Inscribing

[CivBesch]

I now inscribed with
@w0!;!.
but nothing happens.

this is the original comment in thangorodrim:

@w0^;^.
Use this as item 0 when weilding. Ask for confirmation before walking ( or running (.) with this item equipped. This is probably your shovel or pick. (The game attaches the command w0 to the 'X' key by default, so you can swap between your shovel and weapon by inscribing both with @w0.)

[kaypy]

Dug through the code a bit. ! is only for actions where you select the item. ^ is used for checking any equipped item. The original version works when I test it.

[CivBesch]

Which brings me back to my original questoon about how to produce the’^ Sign inang and

[kandrc]

Originally Posted by CivBesch

Which brings me back to my original questoon about how to produce the’^ Sign inang and

Run Angband in curses mode, then cut-and-paste the symbol from here in the forums.

[kaypy]

Hmm. OK this is going to be "fun"

First you need to dump a copy of your keymaps from the =k menu

Find that (text) file, and edit it to add the following

keymap-act:\{0 @w0\^;\^.[Enter]
keymap-input:0:Z

This should be possible because you aren't in angband and have access to copypaste and stuff

Then, if you inscribe an object @{0, then the Z key will now cause @w0^;^. to be inscribed over it.

...

Or you could just be boring and use an onscreen keyboard or alt-094 or whatever.

[luneya]

Originally Posted by CivBesch

I like these safety strokes. Thank you for the help.

Only I do not succeed in reproducing the '^' in angband. That is, working on MacBook with both French and US keyboards

Setting the keyboard to US and pressing SHIFT+6 doesn't succeed in producing a ^ symbol? WTF? That's always where that symbol has been on the US keyboard, and I can't imagine that the MacBook keyboard would be any different. I suppose you could try plugging in a standard USB keyboard and see if that helps.

[Werbaer]

Originally Posted by CivBesch

Which brings me back to my original questoon about how to produce the’^ Sign inang and

On a german keyboard, i need to type ^ followed by a space. Maybe that works for french, too?

[PowerWyrm]

Originally Posted by Werbaer

On a german keyboard, i need to type ^ followed by a space. Maybe that works for french, too?

Yes, it's the same in french.

[CivBesch]

That is correct. The French, German and Belgian keyboards ^ is generated that way. Just like in the forum. But somehow in Angband it doesn't work. Also using the US keyboard doesn't work on Mac.

I have no idea how produce alt-094 on a mac keyboard as the 'alt'-key automatically produces a character every time you type a letter or figure.

I also saved the keycaps - which by the way is empty - and inserted the code:
keymap-act:\{0 @w0\^;\^.[Enter]
keymap-input:0:Z
After loading it and inscribing by shovel with @w0, saving it and typing 'Z', nothing happened.

I also tried the on-screen US, French and Belgian keyboards to no avail.

I find it annoying keeping you busy with this stuff, sorry for the bother.

[luneya]

This seems to explain why switching your software settings to US keyboard doesn't work properly:

https://apple.stackexchange.com/ques...eyboard-layout

Workarounds? Find a virtual keyboard program that does have the ^ symbol. Or buy a genuine US (ANSI) keyboard, and plug it into your macbook when playing Angband.