Hey,
yep, there is an easier and better way. Go and find the commands.cfg file in your SH-installation (should be in the CFG-folder IIRC, sorry, can't look it up as I'm at work right now
). Open that file with a text editor and find the line where it says "Identify_Target". Should be command 343 IIRC. Right there you can define your own key to use for this command. I for some reason chose Ctrl-V. To do that, add the line
Code:
Key0=0x56,c,"Ctrl+V"
0x56 is the V-key, the following "c" means that it's supposed to be pressed together with the Ctrl-key and the "Ctrl+V" is just for your reference so you remember what your settings mean.
So whenever I lock a ship in periscope view I press Ctrl-V and my crew identifies the target. Takes a few seconds and the ship has to be locked the entire time. The ship type will automatically be entered into the TDC.
I hope this works. If not, let me know and I'll look it up at home tonight as I wrote this just from memory
Cheers
JC