Does the QuitKey option support multiple buttons?

18 April 2018, 04:54

Hi guys,

I've discovered that some WHDLoad games (e.g. Battle Squadron V1.6) allow you to quit the game by pressing FORWARD+REVERSE+PLAY on the CD32 joypad. I'm wondering if it is technically possible to set the QuitKey option to use this same three button combination in the WHDLoad global configuration (WHDLoad.prefs) and if so, how?

Thanks in advance!

Wepl · 18 April 2018, 14:27

This is currently not possible. Only single keys can be setup for QuitKey.
See http://whdload.de/docs/en/rawkey.html

19 April 2018, 06:23

Thanks for your reply, Wepl.

Hopefully this is something that can be implemented into WHDLoad in a future version.

Akira · 21 April 2018, 00:20

Yeah quitting WHDLoad via a global CD32 joypad combination would be amazing for CD32 users.
CD32Load resets on a combination, this would also work I guess, but quitting would be cleaner.

wairnair · 16 June 2018, 10:19

FORWARD + RELEASE + PLAY sounds good for a global quit key too.
Even games that use the shoulder buttons as shift keys (wing commander, liberation, subwar 2050, anything else?) don't involve the play button in their combinations, AFAIK.
This would be a great feature!

Wepl · 28 January 2019, 12:04

I have added a new quitkey for this combination. Use $11a for joypad in port #1. See also http://whdload.de/docs/en/rawkey.html and note that using joypad buttons as quitkey in WHDLoad will make it impossible for the installed game to check the joypad buttons.
Latest beta 18.4: http://whdload.de/whdload/whd184.lha

jotd · 28 January 2019, 22:21

Bert you're halfway through remapping joypad buttons to keys like CD32load or JST do.

Wepl · 29 January 2019, 00:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by jotd

Bert you're halfway through remapping joypad buttons to keys like CD32load or JST do.

But AFAIK this remapping is in game. The change here is only for the splash window.
I see demand to control the splash window options via stick/pad but don't have an idea how to do this via intuition.

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18 April 2018, 04:54	#1
xga Posts: n/a	Does the QuitKey option support multiple buttons? Hi guys, I've discovered that some WHDLoad games (e.g. Battle Squadron V1.6) allow you to quit the game by pressing FORWARD+REVERSE+PLAY on the CD32 joypad. I'm wondering if it is technically possible to set the QuitKey option to use this same three button combination in the WHDLoad global configuration (WHDLoad.prefs) and if so, how? Thanks in advance!

18 April 2018, 14:27	#2
Wepl Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 690	This is currently not possible. Only single keys can be setup for QuitKey. See http://whdload.de/docs/en/rawkey.html

19 April 2018, 06:23	#3
xga Posts: n/a	Thanks for your reply, Wepl. Hopefully this is something that can be implemented into WHDLoad in a future version.

21 April 2018, 00:20	#4
Akira Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: New York Posts: 19,265	Yeah quitting WHDLoad via a global CD32 joypad combination would be amazing for CD32 users. CD32Load resets on a combination, this would also work I guess, but quitting would be cleaner.

16 June 2018, 10:19	#5
wairnair Registered User Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Budapest Posts: 288	FORWARD + RELEASE + PLAY sounds good for a global quit key too. Even games that use the shoulder buttons as shift keys (wing commander, liberation, subwar 2050, anything else?) don't involve the play button in their combinations, AFAIK. This would be a great feature!

28 January 2019, 12:04	#6
Wepl Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 690	I have added a new quitkey for this combination. Use $11a for joypad in port #1. See also http://whdload.de/docs/en/rawkey.html and note that using joypad buttons as quitkey in WHDLoad will make it impossible for the installed game to check the joypad buttons. Latest beta 18.4: http://whdload.de/whdload/whd184.lha

28 January 2019, 22:21	#7
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 48 Posts: 3,299	Bert you're halfway through remapping joypad buttons to keys like CD32load or JST do.

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