ALT key

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Yoda	(Posted 2015) [#1]

Is there a solution for recognizing the ALT key on GLFW target?

SLotman

(Posted 2015) [#2]

I don't remember well, but yes, at least for the GLFW2 target - you just need to do this (copied from my old, still in use custom GLFW target ^_^ )

in glfwgame.cpp, just add this to the key list.

	VKEY_LALT=164,VKEY_RALT,

And then, on Transkey:

	case GLFW_KEY_LALT:return VKEY_LALT;
	case GLFW_KEY_RALT:return VKEY_RALT;

And you're done.

Soap	(Posted 2016) [#3]

For GLFW3 edit \targets\glfw3\modules\native\glfwgame.cpp

Add to the enum list starting at line 77

	VKEY_ALT=14,

And then in TransKey add

	case GLFW_KEY_LEFT_ALT:
	case GLFW_KEY_RIGHT_ALT:return VKEY_ALT;

Then in your project add

	Const KEY_ALT = 14

Then you can use alt in GLFW3.

You could make it so you distinguish left/right alt, but if you look at the files monkey already doesn't care about left/right control left/right shift so this conforms to that existing standard.