Alt button not working in SPH/VAB editor, in KSP 1.12.5 Linux version.

[ColdJ]

As stated. Has this been covered before? If so could somebody link me to the solution?

If not, can anybody provide me with a solution?

E.g Trying to clone parts etc.

Also found that if you install WASD Camera tools by @linuxgurugamer that I lose the ability to pan around the craft parts in the editor, using the mouse.

[linuxgurugamer]

On 3/21/2023 at 7:59 AM, ColdJ said:

Also found that if you install WASD Camera tools by @linuxgurugamer that I lose the ability to pan around the craft parts in the editor, using the mouse.

That makes sense, you really don't need the mouse with WASD installed

 

[Nazalassa]

First: on Linux, for some obscure reason, the "alt" key is right-shift.

Second: you can actually change that, go in settings.cfg and find this:

MODIFIER_KEY
{
	primary = RightShift
	secondary = None
	group = 0
	modeMask = -1
	modeMaskSec = -1
}

Change it to:

MODIFIER_KEY
{
	primary = LeftAlt
	secondary = None
	group = 0
	modeMask = -1
	modeMaskSec = -1
}

And done!

 

If there are other instances of

RightShift

you can change them to

LeftAlt

as well.

 

If you want both alt keys to do it, change

secondary = None

to

secondary = RightAlt

 

Hope it helps :)

Edited March 23, 2023 by Nazalassa
Fixed code tags (duh)

[Jacke]

24 minutes ago, Nazalassa said:

First: on Linux, for some obscure reason, the "alt" key is right-shift.

Probably due to the alt key being used extensively in X Window.

[ColdJ]

On 3/24/2023 at 3:16 AM, Nazalassa said:

Hope it helps

Thank you very much. Only just read this. Will try it out next chance I get.

On 3/24/2023 at 2:20 AM, linuxgurugamer said:

That makes sense, you really don't need the mouse with WASD installed

Bit lost by this statement. I am reasonably sure that I have always used the mouse to pan around while using WASD in the Windows version. Either that or I have got confused somewhere.

[linuxgurugamer]

53 minutes ago, ColdJ said:

On 3/23/2023 at 11:20 AM, linuxgurugamer said:

That makes sense, you really don't need the mouse with WASD installed

Bit lost by this statement. I am reasonably sure that I have always used the mouse to pan around while using WASD in the Windows version. Either that or I have got confused somewhere.

Sorry, not something that I really use (or if I do, it's just subconscious)

yes, I use the right-mouse to change view angle, I suppose you can call it panning, but to me, panning is watching the same direction and moving right or left

I believe that what @Jackeis correct

 

[ColdJ]

Hello to @Nazalassa and @linuxgurugamer.

Thank you to Nazalassa, changing the config file fixed the problem.

To Linuxgurugamer, It appears that in the Linux version that my middle mouse button held down allows me to turn/pan the model with the mouse. Another difference between versions it seems.