Can anyone help me de-map the INS key?

[xxPOGOxx]

I don't know why the game creators felt that an action that is as simple as a double click needed a shortcut, but I need to turn off the Insert shortcut that brings up the city view and cycle through cities.

Why? Because my previous keyboard broke, so instead of ordering a brand new keyboard from dell (laptop), I got one cheap off eBay. It works great, except the Insert key. It tells windows it's pressed whenever it feels like it. If it were just like a once every once in a while deal, or even once every turn...it'd be all right.

But I'm trying to play online, and the button is telling windows it is pressed over and over and over again at an extremely rapid rate. Offline, this is annoying enough, but I at least get to continue taking my turns. Online, the problem is that by the time I finally get out of the city view screen, I've got time to move 1 unit, tops, before the turn is up. Plus, I don't like making people wait on me anyway.

Pulling the key out won't work. It's something wrong with the keyboard's wiring. And I know there is a keymap somewhere in the code and the Insert key can simply be reassigned (or unassigned). I'm kinda pissed that there's not the option to map keys how I want them in game anyway...but oh well...

So please, if anyone knows how to de-map the Insert key (either from Civ 4, or from Windows entirely, if that is possible), please help me out.

 

[patweb]

If it's not to sore of a subject...

How much did you pay for shipping?

Keyboards can be had for $5-10 (new ones that actually work).

All of the signals coming from your keyboard travel down the same wire to your computer.

Maybe you can get Take2K to reprogram Civ4 for you I couldn't.

Hopefully someone will have a better answer for you.

Pat

 

[xxPOGOxx]

Show me where I can buy laptop keyboards for $5-10. Not that I paid much more than that...but still...


And there IS a file somewhere in the code that tells the game what to do when a key is pushed. With most games, it's pretty easy to find...as it's part of the IN GAME options...and I'm confused why you can customize your keyboard buttons for Civ anyway...

Also still confused why that insert key shortcut is even necessary...

 

[Briareos]

Show me where I can buy laptop keyboards for $5-10. Not that I paid much more than that...but still...

Install AutoHotkey, use a text editor to create a file named "NoInsert.ahk" (or whatever - just make sure it has a .ahk extension) and write the following into that file:

*Insert:: return

Double-click on the file and the insert key won't be doing anything until you terminate the script via it's taskbar-icon (a white "H" on a green background).

np: Klimek - Milk (Klimek Remix) (Pop Ambient 2006)

 

[xxPOGOxx]

Thanks Briareos.