Non-standard keys in keyboard shortcuts

[Einsty]

I would like to use a key not usually found on keyboards (like F13) to open my steam overlay.

I have a ThinkPad with a 8001 button I never used so I remapped it to a short program that makes it act as any button I want.

I'm fairly certain my short .exe file injects the keypress into the input stream successfully, having tested it with a multitude of various virtual key codes. But Steam doesn't recognize it as a valid keypress, filling in "None" in the shortcut field. Testing the same method with a standard key like Scroll Lock works, despite Scroll Lock not being physically present on my keyboard.

In short I want to use a button no game can be expected to expect, so as to not make the steam overlay shortcut do something in-game.

[Black Blade]

Well i think scroll lock will be a good one to use for these, i mean Scroll lock is not used much today for most thing, its really pretty rare it is been used

[Einsty]

Very few things still use it, but I'd still rather use some more obscure button. Scrol lock activates a system overlay prompt on my machine since there is no hardware LED indicator for it.

[Black Blade]

Originally posted by Einsty:

Very few things still use it, but I'd still rather use some more obscure button. Scrol lock activates a system overlay prompt on my machine since there is no hardware LED indicator for it.

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[Einsty]

I have those on the physical keyboard. I want more buttons, dammit.

[Black Blade]

Originally posted by Einsty:

I have those on the physical keyboard. I want more buttons, dammit.

O sorry i read it wrong XD
I was thinking you asking for a suggestion on what button use, not that the Sitings will notice the extra buttons

[ReBoot]

A modern keyboard has 100+ keys. That's plenty.

[Einsty]

Yes and games like Arma use pretty much each one three times. Hence the need for an extra button.

Not to mention I already have to share a button between screenshot and other functions because detecting a PrtSc keypress is apparently somehow difficult for applications, even though I am pretty sure there is a way as I distinctly remember seeing AoE3 flash the logo on screen whenever it was pressed, so that it would appear on any screenshot but not distrub during gameplay.

In short, I am quite confident my problem is real.

[julmanden]

hi