Hi,

I have another JDoom problem to do with strafing.
But I also had some recent problems with Windows XP which makes me doubt
whether JDoom is the cause of what I am experiencing - it could be that
Windows XP needs repairing.

What I am experiencing is this:

I use Alt-Left and Alt-Right to Strafe and Ctrl as Fire. I don't use the
comma and dot keys.
I remap the keyboard on JDoom/JHexen/JHeretic so that I am using the
dedicated numeric keypad (which is what I prefer). I find the 6 keys
Ins-Del-Home-End-PgUp-PgDn and dedicated arrow keys too far apart for
fighting and prefer the dedicated numeric keypad becauwse all the keys are
bunched together. With me, so far?

What I am finding is that if I am firing at a monster using Ctrl or he is
firing at me, at the point of fire, Alt-Left and Alt-Right don't work. I
have to physically stop firing (so lift my fingers off Ctrl) and press
Alt-Left and Alt-Right to get them to work. This is far too slow and
painful. I can die. I am reasonably certain (but not 100% sure) that I did
not have to do that in the past.

This is with versions 1.8.0 and 1.7.15 of the Doomsday engine. Windows XP
Professional, SP1.

On SourceForge, there is a recent bug with JDoom to do with slow mouse
response. This could be related.

Has anybody experienced anything like this? Does anyone have any
recollection as to whether vanilla Doom does/ does not do this?

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There are ways of trying to isolate what is to blame:

(i) I could download earlier versions of Doomsday Engine and see if problem
vanishes. If it does then it must be a bug with recent versions of DE (but
if so, it would be surprising no one else has noticed this. DeathMatch
advocates would notice any loss of keyboard control I would have thought).

(ii) I could try running DE 1.7.15 or 1.8.0 on a different version of
Windows here. If it "works" then it has to be a Windows XP or hardware
problem - faulty keyboard perhaps?

(iii) I can use another keyboard and see if the problem goes away. If so -
it must be the keyboard.

(iv) It could that Windows XP is getting the Ctrl-Alt keystrokes first.
something in DE control or Windows XP Control Panel might solve this - I
will have to check.

(v) I could try something like ZDoom,PrBoom and see if the problem goes
away.

Anyone had anything like this?
Any comments?
Anything to say about using Ctrl-Alt- and arrow keys at same time? It has
always/never worked?

Would appreciate feedback

S