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Hey guys and ladies,

stranger things have happened, but I can't cycle through the player names after pressing '.' (dot) by using the left- and right-arrow as described here https://wiki.bzflag.org/Message.

I've got no clue. I reinstalled BZF. I reset my config file, in case I did something strange there, but nothing changed.

I'd appreciate any hints or help!

Regards
knox

BZFlag version: 2.4.2.20151215-MAINT-linux-gnu-SDL
BZFlag protocol: 0221
OpenGL vendor: X.Org
OpenGL version: 3.0 Mesa 17.2.8
OpenGL renderer: AMD TURKS (DRM 2.50.0 / 4.13.0-37-generic, LLVM 5.0.0)
Depth Buffer: 24 bitplanes
LIBCURL version: libcurl/7.47.0 GnuTLS/3.4.10 zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3

Have you tried using another keyboard?
I once had a flag dropping issue with the mouse, but turns out it was just the mouse which was going bad.

-Zehra

There is some setting that affects that... I think you have to turn off “jumping while typing”... it may also have to do with whether you are driving by mouse or keyboard.

Yes, when it's driving by keyboard (a message appears), your ability to switch names stops at some point. You have to move mouse or use touchpad a bit to enable mouse driving (a new message appears) and then you can do it again. I think it does not work (very well) if you are dead or paused.

So it's as simple as....
It's not the keyboard, otherwise I wouldn't be able to play with it...
It's not the 'type while jumping' option. It does not affect that.

It's the 'active input device''. I can't cycle through player names while keyboard is active. On the other side, it's possible while driving with mouse.

Thanks a lot for the hints!

PS.: Although there are not many keyboard players out there, it would be nice to be able to fix that at some point...

Many thanks. I'm a keyboard player and this was bothering me for ages and I just got around to seeking the cause (and found this thread). I'd worked around by locking on to a player before going into PM.

Need "Active input device" as Mouse and player names can be cycled fine with left/right keys (dead or alive).
As Keyboard, name cycling is not possible.
As Auto, name cycling is not possible unless you first wiggle the mouse and see "Mouse movement" message.

If I recall correctly, I'd changed AID to Auto/Keyboard because I found that it gave me a fractionally slower turn rate, making the CW spike to wire jump possible by k/b.

Name cycling being force-enabled while dead would make life so much easier.

This could be requested as an enhancement.
Or for those who are skilled enough, it can be done as a client modification.

When I have the time, I'll likely implement this.

-Zehra