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Klaus Nowotny

Dabei seit: August 2005
Herkunft: Wien, Österreich
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Hotkeys to simplify GPL in-game chat communication

Typing apologies or saying "no problem" can cause troubles while you're in the middle of a race. Therefore, I was searching for a way to simplify the in-game communication in GPL and came across the [URL=http://www.autohotkey.com/]AutoHotkey[/URL] freeware program. You can use it to predefine Hotkeys in a script file to simulate keystrokes at the touch of a button - and it works great in GPL! You can even compile your script to a stand-alone .exe-file. As an example, I can now say "SRY" only by pressing the "0" button on my keyboard's numpad. I have also defined some other hotkeys, here's my example script:

Zitat:

; "Sorry" is not the hardest word - use Numpad 0
Numpad0::Send,{ENTER}SRY{ENTER}

; If you do that again I'll cut your brake line, but this time it's no problem with Numpad ,
NumpadDot::Send,{ENTER}NP{ENTER}

; You just entered? I'll say "Hi" with Numpad Enter
NumpadEnter::Send,{ENTER}HI{ENTER}

; I'll add some more laps, with Numpad +
NumpadAdd::Send,{ENTER}PO{ENTER}

; G'dammit, I'll quit. With Numpad -
NumpadSub::Send,{ESCAPE}{ENTER}

; The lucky seven makes me say "Good luck to ya folks" - with Numpad 7
Numpad7::Send,{ENTER}GLA{ENTER}

Well, maybe someone else will find it useful too.

02.12.2005, 10:01

Patrick Kessler

Dabei seit: Oktober 2005
Herkunft: Bonn
2068 Beitr�ge

Define Wheel Buttons

Another good way is to define the buttons on your wheel. With the Logitech Software for example, you can record keystrokes. So you can simplify ingame chat and if you still have spare buttons even for pribluba (F5, F6 ...). Then you can put your keybord aside.

02.12.2005, 11:20

Klaus Nowotny

Dabei seit: August 2005
Herkunft: Wien, Österreich
396 Beitr�ge

The problem with the Logitech software is, that it only works if you start GPL from inside the Logitech Profiler. If you start GPL from VROC, it doesn't work, at least for me.

02.12.2005, 12:40

Patrick Kessler

Dabei seit: Oktober 2005
Herkunft: Bonn
2068 Beitr�ge

You can force the profiler to use your prefered setting in all games.

Options
- Profil auf Spiel anwenden

don't know the english version

you can only use one key stroke per button so you would have to use a combined version

(more complex electronis in your 67th car than in modern cars )