[Mapster32] Linux problems.

[Nuno Martinez]

I've compiled eDuke 20081121, it compiled perfectly (Xubuntu 8.04.1) but runs not perfectly. EDuke freezes at first frame of the game, any map, any level, any configuration (Intel graphix ) but I can use the original DUKE.EXE on my DOSBox so I can live with this.

I'm more interested on Mapster32 because I can't use BUILD.EXE to edit my maps (most them are outside the grid! ) but some issues of Mapster are annoying or don't work properly.

When Mapster is running I can't change to another program. Is it an issue? It's annoying because I can't read documentation while I'm editing.

The '[' and ']' don't change ceiling/ground slope, the first doesn't do nothing and the last changes the tile number. Maybe is Mapster using Uk keyboard instead of Spanish keyboard or something? I can't find a key that changes ceiling/ground slope.

Thanks in advance

[Plagman]

You can switch to another application by releasing the mouse when mapster32 is running. That's achieved by displaying the OSD (console), usually by pressing `. You can rebind your keys by editing the configuration file of mapster32; I think it uses scancodes instead of characters so it won't take your spanish layout into account unless you rebind your keys manually.

As for EDuke32 freezing when loading a map, make sure the timidity and freepats packages are installed.

[Mblackwell]

Mapster32 (and Eduke32) is programmed for US keyboards.

[Nuno Martinez]

Thanks for the replies. I've installed the packages you suggested and now it works.

I must investigate about the keyboard. I didn't know that it's possible to configure the edition keys. I thought they were hardcoded as the original Build editor.

Do you know how I can get the scancodes I need? I think I can use the eDuke's configuration file to get them, or is there a better way to get them?

[Plagman]

From mapster32.cfg:

; Key Settings
;  Here's a map of all the keyboard scan codes: NOTE: values are listed in hex!
; +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
; | 01   3B  3C  3D  3E   3F  40  41  42   43  44  57  58          46                           |
; |ESC   F1  F2  F3  F4   F5  F6  F7  F8   F9 F10 F11 F12        SCROLL                         |
; |                                                                                             |
; |29  02  03  04  05  06  07  08  09  0A  0B  0C  0D   0E     D2  C7  C9      45  B5  37  4A   |
; | ` '1' '2' '3' '4' '5' '6' '7' '8' '9' '0'  -   =  BACK    INS HOME PGUP  NUMLK KP/ KP* KP-  |
; |                                                                                             |
; | 0F  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  1A  1B  2B     D3  CF  D1      47  48  49  4E   |
; |TAB  Q   W   E   R   T   Y   U   I   O   P   [   ]    \    DEL END PGDN    KP7 KP8 KP9 KP+   |
; |                                                                                             |
; | 3A   1E  1F  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28     1C                     4B  4C  4D       |
; |CAPS  A   S   D   F   G   H   J   K   L   ;   '   ENTER                    KP4 KP5 KP6    9C |
; |                                                                                      KPENTER|
; |  2A    2C  2D  2E  2F  30  31  32  33  34  35    36            C8          4F  50  51       |
; |LSHIFT  Z   X   C   V   B   N   M   ,   .   /   RSHIFT          UP         KP1 KP2 KP3       |
; |                                                                                             |
; | 1D     38              39                  B8     9D       CB  D0   CD      52    53        |
; |LCTRL  LALT           SPACE                RALT   RCTRL   LEFT DOWN RIGHT    KP0    KP.      |
; +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

keyforward = C8
keybackward = D0
keyturnleft = CB
keyturnright = CD
keyrun = 2A
keystrafe = 9D
keyfire = 1D
keyuse = 39
keystandhigh = 1E
keystandlow = 2C
keylookup = D1
keylookdown = C9
keystrafeleft = 47
keystraferight = 49
key2dmode = 9C
keyviewcycle = 1C
key2dzoomin = D
key2dzoomout = C
keychat = F
keyconsole = 29
remap =

As you said, I don't think there's a way to remap [ and ] through mapster32.cfg. You can just look in the source for their scancodes and replace them, though. Or you can just press whatever is in their place on the spanish keyboard.

[Nuno Martinez]

I'm late, but I thought I did answer your last message yet. Sorry.

I did fix it changing file 'astub.c'. I looked for "KEYSC_RBRACK" and "KEYSC_LBRACK" in function "keys3d" and use different "KEYSC_..." name (defined at "keys.h"). Then I recompile and it worked.

Thanks for the suggestions.