keyboard problem...

[R@dioman]

For every keyboard handler I've tried, it does the same thing: There's some key combinations that don't work together?? For instance, only two of the keys in the combination H, K and J will work together, for example, if you have H and K pressed, J will not work. Or W, D and K do the same thing. U, I, O, P all work together. There doesn't seem to be a max of keys that can be pressed, because I found some combinations that allow, say, 8 keys to work together, but certain combinations won't all work together, even if its only three keys. This makes it hard to write good two player video games, because I have to find 2 sets of combinations that work together at opposite ends of the keyboard. Is it perhaps my keyboard? Is it one of the many QBasic limitations? But if so, why the weird combinations? Try programming a simple key tester using a kb handler (Cosmox's or Rellib's), and test for the H, K, and J combinations together just to see. You can get the scancodes for those letters in the QB help. Let me know if I'm dillusional, or if it's only my kb. Thanks