[-0.12.X] Key-pressing failure because of input method

Bugs that are actually features.
Jos
Inserter
Inserter
Posts: 30
Joined: Mon Jun 16, 2014 5:07 am
Contact:

[-0.12.X] Key-pressing failure because of input method

Post by Jos »

It is a simple problem for a long time until the Steam-launching when it becomes an awful player experience.
For those players from non-English speaking regions, if their default input method is not English, like Simplified Chinese, any keys input by keyboard in Factorio will be invalid.
Experienced players usually toggle their input method to English manually, but new players usually consider this a terrible bug and therefore give some negative comments in Steam.
I believe that toggling to English input method forcely after game initializing can be a good choice ;)
sillyfly
Smart Inserter
Smart Inserter
Posts: 1103
Joined: Sun May 04, 2014 11:29 am
Contact:

Re: [-0.12.X] Key-pressing failure because of input method

Post by sillyfly »

I'm not sure how feasible it is, as the game runs on three different operating systems. Having a system that can change keyboard layout on all three sounds like too much work... But I don't know - maybe it's much more simple than I imagine :D
Koub
Global Moderator
Global Moderator
Posts: 7955
Joined: Fri May 30, 2014 8:54 am
Contact:

Re: [-0.12.X] Key-pressing failure because of input method

Post by Koub »

Maybe making it so that with localization comes a standard keyboard layout would be a good idea : If I pick Simplified chineese, hop ! logical keybind on a chineese keyboard. Same thing with german, French, and many others.
Koub - Please consider English is not my native language.
Post Reply

Return to “Not a bug”