WINUAE keyboard layout issues

01 August 2010, 23:35

Hello all,

Owned an Amiga 1000 as a kid, playing around with WINUAE for some time now (nostalgia games, mainly)... but now I'm trying to do some AmigaBASIC research/programming and I ran into a keyboard problem I'm not sure how to solve.

Basically, although the keyboard mapping on the "input" tab seems correct, the keys I type do not always correspond to what I get in the emulator. For instance, when I press "y" I get "z" an vice versa, and I can't find a way to type the ">" and "<" symbols at all. What am I missing? My physical keyboard is a standard US layout on a laptop.

Thanks in advance,
Ido

cosmicfrog · 02 August 2010, 00:38

could try your input prefs and changeing the keyboard to british or american

02 August 2010, 02:02

In fact, when I try to configure the keyboard keys within WINUAE Properties, I don't even see anything that could represent ">" or "<". When I enter "Test" mode and press Shift+"." (combination for ">"), it reads RSHIFT first and then PERIOD. It simply doesn't recognize the symbol. It seems this is not related to the outer, Operating System keyboard definition.

Minuous · 02 August 2010, 02:05

You're probably using a German keymap on the guest.

02 August 2010, 02:11

What does that mean? and more importantly, how do I un-german it?

(BTW this does make some sense, because I got some umlauted characters from other keys).

TCD · 02 August 2010, 02:19

On your WB disk : System -> SetMap. Which WB are you using btw?

02 August 2010, 02:39

Had to add "KEYMAP=usa" in the Info menu before it allowed me to Set Map, but it worked! Thanks!

It's an old WB 1.3 I found somewhere. It says the version is 34.34 for some reason

TCD · 02 August 2010, 02:41

Good to hear it worked

Minuous · 02 August 2010, 09:35

It's standard emulation terminology.

Guest = system being emulated by the host
Host = the system emulating the guest

02 August 2010, 12:16

Unitl now I've used WinUAE almost as a "off-the-shelf product", I wasn't aware of the lingo

01 August 2010, 23:35	#1
idog Posts: n/a	WINUAE keyboard layout issues Hello all, Owned an Amiga 1000 as a kid, playing around with WINUAE for some time now (nostalgia games, mainly)... but now I'm trying to do some AmigaBASIC research/programming and I ran into a keyboard problem I'm not sure how to solve. Basically, although the keyboard mapping on the "input" tab seems correct, the keys I type do not always correspond to what I get in the emulator. For instance, when I press "y" I get "z" an vice versa, and I can't find a way to type the ">" and "<" symbols at all. What am I missing? My physical keyboard is a standard US layout on a laptop. Thanks in advance, Ido

02 August 2010, 02:02	#3
idog Posts: n/a	Thanks for the suggestion, but it didn't work In fact, when I try to configure the keyboard keys within WINUAE Properties, I don't even see anything that could represent ">" or "<". When I enter "Test" mode and press Shift+"." (combination for ">"), it reads RSHIFT first and then PERIOD. It simply doesn't recognize the symbol. It seems this is not related to the outer, Operating System keyboard definition.

02 August 2010, 02:11	#5
idog Posts: n/a	Guest? What does that mean? and more importantly, how do I un-german it? (BTW this does make some sense, because I got some umlauted characters from other keys).

02 August 2010, 02:39	#7
idog Posts: n/a	Indeed! :-) Had to add "KEYMAP=usa" in the Info menu before it allowed me to Set Map, but it worked! Thanks! It's an old WB 1.3 I found somewhere. It says the version is 34.34 for some reason

02 August 2010, 12:16	#10
idog Posts: n/a	Thanks Minuous Unitl now I've used WinUAE almost as a "off-the-shelf product", I wasn't aware of the lingo Last edited by idog; 02 August 2010 at 13:08.

02 August 2010, 00:38	#2
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	could try your input prefs and changeing the keyboard to british or american

02 August 2010, 02:05	#4
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,673	You're probably using a German keymap on the guest.

02 August 2010, 02:19	#6
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,942	On your WB disk : System -> SetMap. Which WB are you using btw?

02 August 2010, 02:41	#8
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,942	Good to hear it worked

02 August 2010, 09:35	#9
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,673	It's standard emulation terminology. Guest = system being emulated by the host Host = the system emulating the guest

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