Virtual Keyboard functionality (Ctrl, Alt, Fn keys, arrows)

[happyprancer]

The virtual keyboard is very limited, especially for using desktop mode. There are no up and down arrows for accessing the terminal history. There is no Ctrl key which has many uses in terminal and other desktop applications. There is no Alt key which is used to navigate menus in desktop applications. There is no way to use function keys like F1 or F5, which are useful in many desktop applications as well as many games. These keys can be mapped in games, but there are times in games when you just want to press a function key without remapping the controls. It would be great to have an advanced mode for the keyboard that has the functionality of a full keyboard.

[Artyom Havok]

+1

[ogremalfeitor]

This thread is underrated, I don't understand why... +1 from me too, there are excellent suggestions here.

[saluk]

It's incomprehensible that they would give us a full desktop mode and not a full keyboard. What the hell.

[nartr1]

+1. The deck is a PC and needs a FULL PC keyboard. Given the size of the screen, a transparent background on the keyboard is necessary as well.

[LordeTorment]

+1

[Topaats]

+1

[Xavier Rodriguez]

+1

[jonahhw]

+1. I'd already been annoyed by the lack of up/down arrows, but when I opened the terminal I suddenly realized how hard it is to do anything there without ctrl. Perhaps a toggle to replace the emoji key, dedicated paste button, and part of the space bar with more buttons would work, and to use some of the paddles as shortcuts for ctrl, alt, etc. the same way the left shoulder works for shift would be amazing.

One more thing that would make desktop mode way more usable is some way to scroll, but perhaps that's something for another conversation.

[Nyan~]

You can remap the desktop mode controls in settings. I have scrolling mapped to the left stick.

[jonahhw]

Thanks, that's good to know. It's a shame that it has to be done through the old big picture mode UI, but I think they're planning to update that anyway.

[finegiro]

+1, playing Lucasarts old point and click games and the menu opens with F keys.. :(

[Marlock]

finegiro eredeti hozzászólása:

+1, playing Lucasarts old point and click games and the menu opens with F keys.. :(

Isn't it possible to remap controls on ScummVM to work around the missing F-keys?

On Steam you can even add a derivate of ScummVM that neatly integrates to it as a 3rd-party compatibility layer and use it for supported games without messing with files yourself

See items 10.4 and 10.4.3 here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/0/1636417404917541481/

ProtonUP-QT supports fetching Roberta and is available through Steam Deck's Discover Store in Desktop Mode... once Roberta is in place you can configure it for the desired games and go to Gaming Mode to play them there too

ps: the only games not fully supported are the remastered versions... they'll only run in the classic mode over ScummVM, AFAIK it's not yet able to use the remastered artwork resources correctly

[Poison Dart Frag]

An option for having a full desktop keyboard layout would be great. Numpad could be a separate option; but Esc, Ctrl, Alt, F#s, PageUp/Down, Insert/Delete etc definetely should be included in the full layout

[ghostD0C]

Yeah this is absolutely necessary imho.

[logan_2k6]

+1