn't complain about texture wrapping issues now would you?

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Instead, you would request that the game support etch a sketch displays.
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Re: Z and Y swapped in Mod Manager

#6 Post by plykkegaard » 13 Aug 2015 11:06

If a common european input device works in a Windows OS without special interpretation software it should also work in game

If eg a new windows program didn't support either keyboard nor mouse would that be a feature request or a bug?
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Re: Z and Y swapped in Mod Manager

#7 Post by Cadde » 13 Aug 2015 11:24

Then he should check his input language. It might be that he's using the English input language while playing the game.
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Re: Z and Y swapped in Mod Manager

#8 Post by ohaha » 13 Aug 2015 12:41

Pres ALT+SHIFT to toggle keyboard input languages. See if it fixes your issue.
Also, make sure the input language your keyboard was built for exists and is installed on your system.
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Re: Z and Y swapped in Mod Manager

#9 Post by Komat » 13 Aug 2015 13:49

Unlike other screens with text input, the mod manager currently ignores the currently configured keyboard layout.
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Re: Z and Y swapped in Mod Manager

#10 Post by RootKiller » 13 Aug 2015 17:56

Should be fixed in some future update. Sorry for inconvenience.
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