Playing TotH Without Using The ctrl Key
Moderators: Peter Fisla, Paullus
- Missouri_Rebel
- Posts: 3062
- Joined: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:12 pm
- Location: Southern Missouri
Playing TotH Without Using The ctrl Key
I prefer to stay away from using the keyboard in a game if I can and in TotH you have to do so quite often when selecting units.
I use X-Mouse for just that. This works with a standard mouse as well as multi buttoned mice. I'll show how to use your left mouse button in lieu of pressing ctrl + left-click.
Download and install X-Mouse
https://www.highrez.co.uk/scripts/downl ... age=XMouse
1) Start Tigers on the Hunt. Alt-Tab out and run X-Mouse (look in your START menu)
2) Click the ADD button
3) Double click on the Tigers on the Hunt application in the list of running apps and then the OK button
4) TotH was added and should be highlighted. If it is not, click it in the panel to do so. The changes we will make are on the right panel once highlighted. Click the Down Arrow (pointed to in the pic) on the Left Button heading and scroll down to Simulated Keys (Undefined) and left click it.
5) Copy and paste the two commands shown into the field at the top. You can also type it in as {CTRL}{LMB}. Click OK, APPLY, then CLOSE.
It's as simple as that. Now when you want to select multiple units in a hex you just click your left mouse button to select the units and do not need to press ctrl and left click each time.
Some menus won't let you click them with this method. When faced with this issue just use your ENTER key instead or just set up the Middle mouse button for standard left click.
Thanks Monkie.
EDIT: With the addition of the shortcut to advance the phase by pressing Space I have found doing the above steps for the middle button and using {SPACE} as the simulated key saves me even more mouse time.
I use X-Mouse for just that. This works with a standard mouse as well as multi buttoned mice. I'll show how to use your left mouse button in lieu of pressing ctrl + left-click.
Download and install X-Mouse
https://www.highrez.co.uk/scripts/downl ... age=XMouse
1) Start Tigers on the Hunt. Alt-Tab out and run X-Mouse (look in your START menu)
2) Click the ADD button
3) Double click on the Tigers on the Hunt application in the list of running apps and then the OK button
4) TotH was added and should be highlighted. If it is not, click it in the panel to do so. The changes we will make are on the right panel once highlighted. Click the Down Arrow (pointed to in the pic) on the Left Button heading and scroll down to Simulated Keys (Undefined) and left click it.
5) Copy and paste the two commands shown into the field at the top. You can also type it in as {CTRL}{LMB}. Click OK, APPLY, then CLOSE.
It's as simple as that. Now when you want to select multiple units in a hex you just click your left mouse button to select the units and do not need to press ctrl and left click each time.
Some menus won't let you click them with this method. When faced with this issue just use your ENTER key instead or just set up the Middle mouse button for standard left click.
Thanks Monkie.
EDIT: With the addition of the shortcut to advance the phase by pressing Space I have found doing the above steps for the middle button and using {SPACE} as the simulated key saves me even more mouse time.
**Those who rob Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
-
- Posts: 80
- Joined: Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:36 am
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
It's a great idea, but it hasn't worked for me, sadly. No matter which buttons I define and what actions I assign for them, nothing changes.
Best Wishes
Mike
Best Wishes
Mike
- Missouri_Rebel
- Posts: 3062
- Joined: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:12 pm
- Location: Southern Missouri
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
Did you point to the correct .exe?
Are you starting the game with that .exe?
Are you starting the game with that .exe?
**Those who rob Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
Thanks for the tip! Got it to work.
- Missouri_Rebel
- Posts: 3062
- Joined: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:12 pm
- Location: Southern Missouri
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
You're welcome. Glad it worked. Got the game early last week but only fired it up late last night after watching idjesters feed and installing the ASL mod.
I am going to like this game I can tell. I'm excited as to where the game will go in the future.
I am going to like this game I can tell. I'm excited as to where the game will go in the future.
**Those who rob Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
wouldn't work in programs or x86 but installed to C: -- it works. i might have missed something cause i was skimming.
thanks!
- Missouri_Rebel
- Posts: 3062
- Joined: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:12 pm
- Location: Southern Missouri
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
ORIGINAL: casebier
wouldn't work in programs or x86 but installed to C: -- it works. i might have missed something cause i was skimming.
thanks!
Hmmm. I have most of my Matrix games on my Data drive.
Is anyone else getting this to work?
**Those who rob Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
- Missouri_Rebel
- Posts: 3062
- Joined: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:12 pm
- Location: Southern Missouri
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
.
**Those who rob Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
Great idea, it works very well.
I changed it up a bit and just made the Left Mouse Button a CTRL-LMB combination and it seems to work just as well from my limited testing. No need to mess with the Middle Mouse Button at all unless you preferred it.
I changed it up a bit and just made the Left Mouse Button a CTRL-LMB combination and it seems to work just as well from my limited testing. No need to mess with the Middle Mouse Button at all unless you preferred it.
- Missouri_Rebel
- Posts: 3062
- Joined: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:12 pm
- Location: Southern Missouri
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
TY Monkie. I was just going to point to that discovery. It works even better. Too bad the pointer has to be over the unit text panel otherwise programming the scroll buttons as UP and DOWN arrows would let you scroll the list and select the units from where the pointer is over the units on the map saving a TON of mouse movements.
**Those who rob Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
This shouldn't be necessary. The entire UI needs to be refactored.
Thanks for your efforts to attempt to improve the absolute worst part of the game though.
Thanks for your efforts to attempt to improve the absolute worst part of the game though.
- Missouri_Rebel
- Posts: 3062
- Joined: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:12 pm
- Location: Southern Missouri
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
Did you change it kylania? Give it a go.
**Those who rob Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
- Franciscus
- Posts: 821
- Joined: Wed Dec 22, 2010 4:29 pm
- Location: Portugal
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
Once small issue if you are using the LMB-CTRL combo on the LMB press. When using this combo you cannot click to select the pull down menus at the start of the scenario ie selecting Human vs AI, Difficulty etc. You can select and highlight using the mouse button but will need to press ENTER to finalize the selection.
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
Thanks. It works very well.[:)]
Sorry for my bad English.
https://www.facebook.com/GeneralNapoleonBattles/
Home page Apuan Wargames:
https://leigna.wixsite.com/napoleonicbattles
https://www.facebook.com/GeneralNapoleonBattles/
Home page Apuan Wargames:
https://leigna.wixsite.com/napoleonicbattles
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
Awesome! You the man!
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
It works! Thanks for that tip. As already pointed out by Franciscus you have to use the enter key for team selection. Also, I haven't tried it with the editor yet. I imagine it would be best to deactivate x-mouse before using the editing tool.
- Missouri_Rebel
- Posts: 3062
- Joined: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:12 pm
- Location: Southern Missouri
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
I don't think it affects the editor because that is actually ran under another .exe
**Those who rob Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
**A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have-Gerald Ford
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
ORIGINAL: Missouri_Rebel
I don't think it affects the editor because that is actually ran under another .exe
Ah ha, yes. Problem solved, thanks [:)]
-
- Posts: 80
- Joined: Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:36 am
RE: Want To Get Away From Using The ctrl Key?
ORIGINAL: Missouri_Rebel
Did you point to the correct .exe?
Are you starting the game with that .exe?
Yes, definitely the right .exe but no joy. I tried several times, even resorting to the good old reboot.
Maybe, as someone mentioned below, it's to do with it being installed in x86 - I'm not sure whether the remark referred to the X-Mouse application or TotH.
Best Wishes
Mike