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767 Captain II (P3D4) >> 767 Captain II - General >> Using PC keyboard for CDU https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1601134104 Message started by Kees on Sep 26^th, 2020 at 3:28pm

Title: Using PC keyboard for CDU
Post by Kees on Sep 26^th, 2020 at 3:28pm

Since the latest update I have troubles with using my PC keyboard for the CDU. With the combination CTRL-Shift-K, you couold program the CDU by using the PC keyboard. A green light on the CDU shows that the pc keyboard is active.

Now after pressing that combination, there is no green light and also I can't use the keyboard for the FMC. Is this a bug, or am I doing something wrong?

Kind regards,
Kees

Title: Re: Using PC keyboard for CDU
Post by Markoz on Sep 26^th, 2020 at 4:23pm

I just tried it in P3Dv4, and P3Dv5, and it works fine for me.
The green light appeared when I pressed CTRL+SHIFT+K key combination, and disappeared when I pressed the CTRL+SHIFT+K key combination a second time, so I don't know why it doesn't work for you.

Title: Re: Using PC keyboard for CDU
Post by Kees on Sep 26^th, 2020 at 4:36pm

Strange. I have retried it and now I see that when I wait about 15 seconds after pressing CTRL-shift-K, the PC keyboard works. But the green light doesn't show up.

I am talking about the green light at the left top corner of the left CDU in the VC.

Kind regards,
Kees

Title: Re: Using PC keyboard for CDU
Post by Markoz on Sep 27^th, 2020 at 1:28am

I've never seen the green light show up on the CDU in the VC, I've only seen it show up on the 2D Left CDU (Shift+6, or click on left CDU screen).

Ready the manual, it doesn't say whether it shows up on the VC CDU either.

Note. I also see that the ` key turns it off, so that will be nice not to see a K appear in the scratchpad every time I turn it off. ;D