"Zoom" Key [Tab] Use .....

Goat · 10-20-06, 08:57 PM

In the F5 view, pushing my Zoom [Tab] key zooms *IN*... great. How the heck do you use that key to Zoom *OUT* ???

I sure can't 'find' it .....

Zero Niner · 10-20-06, 09:30 PM

If your mouse has a wheel, use it to zoom in/out. Or else use the toolbar at the top of the map.

Goat · 10-20-06, 10:14 PM

Naaa...'Tab' Key is easier... for me... But I can only ZOOM **IN**.... I have to use your choices to Zoom *out*.... rats......

theluckyone17 · 10-20-06, 11:36 PM

Try Shift-Tab, as a guess. I'm booted to Linux right now, otherwise I'd fire up SH3 and see for myself.

Goat · 10-21-06, 08:08 AM

Nope......... Shift + Tab was my first try. Control + does nothing, and of course Alt+ minimizes the game screen...

Maddening... In the community manual it says "Zoom In / Out" ... so I thought for sure it was possible... **OUT**, I mean

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).

Goat · 10-21-06, 10:59 AM

Ohhh.... 'How Sweet It Is...' ! That oughta be 'standard'... Thanks a lot for the tip, and how to do it. I don't mind messing around in programs, but I usually don't know WHAT to mess with...

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10-20-06, 08:57 PM	#1
Goat Soundman Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 80 road miles from Boomer Heaven Posts: 147 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"Zoom" Key [Tab] Use ..... In the F5 view, pushing my Zoom [Tab] key zooms IN... great. How the heck do you use that key to Zoom OUT ??? I sure can't 'find' it ..... __________________ Red to Red, Green to Green. If you see 'em both don't steer in between !

10-20-06, 10:14 PM	#3
Goat Soundman Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 80 road miles from Boomer Heaven Posts: 147 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Naaa...'Tab' Key is easier... for me... But I can only ZOOM IN.... I have to use your choices to Zoom out.... rats...... __________________ Red to Red, Green to Green. If you see 'em both don't steer in between !

10-21-06, 08:08 AM	#5
Goat Soundman Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 80 road miles from Boomer Heaven Posts: 147 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nope......... Shift + Tab was my first try. Control + does nothing, and of course Alt+ minimizes the game screen... Maddening... In the community manual it says "Zoom In / Out" ... so I thought for sure it was possible... OUT, I mean __________________ Red to Red, Green to Green. If you see 'em both don't steer in between !

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). __________________ .-. --- ..- --. .... ... . .- ... .- .... . .- -..

10-21-06, 10:59 AM	#7
Goat Soundman Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 80 road miles from Boomer Heaven Posts: 147 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ohhh.... 'How Sweet It Is...' ! That oughta be 'standard'... Thanks a lot for the tip, and how to do it. I don't mind messing around in programs, but I usually don't know WHAT to mess with... --... ...-- __________________ Red to Red, Green to Green. If you see 'em both don't steer in between !

10-20-06, 09:30 PM	#2
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	If your mouse has a wheel, use it to zoom in/out. Or else use the toolbar at the top of the map.

10-20-06, 11:36 PM	#4
theluckyone17 Captain Join Date: May 2006 Location: Niskayuna, NY Posts: 482 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	Try Shift-Tab, as a guess. I'm booted to Linux right now, otherwise I'd fire up SH3 and see for myself.