Re: Duke Nukem 3D on the Dvorak keyboard

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From: Tom Breton
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 21:52

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"jamehec" <usenet.1.jamehec@spamgourmet.com> writes:

> I noticed that the keyboard commands seem to be configured with the
> assumption that the user has a QWERTY keyboard.  My keyboard is Dvorak,
> and I'd rather not switch it over to QWERTY mode whenever I play Duke
> Nukem 3D.  Playing in Dvorak can be an uncomfortable experience.
> 
> Is there any way I can configure the controls to Dvorak?

Just edit duke3d.cfg.  It controls what key is assigned to what
command.  There are lines like:

    Jump = "A" "/"

and just change them to Dvorak settings, which I guess would be again:

    Jump = "A" "/"
 

-- 
Tom Breton, the calm-eyed visionary

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