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Sawdust · 10-21-06, 10:44 AM

Here is how to set Shift-Tab to zoom out:

In your Silent Hunter III/data/cfg folder is a file called commands_en.cfg. You can open it with a word processor (like WordPad or Notepad).
Inside it are all of the keyboard commands and they can be customized.
The only command associated with "Tab" seems to be [Cmd72], Cam_zoom_cycle. You can see that the command Cam_zoom_out [Cmd71] does not have a key assigned to it.

Code:

[Cmd71]
Name=Cam_zoom_out
Ctxt=1
 
[Cmd72]
Name=Cam_zoom_cycle
Ctxt=1
Key0=0x09,,"Tab"

After making a backup copy of commands_en.cfg for safety (name it "commands_en (old).cfg" or something similar), add the following line to the code for [Cmd71]:

Code:

Key0=0x09,s,"Tab"

The "s" between the commas means Shift in addition to Tab (you can also use a "c" instead of an "s" for Ctrl-Tab to be the zoom out).
The final code should look like:

Code:

[Cmd71]
Name=Cam_zoom_out
Ctxt=1
Key0=0x09,s,"Tab"
 
[Cmd72]
Name=Cam_zoom_cycle
Ctxt=1
Key0=0x09,,"Tab"

Save the file and the next time SHIII starts, Shift-Tab will zoom out on the F5 map screen (as well as on the F6 TDC screen).

10-21-06, 10:44 AM	#6
Sawdust Planesman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Quadrant DB22 Posts: 198 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here is how to set Shift-Tab to zoom out: In your Silent Hunter III/data/cfg folder is a file called commands_en.cfg. You can open it with a word processor (like WordPad or Notepad). Inside it are all of the keyboard commands and they can be customized. The only command associated with "Tab" seems to be [Cmd72], Cam_zoom_cycle. You can see that the command Cam_zoom_out [Cmd71] does not have a key assigned to it. Code: [Cmd71] Name=Cam_zoom_out Ctxt=1 [Cmd72] Name=Cam_zoom_cycle Ctxt=1 Key0=0x09,,"Tab" After making a backup copy of commands_en.cfg for safety (name it "commands_en (old).cfg" or something similar), add the following line to the code for [Cmd71]: Code: Key0=0x09,s,"Tab" The "s" between the commas means Shift in addition to Tab (you can also use a "c" instead of an "s" for Ctrl-Tab to be the zoom out). The final code should look like: Code: [Cmd71] Name=Cam_zoom_out Ctxt=1 Key0=0x09,s,"Tab" [Cmd72] Name=Cam_zoom_cycle Ctxt=1 Key0=0x09,,"Tab" Save the file and the next time SHIII starts, Shift-Tab will zoom out on the F5 map screen (as well as on the F6 TDC screen). __________________ .-. --- ..- --. .... ... . .- ... .- .... . .- -..