Movement Delay Bug [3.3.1]

[AltF4]

Version: Angband 3.3.1
OS: Ubuntu 11.04
Bug:
If movement delay is set to anything other than 0, I must double tap the directional keys to move straight, or I can move diagonally. If I set movement delay 0 I lose the ability to move diagonally but the weird double tap issue disappears.

I never played 3.3.0 so I can't say if the bug existed in it but it most definitely did not exist in 3.2.0

I searched the forums and I couldn't find anything on my exact problem. There were what seemed like similar issues but the suggested solution of setting movement delay to 0 is not much better than playing with the delay. Either I can't move diagonally or moving straight is a pain.

Current work around:
I have made two keymaps one sets movement delay to 1 the other sets movement delay to 0.

Keymap for delay of 0:
=i0[Enter][Escape]
Keymap for delay of 1:
=i1[Enter][Escape]
Note: '=' is part of the keymap.

[fizzix]

this is true on windows also.

[Magnate]

Originally Posted by fizzix

this is true on windows also.

This appears to say that movement is broken in every case: if delay != 0 then it's broken for cardinal directions, and if it is 0 it's broken for diagonal movement. Is that what you both mean? I can't reproduce that if so.

[fizzix]

Originally Posted by Magnate

This appears to say that movement is broken in every case: if delay != 0 then it's broken for cardinal directions, and if it is 0 it's broken for diagonal movement. Is that what you both mean? I can't reproduce that if so.

diagonal movements that are made with 2 keypresses, across and up.

[Magnate]

Originally Posted by fizzix

diagonal movements that are made with 2 keypresses, across and up.

Nope, still not with you. I move diagonally by pressing 1, 3, 7 or 9. You do it with two keys??

[Nomad]

Originally Posted by Magnate

Nope, still not with you. I move diagonally by pressing 1, 3, 7 or 9. You do it with two keys??

Using the actual arrow keys rather than the numpad, I assume. I use numpad diagonals too, but from what I gather, setting a movement delay allows the across and up key presses to register as simultaneous, producing a diagonal.

The bug seems to be that if you set a movement delay, @ doesn't move until the second keypress. So diagonals work because two key presses are registered, but cardinal directions require a double tap. I can reproduce this in 3.3.0.

Setting the movement delay to 0 avoids this "double-tap required" bug, but makes it impossible to move diagonally with the two key method, because the keys register as two separate moves one after the other instead of one simultaneous keypress.

[Magnate]

Originally Posted by Nomad

Using the actual arrow keys rather than the numpad, I assume. I use numpad diagonals too, but from what I gather, setting a movement delay allows the across and up key presses to register as simultaneous, producing a diagonal.

The bug seems to be that if you set a movement delay, @ doesn't move until the second keypress. So diagonals work because two key presses are registered, but cardinal directions require a double tap. I can reproduce this in 3.3.0.

Setting the movement delay to 0 avoids this "double-tap required" bug, but makes it impossible to move diagonally with the two key method, because the keys register as two separate moves one after the other instead of one simultaneous keypress.

Ok, thanks - that's much clearer. This is clearly a bug related to the input layer rewrite, so it's probably not something to hold up the 3.3.2 release, though I'll be happy for takkaria to decide otherwise.

[AltF4]

Slight update. A double tap is not strictly required when movement delay != 0, any non-directional key will activate the previously pressed arrow key.

Originally Posted by Magnate

Nope, still not with you. I move diagonally by
pressing 1, 3, 7 or 9. You do it with two keys??

Yes, I do not have a numpad on my laptop so I use the arrow keys. That is why movement delay exists.

[Magnate]

Originally Posted by AltF4

Yes, I do not have a numpad on my laptop so I use the arrow keys. That is why movement delay exists.

Oh! Thanks - I always wondered. I use the row of numbers when playing on a laptop - I never realised you could use the arrow keys to move diagonally. Ho hum.

[Frood]

Originally Posted by AltF4

Yes, I do not have a numpad on my laptop so I use the arrow keys. That is why movement delay exists.

Actually, that is what the roguelike keyset is for. (It is also better for playing the game on a full-size keyboard because you don't have to move your hands)