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AJ DaSilva
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Join date: 15 Jun 2005
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01-16-2006 16:10
Hey, I just realised - you didn't put an option in for peeps that use the number pad!
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Cocoanut Koala
Coco's Cottages
Join date: 7 Feb 2005
Posts: 7,903
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01-16-2006 16:37
OK I tried, and just ended up writing wwwww in chat.
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Cristiano Midnight
Evil Snapshot Baron
Join date: 17 May 2003
Posts: 8,616
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01-16-2006 16:48
OK I tried, and just ended up writing wwwww in chat. coco You have to close the chat window first. _____________________
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AJ DaSilva
woz ere
Join date: 15 Jun 2005
Posts: 1,993
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01-16-2006 16:56
You have to close the chat window first. _____________________
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DoteDote Edison
Thinks Too Much
Join date: 6 Jun 2004
Posts: 790
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01-16-2006 17:15
I use the arrow keys while chatting. But when I fly and explore, I'm typically in first-person mode and use ASWD.
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Pituca FairChang
Married to Garth
Join date: 17 May 2003
Posts: 2,679
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01-16-2006 17:34
Arrow keys
Female Right handed Track ball Hate mouselook Touch typing since forever. Only isn't it now called 'touch keyboarding'? _____________________
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Rickard Roentgen
Renaissance Punk
Join date: 4 Apr 2004
Posts: 1,869
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01-16-2006 17:47
I think a better comparison than male/female might be are you a touch typist or not... I am, so moving my right hand to where my left is already at 'home row' just makes no sense. For SL this is the case becuase I'm much more likely to be programming or chatting than strafing. For real "games" where I need turn/strafe while mousing I have a Nostromo Speedpad which I program to whichever keys on the KB I need. Much easier to program it to match my style in each game rather than reprogram each game. I wonder if they make a lefty version Ghoti?  L8r, UU heh, I'm a touch typist, but I still use the arrow keys simply because I started using the arrows for games way back before awsd was any sort of common place. Also, I considered trying to switch so I wouldn't have to mess with so much key remapping in modern games, but because I use the keyboard by touch, I find it easier to find the key I want around the arrows because of all the dead space I can use as reference. _____________________
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Bertha Horton
Fat w/ Ice Cream
Join date: 19 Sep 2005
Posts: 835
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01-16-2006 18:25
I want to use the mouse instead, like they do in Ragnarok Online. Or maybe SL should support my Adaptoid with N64 controller, like MAME does.
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Jora Welesa
Dark Lady of the Sith
Join date: 11 Jul 2005
Posts: 153
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01-16-2006 18:27
I use the arrow keys, except when I'm flying my TIE fighter, then I use my PC control pad.
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Aaron Levy
Medicated Lately?
Join date: 3 Jun 2004
Posts: 2,147
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01-16-2006 20:08
Been using WASD since Doom.
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Sean Gorham
Stopped making sense
Join date: 5 Mar 2005
Posts: 229
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01-16-2006 21:00
Somehow I managed to hack my custom_keys.ini file to let me used ESDF instead of WASD. I've used ESDF ever since I played Doom all those years ago, and old habits are hard to break.
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Zapoteth Zaius
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Join date: 14 Feb 2004
Posts: 5,634
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01-17-2006 02:48
Hey, I just realised - you didn't put an option in for peeps that use the number pad!  I was told off last time for too many options! But that was because I didn't use multiple choice.. So my next poll should say.. Arrows Keys WASD Number pad Male Female Right Handed Left Handed ? _____________________
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Zapoteth Zaius
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01-17-2006 02:49
Oh and touch typist..
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Torley Linden
Enlightenment!
Join date: 15 Sep 2004
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01-17-2006 02:53
I doth use both. One one hand (pun), I like how the arrow keys are positioned, but using my left hand on the WASD makes it easier for me to do additional things with my right hand without crossing hands over. I find I use WASD more in Mouselook, not unlike first-person shooter games. Also sometimes takes me a little while to adjust between controls, since in Mouselook, A-D <---> make you strafe instead of turn.
Still hoping for foot pedals to go forth, tho. _____________________
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Tanaquil Karuna
Aoi aoi kono hoshi ni
Join date: 19 Aug 2004
Posts: 279
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01-17-2006 03:59
Female, right-handed (60% of the time), I've always used the arrow keys--ASWD just doesn't 'feel right', it gets in the way too much.
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AJ DaSilva
woz ere
Join date: 15 Jun 2005
Posts: 1,993
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01-17-2006 04:18
Oh and touch typist.. One for people who only use the mouse, actually, make that 2 - one for people with forward mapped to a button and one for people who only use right click > go here Better put an option in for a switch based interface too Oh, and don't forget crazy home made VR setup _____________________
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AJ DaSilva
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Join date: 15 Jun 2005
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01-17-2006 04:20
Actually, I was just thinking that all the Mac gamers I've known have used the number pad heavily for controlling stuff. Haven't known any for a while, so maybe that's changed now.
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Ben Bacon
Registered User
Join date: 14 Jul 2005
Posts: 809
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01-17-2006 04:22
I tend to use the arrow keys with my right hand while keeping my left hand resting on F, E and C .
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Loki Pico
Registered User
Join date: 20 Jun 2003
Posts: 1,938
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01-17-2006 04:42
WASD and...
F = Fly E = up C = down Shift + A and Shift + D is the left and right strafe, but I rarely use it. Keys with left hand, mouse with right. I have been using my mouse to steer my direction alot lately though. |
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Zapoteth Zaius
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01-17-2006 05:03
WASD and... F = Fly E = up C = down Shift + A and Shift + D is the left and right strafe, but I rarely use it. Keys with left hand, mouse with right. I have been using my mouse to steer my direction alot lately though. Doesn't that make it hard to chat?!?! _____________________
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AJ DaSilva
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Join date: 15 Jun 2005
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01-17-2006 05:35
Doesn't that make it hard to chat?!?!  Okay, could be sarcasm, but if it is I don't really get it. Whatcha talkin' 'bout? _____________________
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Artillo Fredericks
Friendly Orange Demon
Join date: 1 Jun 2004
Posts: 1,327
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01-17-2006 06:02
most of the time I use AWSD unless I'm doing a lot of chatting, then it's arrow keys. It's a carryover from my UT days
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Khamon Fate
fategardens.net
Join date: 21 Nov 2003
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01-17-2006 06:50
I use the arrow keys in Second Life because I IM and chat far more than I move around. I've used the left side of the keyboard for movement in other games when i needed my right hand to execute other keyed commands such as slash, throw, scream in panic et al.
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Argent Stonecutter
Emergency Mustelid
Join date: 20 Sep 2005
Posts: 20,263
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01-17-2006 08:17
The "close chat after hitting return" setting is excellent for this. |
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AJ DaSilva
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Join date: 15 Jun 2005
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01-17-2006 08:22
It's also excellent for having your character suddenly fly or leap about when you try to chat. _____________________
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