ColecoVision Keys and Key Map

AlexMurphy

@fsd2s I'm not really sure what your question is. F23 doesn't do anything in CoolCV. Here is the SDL key wiki https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDLKeycodeLookup and at the bottom of this is the CoolCV keymap https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Colecovision

fsd2s

I guess I asked wrong.

I understand the link you posted, and I know F23 doesn't do anything I was trying to use it as an example, but it seems to have just bogged down my question. So I have edited my original question.

My question is this:
According to your link for ColecoVision
key_exit key1073741939

When I google the SDL table for 1073741939 it tells me key1073741939 is F24

I don't know what F24 means. Does F24 means Right Shift and Enter?

Or specifically what does key1073741939 mean on a keyboard.

AlexMurphy

@fsd2s SDL reads it as F24 or right shift+ enter. The mini keyboard I use doesn't have a right shift or an F24 so I mapped ESCAPE to exit which is 27 in SDL.

I also went through the keymap and put the actual keyboard strokes at the beginning.

ARROW UP - up_1	key1073741906		
ARROW RIGHT - right_1	key1073741903
ARROW DOWN - down_1	key1073741905
ARROW LEFT - left_1	key1073741904
SPACEBAR - left_button_1	key32	joy0_0
KEY M - right_button_1	key109	joy0_1
KEY F24 - button3_1	key1073741939
KEY F24 - button4_1	key1073741939
KEY 1 - key1_1	key49
KEY 2 - key2_1	key50
KEY 3 - key3_1	key51
KEY 4 - key4_1	key52
KEY 5 - key5_1	key53
KEY 6 - key6_1	key54
KEY 7 - key7_1	key55
KEY 8 - key8_1	key56
KEY 9 - key9_1	key57
KEY O - key*_1	key111
KEY 0 - key0_1	key48
KEY P - key#_1	key112
KEY W - up_2	key119
KEY D - right_2	key100
KEY S - down_2	key115
KEY A - left_2	key97
KEY TAB - left_button_2	key9	joy1_0
KEY Q - right_button_2	key113	joy1_1
KEY F24 - button3_2	key1073741939
KEY F24 - button4_2	key1073741939
KEY R - key1_2	key114
KEY T - key2_2	key116
KEY Y - key3_2	key121
KEY F - key4_2	key102
KEY G - key5_2	key103
KEY H - key6_2	key104
KEY V - key7_2	key118
KEY B - key8_2	key98
KEY N - key9_2	key110
KEY J - key*_2	key106
KEY K - key0_2	key107
KEY L  - key#_2	key108
KEY F1 - key_save	key1073741882
KEY F2 - key_restore	key1073741883
KEY F24 - key_exit	key1073741939
KEY F3 - key_pause	key1073741884
KEY BACKSPACE - key_reset	key8

AlexMurphy

Or do you mean "How do I press F24?" Then...A PC keyboard has a set of function keys from F1 - F12. To access function keys F13 - F24, press the Shift key in conjunction with function keys F1 - F12.

fsd2s

From https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Colecovision

Here's my question in a picture:
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AlexMurphy

@fsd2s Well, according to every source I have looked at it is F24. I can't find anything that says otherwise. Anyway, as I said I use a mini keyboard with the Pi that has no right shift and only goes to F10, so I mapped EXIT to the Escape key. If you are looking for a one button exit then I suggest this.

AlexMurphy

@fsd2s Yes, I know what you are asking. According to SDL it's F24. I don't know what else to tell you!

fsd2s

@AlexMurphy

OK thanks.

But F24 (Shift F12) does not exit ColecoVision

That's my confusion.
I've been googling this for 4 hours now and I dont understand it.

Its not even important.
I mean I know how to exit Colecovision RIGHT SHIFT and ENTER
But I just dont understand why F24 doesnt work.

Anyhow - THANK YOU for your help.

AlexMurphy

@fsd2s Go outside and get some fresh air... Maybe yours is broken. 1073742053 is right shift. 13 is enter/return. Perhaps in the emulator there is a hardcoded instruction to only accept the combo as exit and ignore the F24 press. It's possible. I don't have the time or inclination to look through the source code. It's out there if you really want to solve this!

edmaul69

@fsd2s if you want to change it to something different just do this, when you boot a game press f7 i believe after the game starts. Then every key you press gives you a key code. Just change it to another key using its key code.