special keys on multimedia keyboard don't work

copland · 06-30-2002, 10:17 AM

I don't remember seeing this problem in 1.4 versions (since I didn't noticed that, I guess there wasn't such issue), but in RC1 my computer doesn't react on any special keys. I don't have any keys programmed for FlashFXP, but my mail, winamp and browser controls are dead also. In other applications everything's still okay.
This is not a bug, but it's a bit inconvenient to swith to other application everytime I need to skip a track or to run my mail client.

bigstar · 06-30-2002, 04:25 PM

I don't see any reason for those keys to suddenly stop working. We don't do anything with them and I don't have that type of keyboard to verify this problem.

copland · 06-30-2002, 04:53 PM

well, I can send you scancodes these keys produce, if it'd help.

Shark · 06-30-2002, 11:42 PM

I have this type of keyboard, and the keys work fine in FlashFXP.

copland · 07-01-2002, 01:03 AM

I checked previous versions of FlashFXP and found out that in b800 my multimedia keys had worked fine, but in 849 already haven't.
You keyboard can be other than mine one: there're so much MM-boards on market, so their scancodes can be totally different.
Here's the keyboard tester:
http://www.passmark.com/download/index.htm
direct url:
http://www.wrensoft.com/ftp/keytest.exe
and my kb produces such codes:
vol up: 175 (win) x 48 (BIOS)
vol down: 174 x 46
prev track: 177 x 16
play: 179 x 34
next track: 176 x 25
stop: 178 x 36
OE start: 180 x 108
open favorites: 171 x 102

etc
You can compare to the yours one, I'm sure they will differ.