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). --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. --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.

It's linked from Important advice --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. --Senso 11:22, 1 November 2007 (EDT)

I found the keybinding suggestions[1] on the old wiki to be incredibly helpful for a laptop keyboard. Should this information be placed here? --Mechturk 17:09, 4 November 2007 (EST)

Linked on the first paragraph --SupSuper 13:50, 13 November 2007 (EST)

Layout

The layout is incoherent for keys that have subcommands. Compare V and M. --Mizipzor 15:14, 1 November 2007 (EDT)

This is because V leads a screen where you can use the subkeys as many times as you want, while Mg is a combination that leads to a separate screen (you can't do Mggg...). I suspect I'll eventually move them to their own wiki page about the spectacular 3D view. :D --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? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Markham (talk•contribs)

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. --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 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)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.--Zchris13 19:35, 21 February 2009 (EST)

Thanks to both of you! Both ways work perfectly. --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!! Corhen 04:58, 5 September 2009 (UTC)