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Can't launch mapper/keymapper

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First post, by huiope

Posted on 2008-04-27, 07:54

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I have some trouble with my french apple extended keyboard and a game running inside DOSBox.

The game itself doesn't allow to rebind keys but use many and some I cannot reproduce inside DOSBox like the '\'.

I search various solutions, in those forums and elsewhere and couldn't find anything satisfying.

Currently I'm using DOSBox 0.72 in OSX 10.5.2. usually I'm using a setup with keyb fr 850 for a rough mapping of my keyboard but it's very rough.

The best solution for me could be to use the internal DOSBox key mapper but Ctrl-F1 doesn't launch it and I don't see how to launch it, inside DOSBox keymapper or mapper rusn nothing.

Could you help on that or suggest another solution about non us apple keyboard mapping in DOSBox?

Reply 1 of 12, by wd

Posted on 2008-04-27, 15:47

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Next version will fix this.

Reply 2 of 12, by huiope

Posted on 2008-04-28, 22:00

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Fix what? Better covering of the multiple apple keyboards or fix to give a way to launch the mapper? So no way to launch the mapper? That is weird.

I got an idea, launch the mapper in windows, it's the same keyboard, then get the config to use in osx. Any chance this is working?

Reply 3 of 12, by IIGS_User

Posted on 2008-04-29, 05:25

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huiope wrote:
I got an idea, launch the mapper in windows, it's the same keyboard, then get the config to use in osx. Any chance this is working?

Should work, because it's the same file format.

If your keyboard has a Fn key, press it additionally. Fn+Ctrl+F1

If that also doesn't work, try the same in fullscreen mode.

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Reply 4 of 12, by wd

Posted on 2008-04-29, 06:29

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fix keyb fr

Reply 5 of 12, by MiniMax

Posted on 2008-04-29, 08:05

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Some times I need a wd-translator.

Reply 6 of 12, by Qbix

Posted on 2008-04-29, 08:25

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setting the french keyboard layout is fixed in the upcoming version of dosbox.

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Reply 7 of 12, by wd

Posted on 2008-04-29, 08:41

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Some times I need a wd-translator.

Well it's some sort of dialog 😉

I have some trouble with my french apple extended keyboard

Next version will fix this.

Fix what?

fix keyb fr

kthxbye missing though

Reply 8 of 12, by MiniMax

Posted on 2008-04-29, 09:11

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huiope - if the problem is with the internal KEYB command in DOSBox, you might want to try the KEYB program (and keyboard files) from FreeDOS. That is what I used before wd implemented KEYB in DOSBox.

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Reply 9 of 12, by huiope

Posted on 2008-05-01, 12:14

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Thank you all for the help and a bit more for those who contribute to DOSBox and a bit more for those who contribute to the OSX version! 😁

My problem here is multiple :
1 - keyb supporting multiple apple keyboards through DOSBox
2 - French keyboard, that doesn't help.
3 - French Apple keyboard it's an added complexity
4 - Not be able to launch the keymapper in DOSBox OSX

Well for the game I gave up and used the us keyboard mapping (keyb us) and wrote the list of commands in the text file I always keep open when I play the game. I'll wait next version of DOSBox OSX for something more smoother with keyboard.

I hope this next version will also allow to use the keymapper, that can be cool with some games even with a perfect mapping of my keyboard. A typical problem is a key that requires some modifier key not required on DOS and this modifier key in interpreted by the game as a command. Then in most DOS game if you try get the special key involving the modifier you only trigger the command setup to the modifier key and this disable the other command.

Reply 10 of 12, by huiope

Posted on 2008-05-01, 12:20

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Ooops I just realized I'm not in the right forum!

Reply 11 of 12, by MiniMax

Posted on 2008-05-01, 13:52

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Moved

Reply 12 of 12, by IIGS_User

Posted on 2010-08-16, 12:52

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Is a current russian language file available?

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