Editing 40d Talk:Controls

I'm not sure why we have unused keys at all in this list, but I preserved them from the original author and gave them a bit of formatting to make them less visible ([[:Template:unusedkey]] if you want to change the colour from #aaa). --[[User:JT|JT]] 19:59, 31 October 2007 (EDT)
:: I just found it easier to keep the long key lists in A-Z order if I wrote all the letters first and then the assignments, and made it easier to spot if I missed any keys. Feel free to remove them if you want. --[[User:SupSuper|SupSuper]] 12:42, 1 November 2007 (EDT)

Might it be a good idea to link this from the main page? I played the previous DF, but it still took a few minutes to figure out all the controls - I pity any new players who try it, and many basic controls (like moving through Z-levels) aren't easily discovered.

===Weird Keyboards===

I play on my French laptop, which has an AZERTY keyboard and no keypad. Some of the controls seem to be hardcoded expecting a QWERTY keyboard (or keypad). If someone has the same problem and found a workaround, please post your config file, thanks. --[[User:Senso|Senso]] 11:22, 1 November 2007 (EDT)
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 Might it be a good idea to link this from the main page? I played the previous DF, but it still took a few minutes to figure out all the controls - I pity any new players who try it, and many basic controls (like moving through Z-levels) aren't easily discovered.
-:: It's linked from [[Important advice]] --[[User:SupSuper|SupSuper]] 13:50, 13 November 2007 (EST)
 ===Weird Keyboards===
 I play on my French laptop, which has an AZERTY keyboard and no keypad. Some of the controls seem to be hardcoded expecting a QWERTY keyboard (or keypad). If someone has the same problem and found a workaround, please post your config file, thanks. --[[User:Senso|Senso]] 11:22, 1 November 2007 (EDT)
-I found the keybinding suggestions[http://archive.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Key_Bindings] on the old wiki to be incredibly helpful for a laptop keyboard.  Should this information be placed here? --[[User:Mechturk|Mechturk]] 17:09, 4 November 2007 (EST)
-:: Linked on the first paragraph --[[User:SupSuper|SupSuper]] 13:50, 13 November 2007 (EST)
-==Layout==
-The layout is incoherent for keys that have subcommands. Compare {{key|V}} and {{key|M}}. --[[User:Mizipzor|Mizipzor]] 15:14, 1 November 2007 (EDT)
-:: This is because {{key|V}} leads a screen where you can use the subkeys as many times as you want, while {{key|M}}{{key|g}} is a combination that leads to a separate screen (you can't do {{key|M}}{{key|g}}{{key|g}}{{key|g}}...). I suspect I'll eventually move them to their own wiki page about the spectacular 3D view. :D --[[User:SupSuper|SupSuper]] 13:50, 13 November 2007 (EST)
-== Full Screen ==
-Can anyone tell me what the key combo I accidentally pressed to make the program go full screen, and why it isn't listed in the Controls? <small>—Preceding [[template:unsigned|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Markham|Markham]] ([[User talk:Markham|talk]]•[[Special:Contributions/Markham|contribs]]) {{{2|}}}</small>
-:It would seem pressing F11 does it, and I'm not sure why it's not in the article. Infact, there aren't any F keys listed. I'll go ahead and add what's in the default keybindings on the F keys. --[[User:N9103|Edward]] 10:49, 18 February 2008 (EST)
-== Controls Guide ==
-I started a noob-friendly version of this page at [[Controls guide]]. I grouped the commands by function, to make it easier to learn. Let me know what you think of it so far. If there's a positive response on the discussion page, I'm going to link it from an FAQ or a beginner's guide page.
-== Titles ==
-I just began playing DF last week, and since then some of my soldiers have racked up a considerable amount of kills. The most aggressive two have 19 and 20 goblins to their names. With those kills come some pretty long titles. So long, in fact, that when I click on View this unit, their title just kind of scrolls off screen and I can't see the whole thing. Is there any way to see what their title are besides having the get killed by another one of my dwarfs?
-Thanks
-[[User:Revan|Revan]] 10:55, 16 February 2009 (EST)
-::If they have kids or spouses, their full (translated) names will be displayed on the thoughts screen. That's the only way I know of (just started too)[[User:Heartofgoldfish|Heartofgoldfish]] 19:10, 21 February 2009 (EST)
-Pushing Tab should change the sidebar size, which may make it possible to see the entire name.  Try using the [v]iew creature, [p]references, [z]thoughts menu.--[[User:Zchris13|Zchris13]] 19:35, 21 February 2009 (EST)
-:: Thanks to both of you! Both ways work perfectly. --[[User:Revan|Revan]] 22:37, 24 February 2009 (EST)
-== Naming ==
-there is a command Shift N command to name things, dont know how it works, Dont know how to read it, came here looking for advice, only to find its not listed!! [[User:Corhen|Corhen]] 04:58, 5 September 2009 (UTC)