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The ability to re-bind any keyboard or mouse shortcuts is major accessibility issue that I think needs more attention (connect.mozilla.org)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah although I would accept that if at least I can rebind everything. I have no clue whether modern keyboards output non-processed signals to an API the game could even interact with (that is, whether you can get a "Key 102 was pressed" instead of "F was pressed").

But I kinda agree, it'd be awesome if things could be done either "by position" or "by letter".

And the very best is still Star Wars Squadrons, which even goes as far as allowing you manual control over it's combo-keys (that is, the same key having different functions based on context). You get to freely choose whether you want to bind:

Individual keys for each functionality.
One combo key.
Both, should you want to.

The sad part is: Yes, that's how it should always work. Keybinding has become such a second-class citizen of game development, it's super sad. And as a lefty, quite annoying.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I haven't tried every game engine, but at least the browser provides "key.code" to get the code (fixed numeric position) and has for at least a decade, and every programming language I've use to detect key presses offers it.

You're the second person this week to mention Star Wars Squadrons, I think it's a sign I need to check it out. I played Rogue Squadron and TIE Fighter as a kid, so it'll be fun to see how Star Wars games have progressed. I usually avoid EA games, but maybe it's worth breaking that for this game.