Mod key seems to no longer work

[Jovus]

Using KSP 1.0.2, on an Arch Linux x64 install, it seems the Mod key (right Shift) simply no longer works in any scene in any capacity. I'm running from the Launcher (Launcher.x86_64) on Enlightenment 0.19.4. Details of my hardware can be obtained if necessary.

Is this a known bug? Am I just being stupid (e.g. the Mod key changed)?

[Eleven]

Not sure about Arch, but with KSP1.0.2 and Linux Mint, the Mod key is still RIGHTSHIFT...hope you get some help

[Draradech]

Is that a new install or an update from 1.0? I think the mod key was wrong in 1.0 linux (I needed to change it to right shift), but in a 1.0.2 fresh install it was already correct.

[Harry Rhodan]

Is it still set as MODIFIER_KEY in the settings.cfg?

[sal_vager]

Sometimes the modifier key resets to the Windows leftalt key, but as Harry says it can be edited or the settings.cfg deleted, forcing KSP to make a new one.

[Jovus]

Somehow the MODIFIER_KEY field doesn't even exist in my settings.cfg. Interesting. However, completely deleting my settings.cfg seems to have fixed the issue. (MODIFIER_KEY now exists as a field, of course.)

Wonder how that happened?

I'll poke around with it a bit more and report anything I find, but don't expect this thread to see much more traction. Thanks everyone!

Edited May 6, 2015 by Jovus

[sal_vager]

That is strange, it should be between the mouse wheel axis and the abort action group, like this.

AXIS_MOUSEWHEEL
{
	PRIMARY
	{
		name = Mouse ScrollWheel
		axis = -1
		inv = False
		sensitivity = 1
		deadzone = 0
		scale = 1
		group = 0
		modeMask = -1
	}
	SECONDARY
	{
		name = None
		axis = -1
		inv = False
		sensitivity = 1
		deadzone = 0.05
		scale = 1
		group = 0
		modeMask = -1
	}
}
MODIFIER_KEY
{
	primary = RightShift
	secondary = None
	group = 0
	modeMask = -1
	modeMaskSec = -1
}
AbortActionGroup
{
	primary = Backspace
	secondary = None
	group = 0
	modeMask = -1
	modeMaskSec = -1
}

[Jovus]

Yep, I found it in the new file.

[Ozy]

I had the same problem with KSP 1.02 under Ubuntu 14.04. When I checked this line of settings.cfg (thanks sal_vager for the steer) Primary was set to Left Alt Key and Secondary was set to Right Alt Key. The Alt keys have other uses under Linux so of course it didn't work.