[Freeciv] Arrow Key bindings

[RJ Marquette <rmarq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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First, I love the game.  Nice work.

However, I discovered a "glitch" when I installed it and played it on my
laptop (running Linux 2.2.17, Slackware 7.0, X 3.3.6):  I don't have
diagonal arrow keys.  So, a move that should have taken 100 years
(say) now takes 200 years.  While this sounds like a minor problem,
believe me, it *really* affects game play...because the other players
don't suffer that limitation.  :)  

It was really a problem when trying to attack a unit: If I was diagonal to
them, I had to step back, move over one, then move forward two just to
complete the attack, usually losing a turn in the process.

What I suggest is a way to lock part of the keyboard (say, the u, i, o, j,
k, l, m, comma, and period keys) such that I could use it for movement,
but then 'unlock' it so that the commands are still available.  (Here's a
problem with this option:  I use the Dvorak keyboard, so they keys are
arranged differently for me.  I suggest making it a configuration option
in the ~/.freecivrc file to work around alternate keyboard
layouts.  Plus, someone else may want the q,w,e... keys instead.)

Another option that might be easier:  bind the 'other' Home, PageUp,
PageDown, and End keys to be the same as they are on the keypad.  While
(on my laptop) they're actually arranged vertically, it's still better
than nothing.  :)

I'm pretty sure I can handle the second option, but the first one sounds
more difficult and could potentially cause other problems.  (I'll look
into the source code to try the second option.)  Thanks.  RJ  <G>  :)


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