Text input uses scancodes for "," and ".", causing multiple characters when pressing "v" or "w" in Dvorak

[AlexFolland]

I was just using FindCity to find Novograd and discovered that it was adding a "." character after the initial "No". Backspacing just the period and continuing typing the name added the period again. The only workaround I could find was adding the "v", then going back, removing the period, then going to the end (and the end key doesn't work there), and typing the rest.

[SWY1985]

That's very odd, and I can't reproduce it. Does this happen in other input boxes as well? City or leader name for example?

Also, should the Home and End button work? I'll add them...

[AlexFolland]

Yes, nice. I agree that the Home and End keys should work even if they don't in Civilization. Not having particular standard text input keys is not a nostalgic or enjoyable property of the game.

I made a small video demonstrating the issue. Here it is.

http://lex.clansfx.co.uk/requested/CivOneperiodafterNoissue.mkv

[SWY1985]

It still does not happen on two of my machines. I'll try my laptops later tonight, and I'll have a look to see what might cause this.

[AlexFolland]

Ah, I see why it's happening. I am a Dvorak user. It's using the keyboard scancode for , and . characters, but the Windows keycode for letters, so, when I press "v", which is in the same location as the "." is on qwerty, it is effectively pressing both simultaneously. All text input should use keycodes rather than scancodes.

[SWY1985]

Good work! I'm going to solve this soon then.

[SWY1985]

@AlexFolland The problem is fixed, thanks to you.

I have also added support for the Home and End keys, for entering numbers using the keypad and I've implemented the Delete key.

[AlexFolland]

Thanks! Great job.