Laptop keyboard? (Probably a rehash)

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Laptop keyboard? (Probably a rehash)

Post by Flambard » Tue 28.09.2010, 05:49

I really need some hints for playing on laptop keyboards. Granted, they are all weirdly different, but some general tips would be nice. Sorry if that was asked before, couldn't find anything with search.

Basically, I don't want to learn rouge-like keyset, numpad is nonexistent and Home/End/PgUp/PgDn are scattered so counter-intuitively :( I guess, I'll have to resort to one of those, but if anyone can share his experience of easing the pain, I'd appreciate it.

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Re: Laptop keyboard? (Probably a rehash)

Post by Thorbear » Tue 28.09.2010, 08:47

I generally don't play on laptops because of this (same way I don't play any other games on laptops, laptops simply don't make good for gaming).

But if I were forced to play the game on a laptop (or if the need of MAngband got too great and I didn't have anything but a laptop), I'd make a dummy character and take the time to learn the roguelike keyset.
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Re: Laptop keyboard? (Probably a rehash)

Post by Warrior » Tue 28.09.2010, 18:06

Zal apparently plays it normally, with 1-9 :)
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Re: Laptop keyboard? (Probably a rehash)

Post by Billsey » Thu 30.09.2010, 04:58

And a few players have mentioned buying USB numpads for their laptops.
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Re: Laptop keyboard? (Probably a rehash)

Post by Emulord » Thu 30.09.2010, 19:52

USB numpads cost as much as a cheap keyboard. Just get a USB keyboard or a PS2/USB converter.

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Post by Thorbear » Thu 30.09.2010, 23:25

Emulord wrote:USB numpads cost as much as a cheap keyboard.
But a keyboard takes up more space in the backpack ;-)
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Re: Laptop keyboard? (Probably a rehash)

Post by Emulord » Fri 01.10.2010, 23:34

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Re: Laptop keyboard? (Probably a rehash)

Post by serina » Sat 09.10.2010, 09:05

Just takes a wee bit of practice. Play it normally with the arrow keys. When you need to go diagonally, you press 1,3,7 or 9. After 1-2 weeks of playing, it becomes fairly easy. Roguelike keyset is a nightmare for me, hehe.

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