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LaNague
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany9118 Posts
April 26 2010 14:56 GMT
#181
- [UI Changer] added all possible buttons
- added 'Alert Recall'



i love you
Tamerlane
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada426 Posts
April 26 2010 15:54 GMT
#182
On April 26 2010 23:16 GoStyle wrote:
Ok iv tried Step 2 as listed on the opening post (All i want is to change Attack = A from grid key)

But when i use this MPQ editor and follow the steps i dont see Hotkey.txt file. Below is all i can see;


patch.SC2Archive\Mods\Core.SC2Mod\Base.SC2Data\UI\fonts\
patch.SC2Archive\Mods\Core.SC2Mod\Base.SC2Data\UI\flash\
patch.SC2Archive\Mods\Core.SC2Mod\Base.SC2Data\UI\layouts\
patch.SC2Archive\Mods\Core.SC2Mod\Base.SC2Data\UI\fontstyles.SC2Style

I really am not too confident when it comes to doing this kind of stuff. Will anyone be so kind as to change the file for me? I use GRID (right handed), but want attack = A, that is all. and finally can u tell me where to put the file and what to call it exactly?

Thanks guys, hopefully someone can help



you didn't open the right file, you opened patch.SC2Archive, you needed to open patch-enUS.SC2Archive (it may be different than "enUS", it depends what version of SC2 you have)

but since you only want to change some command interface hotkeys, you should use Tiler's tool and set all the hotkeys you want - it's gonna be much more simple
spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
April 26 2010 17:30 GMT
#183
I am currently trying to create a custom hotkey layout that is very unorthodox.

I want to use Control+S for assigning a control group, but it always toggles sound, even though I remapped Toggle Sound to Control+P (which is working fine). I didn't find any other Control+S entries in any of the GameHotkeys.txt files.

Any ideas as to what could be going wrong here?
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
Daeger
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-27 00:16:58
April 26 2010 23:15 GMT
#184
Since you can't assign command buttons with the standard profile, why not try to duplicate the behavior by having a Grid-style preset?

Better yet, a binding tool that binds all the unit abilities in a specific grid position all at once.

Edit: Darn, didn't get this edit in before Tamerlane replied to the thread. Read it again if you see this.
Tamerlane
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada426 Posts
April 27 2010 00:12 GMT
#185
On April 27 2010 02:30 spinesheath wrote:
I am currently trying to create a custom hotkey layout that is very unorthodox.

I want to use Control+S for assigning a control group, but it always toggles sound, even though I remapped Toggle Sound to Control+P (which is working fine). I didn't find any other Control+S entries in any of the GameHotkeys.txt files.

Any ideas as to what could be going wrong here?


I would suspect that if the Control+S sound toggling is defined elsewhere (such as GameStrings.txt), it would cause this exact issue and it is quite surprising how badly managed those files are.

But otherwise, no, I don't see what could be the problem :\
Tiler
Profile Joined March 2010
Russian Federation79 Posts
April 27 2010 04:12 GMT
#186
SC2Tools v0.98.3 Download

What's new:
- [Video Options] added 'Textures' and 'Phisics' groupboxes
(Some parameters in 'Textures' read-only)
cloaked
Profile Joined February 2010
United States32 Posts
April 27 2010 04:14 GMT
#187
Small bug: It doesn't work on windows medium font (125%). default is 100%, but many people increase it when they use big resolutions. The 'load/save to mpq' buttons disappear on this font size.

on win 7 (and prolly vista):
Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display > change text scaling
Tiler
Profile Joined March 2010
Russian Federation79 Posts
April 27 2010 04:23 GMT
#188
On April 27 2010 13:14 cloaked wrote:
Small bug: It doesn't work on windows medium font (125%). default is 100%, but many people increase it when they use big resolutions. The 'load/save to mpq' buttons disappear on this font size.

on win 7 (and prolly vista):
Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display > change text scaling

Please post screenshot because i can't imagine how it looks. I'am use XP perfomance edition SP3
spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
April 27 2010 08:26 GMT
#189
On April 27 2010 09:12 Tamerlane wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 27 2010 02:30 spinesheath wrote:
I am currently trying to create a custom hotkey layout that is very unorthodox.

I want to use Control+S for assigning a control group, but it always toggles sound, even though I remapped Toggle Sound to Control+P (which is working fine). I didn't find any other Control+S entries in any of the GameHotkeys.txt files.
Any ideas as to what could be going wrong here?


I would suspect that if the Control+S sound toggling is defined elsewhere (such as GameStrings.txt), it would cause this exact issue and it is quite surprising how badly managed those files are.

But otherwise, no, I don't see what could be the problem :\


I searched for control+s in all the *.txt files in patch-enGB.SC2Archive but couldn't find anything. I suspect it's hardcoded.
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
Fate77
Profile Joined April 2010
Hungary31 Posts
April 27 2010 09:54 GMT
#190
On April 26 2010 02:38 StaR.Sun wrote:
ok when I open sc2tools and i hit open mpq I check my hotkeys that i previously set and they are fine . but then I click on UI changer and the window gets a little smaller and when i click i.e. warpgate or anyother option I can change the hotkey "grey" .

But I did manage to change them using MPQeditor after watching the video on the first page


I have exactly the same problem, and i dont want to mess with mpq files.
Daeger
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2 Posts
April 27 2010 12:20 GMT
#191
On April 27 2010 09:12 Tamerlane wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 27 2010 02:30 spinesheath wrote:
I am currently trying to create a custom hotkey layout that is very unorthodox.

I want to use Control+S for assigning a control group, but it always toggles sound, even though I remapped Toggle Sound to Control+P (which is working fine). I didn't find any other Control+S entries in any of the GameHotkeys.txt files.

Any ideas as to what could be going wrong here?


I would suspect that if the Control+S sound toggling is defined elsewhere (such as GameStrings.txt), it would cause this exact issue and it is quite surprising how badly managed those files are.

But otherwise, no, I don't see what could be the problem :\

There is a line in GameHotkeys.txt that looks suspect

UI/Sound_Hotkey=S
cloaked
Profile Joined February 2010
United States32 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-27 13:54:37
April 27 2010 13:50 GMT
#192
On April 27 2010 13:23 Tiler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 27 2010 13:14 cloaked wrote:
Small bug: It doesn't work on windows medium font (125%). default is 100%, but many people increase it when they use big resolutions. The 'load/save to mpq' buttons disappear on this font size.

on win 7 (and prolly vista):
Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display > change text scaling

Please post screenshot because i can't imagine how it looks. I'am use XP perfomance edition SP3

Font/text scaling is available in xp as well, and I'm sure it will yield the exact same bug. Basically, the text gets bigger, but the window don't resize. So after you click on one of the tabs at the top, the load/save buttons disappear under the application's window. I have tested this on normal font and larger font to confirm the cause.

In xp:
"Right-click on a blank area of your Windows desktop (in other words, not on an icon) and select Properties from the context menu that appears. Or go to Control Panel, Display.

In the Display Properties screen, click on the tab that says Settings. Look at the Font Size box in the lower half of the screen. [You may also need to click an "Advanced" button] By default, Windows is set to Small Fonts, which use 96 pixels per inch to draw themselves. If your fonts generally look too small to you, change it to Large Fonts, which use 120 pixels per inch to display. Large Fonts are at 125% of the normal font size. You will have to restart Windows for the change to take effect."
spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
April 27 2010 15:20 GMT
#193
On April 27 2010 21:20 Daeger wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 27 2010 09:12 Tamerlane wrote:
On April 27 2010 02:30 spinesheath wrote:
I am currently trying to create a custom hotkey layout that is very unorthodox.

I want to use Control+S for assigning a control group, but it always toggles sound, even though I remapped Toggle Sound to Control+P (which is working fine). I didn't find any other Control+S entries in any of the GameHotkeys.txt files.

Any ideas as to what could be going wrong here?


I would suspect that if the Control+S sound toggling is defined elsewhere (such as GameStrings.txt), it would cause this exact issue and it is quite surprising how badly managed those files are.

But otherwise, no, I don't see what could be the problem :\

There is a line in GameHotkeys.txt that looks suspect

UI/Sound_Hotkey=S


That's the hotkey to switch to the sound tab in the options menu, I just tried it out.
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
Tiler
Profile Joined March 2010
Russian Federation79 Posts
April 27 2010 15:44 GMT
#194
SC2Tools v0.98.4 Download

What's new:
- added 'waterflipbook' and 'texSpace' variables to [Video Options]
- fixed scaling problem
- fixed some small bugs

For all who have DPI > 96 please tell me if it bugs.
Tamerlane
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada426 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-27 15:55:42
April 27 2010 15:54 GMT
#195
On April 27 2010 17:26 spinesheath wrote:
I searched for control+s in all the *.txt files in patch-enGB.SC2Archive but couldn't find anything. I suspect it's hardcoded.


did you check the files in patch.SC2Archive as well?

and by the way, there is nothing "hardcoded" in SC2, except inside executables => all the content is inside common filetypes, such as .swf, .dds, .xml (and of course .txt)
spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
April 27 2010 16:13 GMT
#196
On April 28 2010 00:54 Tamerlane wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 27 2010 17:26 spinesheath wrote:
I searched for control+s in all the *.txt files in patch-enGB.SC2Archive but couldn't find anything. I suspect it's hardcoded.


did you check the files in patch.SC2Archive as well?

and by the way, there is nothing "hardcoded" in SC2, except inside executables => all the content is inside common filetypes, such as .swf, .dds, .xml (and of course .txt)

I just skimmed over that archive, didn't find any files that seemed worth looking into. The few *.txt were for other stuff and I wouldn't want to touch the other files anyways. Not because I'm scared of breaking anything, but because Blizzard only stated that we could modify some *.txt file.

Ya I would guess that there is no real hardcoding. It probably is in a file that we are not supposed to modify though. A file where it shouldn't be or else it wouldn't also be in GameHotkeys.txt (it's duplicated).
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
darkmare
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany29 Posts
April 27 2010 16:35 GMT
#197
guys u all so good at figuring things out..

what could be the problem if the preset hotkeys don t work?


i deleted variables.txt but no effect.. first time i deleted variables.txt it worked.. i could play with grid hotkeys.. today somehow.. it changed back to normal hotkeys.. without me doing anything.. now deleting variables.txt in the starcraft II beta folder.. doesn t work anymore

some ideas from guys that are really into things here ^^?

would be great.

Greets
NoW is all there is.. all there was.. and all that ever will be.
Tiler
Profile Joined March 2010
Russian Federation79 Posts
April 28 2010 03:37 GMT
#198
SC2Tools v0.98.5 Download

What's new:
- completely solved the problem with scaling
- changed parent font from 'MS Sans Serif' to 'Tahoma'

Screenshots with 144 dpi

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Gunhed
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany11 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-29 20:06:04
April 29 2010 19:49 GMT
#199
Hello there ! Thx for this great tool, I wanted to know is it possible to change auto casting for "charge" from activate to deactivate in the gamestrings or hotkeys.txt !

LastVillaiN
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden3 Posts
April 30 2010 16:30 GMT
#200
Being able to change the hotkey for Zerg egg rally points would be awesome for the next update.
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