"Stephen Howe" <sjhoweATdialDOTpipexDOTcom> wrote in message
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> > I have another JDoom problem to do with strafing.
> > But I also had some recent problems with Windows XP which makes me
doubt
> > whether JDoom is the cause of what I am experiencing - it could be
that
> > Windows XP needs repairing.
> >
> > What I am experiencing is this:
> >
> > I use Alt-Left and Alt-Right to Strafe and Ctrl as Fire. I don't use
the
> > comma and dot keys.
> > I remap the keyboard on JDoom/JHexen/JHeretic so that I am using the
> > dedicated numeric keypad (which is what I prefer). I find the 6 keys
> > Ins-Del-Home-End-PgUp-PgDn and dedicated arrow keys too far apart for
> > fighting and prefer the dedicated numeric keypad becauwse all the keys
are
> > bunched together. With me, so far?
> >
> > What I am finding is that if I am firing at a monster using Ctrl or he
is
> > firing at me, at the point of fire, Alt-Left and Alt-Right don't work.
I
> > have to physically stop firing (so lift my fingers off Ctrl) and press
> > Alt-Left and Alt-Right to get them to work. This is far too slow and
> > painful. I can die. I am reasonably certain (but not 100% sure) that I
did
> > not have to do that in the past.
> >
> > This is with versions 1.8.0 and 1.7.15 of the Doomsday engine. Windows
XP
> > Professional, SP1.
> >
> > On SourceForge, there is a recent bug with JDoom to do with slow mouse
> > response. This could be related.
> >
> > Has anybody experienced anything like this? Does anyone have any
> > recollection as to whether vanilla Doom does/ does not do this?
>
> Solved !!!
> It is not JDoom at all.
> It is the wretched graphics driver by Intel for XP.
> I recently downloaded a newer driver.
> And this driver has a set of Hotkeys that begin Ctrl-Alt-Fn Key
> Somehow this interferes with JDoom/JHexen/JHeretic strafing.
> Disabling the hotkeys restores normality.
>
> S
Hi Stephen,
Glad you got that working - now enjoy it!
G.
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