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Aprillion

Mar 14, 2015 @ 4:31pm

Decrease Keyboard Scroll Speed

How can I set up keyboard sensitivity to slow down the speed of scrolling when using WASD keys?

When I hold down W, A, S or D key, I whish the distance scrolled per second to be only 50% of what it is currently.

Last edited by Aprillion; Mar 14, 2015 @ 5:38pm

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Mansen

Mar 14, 2015 @ 4:32pm

Keyboards do not have sensitivity - So no. Not possible.

Aprillion

Mar 14, 2015 @ 5:07pm

Originally posted by Mansen:
Keyboards do not have sensitivity - So no. Not possible.

huh? of course keyboards have sensitivity, ever heard of Character Repeat? I would like to know if the keyboard scroll speed setting is hard coded in the game executable, exposed in some game config file or at least moddable

Mansen

Mar 14, 2015 @ 5:17pm

I repeat - Keyboards. DO NOT - HAVE - SENSITIVITY. They are strictly on/off switches.

Character Repeat is a TIMER setting in the keyboard control panel..

Aprillion

Mar 14, 2015 @ 5:26pm

Originally posted by Mansen:
I repeat - Keyboards. DO NOT - HAVE - SENSITIVITY. They are strictly on/off switches.

it is EXACTLY the same principle as mouse sensitivity - how many units of distance are scrolled per a unit of time while some condition is being true (mouse pointer is at a particular location or a key is down, no difference in principle whatsoever)

Originally posted by Mansen:
Character Repeat is a TIMER setting in the keyboard control panel..

duh, what do you think happens when you move the mouse to the screen edge? some non-time related magic?

Mansen

Mar 14, 2015 @ 5:27pm

No... just no. You are confusing intervals with sensitivity buddy. Sensitivity is being able to measure how much pressure is being applied to a button - Not how regularly it will trigger a response in the system.

Keyboards don't have that - They are on/off switches. Buttons on a gamepad controller, joysticks and the like DO have it.

Now that we've got that cleared up we can return to the actual question - Can you slow down keyboard scroll speed? I honestly don't know - There's an option for edge scrolling but I'm not sure if it affects WASD camera controls as well. Try it out. Alternatively request a mod for it.

Last edited by Mansen; Mar 14, 2015 @ 5:29pm

Aprillion

Mar 14, 2015 @ 5:35pm

Originally posted by Mansen:
No... just no. You are confusing intervals with sensitivity buddy. Sensitivity is being able to measure how much pressure is being applied to a button - Not how regularly it will trigger a response in the system.

Keyboards don't have that - They are on/off switches. Buttons on a gamepad controller, joysticks and the like DO have it.

I was not aware that computer mice have pressure sensors and if we are counting Mac mice or touchpads, how is the pressure setting translated to Cities: Skylines game control called "Mouse Sensitivity" please - what happens when you press the mouse harder???

but I will update my question title to make it more clear I want to decrease the amount of scroll speed

cy-one

Mar 14, 2015 @ 5:39pm

Originally posted by Aprillion:
Originally posted by Mansen:
No... just no. You are confusing intervals with sensitivity buddy. Sensitivity is being able to measure how much pressure is being applied to a button - Not how regularly it will trigger a response in the system.

Keyboards don't have that - They are on/off switches. Buttons on a gamepad controller, joysticks and the like DO have it.

I was not aware that computer mice have pressure sensors and if we are counting Mac mice or touchpads, how is the pressure setting translated to Cities: Skylines game control called "Mouse Sensitivity" please - what happens when you press the mouse harder???

but I will update my question title to make it more clear I want to decrease the amount of scroll speed

depending on how the mouse works, it uses an analog axis. Same technology joysticks (and gamepad-sticks) use. In case of a mouse "how hard you press it" is the wrong phrase, it's more "how far you push it". Still, it is something definately different than "how often does the signal get repeated"

While there actually are analog buttons, they aren't used on keyboards at all.

Mansen

Mar 14, 2015 @ 5:42pm

Yeah - It was my bad to assume a different context from the start. Movement sensitivity is a software setting, not a hardware thing. No need to bring in that discussion at all when it's not relevant.

As I said - There probably isn't a way to reduce the keyboard scrolling speed since it's controlled by the game. But I'm pretty sure someone can whip up a quick mod that does it for you.

cy-one

Mar 14, 2015 @ 5:45pm

Well, if there's no option in the settings menu, why not try to change the repeat rate in the keyboard settings?

Mansen

Mar 14, 2015 @ 5:48pm

Originally posted by cy-one:
Well, if there's no option in the settings menu, why not try to change the repeat rate in the keyboard settings?

I doubt it will have any effect since it's Unity. It most likely just detects "Key is pressed down" and then decides how far to move the camera every frame.

But hey - Worth a try I suppose.

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cy-one

Mar 14, 2015 @ 5:49pm

Probably, yes, but as you said, worth a try. It's not like you loose a lot :D

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Mastima

Mar 14, 2015 @ 6:00pm

I don't know if its been said because I didn't read any of the posts, but if you zoom in you will move slower. You're welcome.

Last edited by Mastima; Mar 14, 2015 @ 6:00pm

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kreaturen

Apr 24, 2015 @ 1:46pm

I would like to know the same. I notice that the scroll speed is different on different computers. On my laptop it's ok, but on my desktop I'm half across the map in the blink of a second. Very annoying.

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