how to change keyboard from command line ?

jotd · 31 December 2017, 17:34

On 1.3 I knew the "setmap" command, which is now gone, but I'm not booting WB (don't want to use "loadwb") and prefs, just need a system CLI at bootup for minimal command & boot.

Possible?

thomas · 31 December 2017, 17:49

SetKeyboard should do the same. Don't know if it works without IPrefs.

jotd · 27 October 2018, 12:33

it works from raw startup (3.1). Surprisingly ED retains the QWERTY settings... but that's really cool. Saves me when my A2000 keyboard (connected to my CD32) is old and the "C" key isn't working at all...

Jope · 29 October 2018, 20:13

I always found it a bit strange that they removed setmap completely. Setkeyboard only sets the keymap for the console window it is run in, but doesn't affect the system keymap.

You basically need to load iprefs to get the system keymap changed properly under 3.x, unless you copy setmap from an older release.

StingRay · 29 October 2018, 20:30

This has always annoyed me too which is why one of the first things I did back when I got my A1200 decades ago was copying the 1.3 setmap command to the HD. And I'm still using the very same 1.3 setmap command in 2018.

jotd · 29 October 2018, 21:20

oh, if the command still works, yes, I think I'm going to do the exact same thing

jotd · 25 December 2018, 23:10

Although this works, for instance if I want to use setmap before another program, the other program doesn't inherit from the keyboard.

Example for "Quest for glory" (someone asked me for french keyboard)

Quote:

setmap f
hero
endcli >nil:

setmap works from the shell (I tried typing a/q and they came out okay), but keyboard is still american from within the "hero" game (intuition interface and all). I had also noticed that with CED and other text editors.

Any idea for a fix?

31 December 2017, 17:34	#1
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,160	how to change keyboard from command line ? On 1.3 I knew the "setmap" command, which is now gone, but I'm not booting WB (don't want to use "loadwb") and prefs, just need a system CLI at bootup for minimal command & boot. Possible?

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31 December 2017, 17:49	#2
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,985	SetKeyboard should do the same. Don't know if it works without IPrefs.

27 October 2018, 12:33	#3
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,160	it works from raw startup (3.1). Surprisingly ED retains the QWERTY settings... but that's really cool. Saves me when my A2000 keyboard (connected to my CD32) is old and the "C" key isn't working at all...

29 October 2018, 20:13	#4
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	I always found it a bit strange that they removed setmap completely. Setkeyboard only sets the keymap for the console window it is run in, but doesn't affect the system keymap. You basically need to load iprefs to get the system keymap changed properly under 3.x, unless you copy setmap from an older release.

29 October 2018, 20:30	#5
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	This has always annoyed me too which is why one of the first things I did back when I got my A1200 decades ago was copying the 1.3 setmap command to the HD. And I'm still using the very same 1.3 setmap command in 2018.

29 October 2018, 21:20	#6
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,160	oh, if the command still works, yes, I think I'm going to do the exact same thing

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