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  • DOSBox 0.74-3 keyboard issue

    From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 24 11:40:35 2023
    Hey guys. I haven't fired up DOSBox in a while, and it seems my new
    keyboard that I've gotten since the last time is messing with my keymap
    in DOSBox.

    If I type \, I get ]
    If I type ], I get [
    If I type =, nothing happens
    If I type `, nothing happens

    I've looked all over Google for a solution. I've even tried the keyboard
    mapper internal to DOSBox (Ctrl+F1). Nothing works.

    Rn, I have to type ALT+061 to get an equals sign out of it, which is
    crucial for "cycles=max"

    The \ is easy enough to get around as DOSBox will recognize / for the
    same purpose.

    Has anyone solved this keyboard issue though? I have a Logitech K270.
    DOSBox is screwed up with it.

    --
    Zag

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  • From Ivan Shmakov@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 24 18:42:27 2023
    On 2023-05-24, Zaghadka wrote:

    Hey guys. I haven't fired up DOSBox in a while, and it seems my new
    keyboard that I've gotten since the last time is messing with my keymap
    in DOSBox.

    If I type \, I get ]
    If I type ], I get [
    If I type =, nothing happens
    If I type `, nothing happens

    (Going to repeat myself here; news:u4at51$148th$1@dont-email.me .)

    That's in the FAQ (= README):

    KEYBOARD: I can't type \ or : in DOSBox.
    This can happen in various cases, like your host keyboard layout does not
    have a matching DOS layout representation (or it was not correctly
    detected), or the key mapping is wrong.
    ...

    FWIW, the fix that worked for me is:

    4. Open the DOSBox configuration file and change the usescancodes entry.

    --
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  • From Mike S.@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 24 14:23:43 2023
    On Wed, 24 May 2023 11:40:35 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    Has anyone solved this keyboard issue though? I have a Logitech K270.
    DOSBox is screwed up with it.

    I never had this problem with DosBox myself so I have no idea if this
    is going to work for you or not but I googled your issue. Try the
    advice on this website. -->

    https://www.dosgamers.com/dos/dosbox-dos-emulator/keyboard-layout

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  • From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to Ivan Shmakov on Thu May 25 10:12:12 2023
    On Wed, 24 May 2023 18:42:27 -0000 (UTC), in
    comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ivan Shmakov wrote:

    On 2023-05-24, Zaghadka wrote:

    Hey guys. I haven't fired up DOSBox in a while, and it seems my new keyboard that I've gotten since the last time is messing with my keymap
    in DOSBox.

    If I type \, I get ]
    If I type ], I get [
    If I type =, nothing happens
    If I type `, nothing happens

    (Going to repeat myself here; news:u4at51$148th$1@dont-email.me .)

    That's in the FAQ (= README):

    KEYBOARD: I can't type \ or : in DOSBox.
    This can happen in various cases, like your host keyboard layout does not
    have a matching DOS layout representation (or it was not correctly
    detected), or the key mapping is wrong.
    ...

    I read it, but it goes beyond the "\" key. Some keys don't function at
    all. The "=" key is especially vexing.


    FWIW, the fix that worked for me is:

    4. Open the DOSBox configuration file and change the usescancodes entry.

    Thanks for the idea. I changed it from "true" to "false." Unfortunately
    it did not fix the issue.

    --
    Zag

    No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
    spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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  • From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 25 10:09:35 2023
    On Wed, 24 May 2023 14:23:43 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Mike
    S. wrote:

    On Wed, 24 May 2023 11:40:35 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    Has anyone solved this keyboard issue though? I have a Logitech K270. >>DOSBox is screwed up with it.

    I never had this problem with DosBox myself so I have no idea if this
    is going to work for you or not but I googled your issue. Try the
    advice on this website. -->

    https://www.dosgamers.com/dos/dosbox-dos-emulator/keyboard-layout

    Yeah, that's the sort of advice I could Google.

    From what I can sus, the problem is the Windows keyboard driver for the
    K270.

    At least alt codes still work.

    --
    Zag

    No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
    spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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