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147258369
Profile Joined October 2016
5 Posts
October 16 2016 16:35 GMT
#1
Hello I'm new here so please excuse me if I post in the wrong section...

I play SC1 since a few days & now I want to use hotkeys like CTRL+0-9 to quickly select a bunch of soldiers. My problem is the following :
when I select a group of marines by exemple, I press Control+2, and then I try the hotkey by pressing 2 & it does not work ! Instead my camera move downward & the group is not selected

Please help me
StRyKeR
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
United States1739 Posts
October 16 2016 16:44 GMT
#2
Are you using the numpad? If so you need NumLock on, because otherwise the 2 is the same key as down arrow.
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147258369
Profile Joined October 2016
5 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-10-16 16:51:38
October 16 2016 16:48 GMT
#3
Ok thanks, I find another solution : I was holding 2 on the numpad as you said it, but the "2" key above the keypad works
I already have Numlock on and it wasn't working, I tried to turn it off & it work even worse (the only effet is to move the camera) whereas when it is On, I must hotkey the group with the numeric key above & select with numpad.... Strange keyboard

Thanks a lot
[7x]dizzy
Profile Joined November 2010
Russian Federation37 Posts
October 16 2016 16:51 GMT
#4
dont use numpad
147258369
Profile Joined October 2016
5 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-10-16 16:53:55
October 16 2016 16:53 GMT
#5
Yes I know but if I don't use it I must have capslock all the time to make numeric key work, is there a way to avoid that ?
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10710 Posts
October 16 2016 17:12 GMT
#6
On October 17 2016 01:53 147258369 wrote:
Yes I know but if I don't use it I must have capslock all the time to make numeric key work, is there a way to avoid that ?

That shouldn't be an issue, sounds like you just need to clean your keyboard or remove the caps lock key all together.....or just buy a new Keyboard. If you have a Keyboard where you can customize it, just disable the Capslock key.
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147258369
Profile Joined October 2016
5 Posts
October 16 2016 17:24 GMT
#7
Thanks, I will play with capslock on

but if I disable it my hotkey won't work anymore...
B-royal
Profile Joined May 2015
Belgium1330 Posts
October 16 2016 18:43 GMT
#8
i have a similar issue with keys not working unless I do something specific. I have to be press shift + alt 3 times to switch to the English language setting I surmise. Then I can assign the hotkeys 7-0 with my right control key, else it doesn't work.

I think you'll have to try to tinker with your language settings, keyboard settings,... and you might get it to work.
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147258369
Profile Joined October 2016
5 Posts
October 16 2016 19:13 GMT
#9
I think that it will still easier to just let the capslock On, & deal with it
(B-Royal I'm from France we can speak french if you want)
razorsuKe
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Canada2006 Posts
October 16 2016 19:36 GMT
#10
Why would you want to use the numpad? You'd have to move your hand away from home row, making actions take longer than they would need to.

For example, a common move is to recall a group (1) and issue a command like attack (a)

so if you were going to 1a, you'd have to move your hand right (possibly look to see where the 1 key is) then move it back to press a?
That's very inefficient compared to just moving your finger up a few keys.
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jimminy_kriket
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada5532 Posts
October 16 2016 20:27 GMT
#11
You shouldn't need to have capslock on. That is not normal. Check your keyboard settings.
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endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
October 16 2016 20:51 GMT
#12
It's absolutely normal, French keyboard layout requires CAPS LOCK for numbers.
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outscar
Profile Joined September 2014
2832 Posts
October 16 2016 20:58 GMT
#13
On October 17 2016 05:51 endy wrote:
It's absolutely normal, French keyboard layout requires CAPS LOCK for numbers.


Lol, if it wasn't enough that layout isn't QWERTY, now you need caps lock? Fuck that travesty.

OP, get some cheap QWERTY keyboard for 5$ and relax.
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toriak
Profile Joined December 2008
Slovakia477 Posts
October 17 2016 06:01 GMT
#14
just use alt + shift to change to english keyboard.
or even better set english as default input language under control panel/keyboard.
i am from slovakia and almost never need to use slovak letters.
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