Anyone know how to use F keys? like F5, F6 etc..

[Bond009]

I want to be able to detect when certain F keys are pressed as an event like F5, F6, F7, etc.. Is there anyway at all possible to make this happen?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Not in WarCraft III. If they trigger a selection you might use that to detect them but for menu and things it is not possible.

StarCraft II has key event support.

 

[Bond009]

thats a bummer.. :/ thanks anyway

 

[Elprede]

I am not sure whether Dr. Super Good is correct because I remember seeing a Wc3 map using the F keys to do certain actions. If I remember the map name, I will pm you it if you want.

Edit: Well, the name of the map is "Aegaeus". Now, maybe you can contact the author and ask him how he detected the F keys.

 

[UndeadImmortal]

Aegaeus is unprotected, you can open it through world editor.

 

[Almia]

you can only use F1,2,3,4,5,8 because F6 is for quick saving and F7 doesnt work.
You can make this by using player selects a unit event.Dummy unit must be a hero.

 

[Derdan]

Aren't F keys used for selecting heroes? If so, you could hide the hero and make say five of them if you wanted to use the F5 key. Then use a selection event.

 

[Almia]

you can also use a peasant one because peasant hotkey is F8

 

[Dr Super Good]

I am not sure whether Dr. Super Good is correct because I remember seeing a Wc3 map using the F keys to do certain actions.

If they trigger a selection you might use that to detect them but for menu and things it is not possible.

That is how some WC3 maps did it. Although it does force you to deselect your current unit and there will always be a delay due to synchronization before you can get a player back to his previous selection. Overall a rather ugly solution to the problem that kind of works.

In StarCraft II key press events are much better and do not force you to change unit selection.

 

[Almia]

The only thing that the map will look good while using F keys is using a cinematic mode with enabled user controls.
That's how the map i made works