remapping keys to mouse buttons - forbidden ?

[Zach]

 

If it helps, when I go in to customize controls and click something to remap a key, then hit RMB, it actually fills it in with "Right Mouse Button (RMB)" instead of the letter on the keyboard I have RMB remapped to in AutoHotkey (the letter 'o').

I tested this to see if it would do the same for me, and yeah, it did. I mapped the RMB to 'W', and in-game holding down my RMB did make me walk forward like I expected, but in the customization page GTA did continue to recognize the RMB. Somehow, even though AutoHotKey is intercepting the RMB and sending a 'W' (I am walking forward), GTA still recognizing the RMB. The GTA engine must have registered it as a HotKey (it's a Windows thing) would be my guess. (Edit: Looking it up, though, this can only apply to keys, not mouse input, so I don't know. (MSDN Link))

 

Unfortunately, this is beyond my ability to quickly solve for you. I'd recommend going to AutoHotKey's forum and asking there. I'm sure there's a very easy solution; I just don't know what it is.

Edited December 6, 2008 by Zach

[Zach]

Can autohotkey trick GTA 4 into beleiving that left windows and left alt are different keys?

I don't see why not.

[Sevael]

 

Unfortunately, this is beyond my ability to quickly solve for you.  I'd recommend going to AutoHotKey's forum and asking there.  I'm sure there's a very easy solution; I just don't know what it is.

I will do exactly that and report back here if I learn anything. Thanks for all the help!

[Zach]

 

I will do exactly that and report back here if I learn anything.

Yeah, please do! And note my Edit: above. It's probably not a Windows Hotkey thing like I guessed, so if you say, "Someone suggested it may be a Windows hotkey conflict," you might end up looking silly.

[Nietzsche's God]

I am using a two button mouse with a standard wheel in between. I remember the first time I've had played Battlefront 2 on my first computer and found out how hard it is to get accustomed to the controls. It is as your entire left hand need to be conditioned in a rigorous repetitious manner till you are fully a master of the keys of the keyboard. Practice. Practice. Trust me, it will work if you stick to it.

[SuicidalKiwi78]

thanks zach you have made me very happy indeed

[Phar2Reliss]

yeah the new keyboard configuration blows ass chunks down Rockstars throat. You cant map ENTER key for entering and exiting vehicles. You also cannot bind Mouse Buttons past Mouse Button 3 (mouse button 4,5+) I have a Razer Copperhead gaming mouse and I had to use my razer drivers to macro some regular keyboard controls as mouse button 4 and 5.

 

I am how ever able to remap/bind my keyboard controls I dont know why everyone here is having trouble with it USE THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON TO RESET THE CONTROL THEN ENTER THE NEW KEY YOU WANT TO USE. I cant believe Rockstar* messaged you guys telling you cannot configure keyboard controls for the PC version. I would of seriously complained if they didnt let you cuase im LEFT HANDED and I have to change all my controls opposite all the time in all games. YOU CAN CHANGE THE KEYBOARD CONTROLS.

 

Also W A S D isnt very feasible either. I would use E S D F so now I have W,Q,A for extra action buttons to use with your ring finger.

 

I use O K L : buttons on the right hand side of the keyboard. I have so many buttons to use with my ring finger there. I have P [ ] \ ' / keys to bind many things around the Enter key, opens so many more keys to use. I use ' quotation/apostrophe key for my Enter/Exit vehicles now since you cannot use ENTER key no more.

 

I use Spacebar for Sprint. I use Right Shift for Crouch. I use [ left square bracket for Action button.

 

I havent programmed my Zboard Fang gaming pad yet to play the game, they havent added a new config for GTA 4 yet/ when I get to that, Ill have an easier time.

[Ceano]

I think R* is just lazy, in all previous GTA games you could remap all keys and mouse buttons to what you wanted. I have played PC games for over 20 years both professional and for personal entertainment now with the same key and mouse config, so it is a bit hard to re adjust that just because some less intelligent developer thinks that all PC gamers use the same config to play with.

[Rossiko]

 

i don't know why, pc games always have wasd as the default movement keys, ive never used them in over 10 years of pc gaming, nor do i know any one else that has, it's always the cursor keys mostly.

hah i thought i was the only person who used arrow curser keys, seems to make far more sense than wasd.