Can't delete type in Callipygous release

[kylekrack]

I'm having a pretty detrimental issue with the new editor/game. Instead of deleting a character when typing, it replaces the previous character with a '?'. It does this in the textbox editor, map name editor, and even in the "name the hero" prompt in the game.app. Needless to say, it's a bit impossible to type anything this way.

I'm on Mac Yosemite 10.10. Again, I'm using the latest stable build, Callipygous. I really hope this is a small issue.

Maybe my input is messed up? I'm able to type just fine in other places on my computer, so it's definitely the OHR that it's having an issue with. I ran the inputtest and it seems to detect the backspace key just fine. Is there anything else I could be doing wrong? If so, how can I troubleshoot myself?

[Bob the Hamster]

Wow, that is odd!

What is your keyboard layout?

If this was happening on Windows or Linux, I would tell you to run with the -no-native-kbd command-line option, but on a Mac application, I don't even know how to use command-line options

[kylekrack]

I have a standard QWERTY keyboard. I'm using an old MacBook Pro, 2011 I believe.

Maybe updating to OS X El Capitan would show some different results. But then, I guess I wouldn't be able to figure out what's wrong with my current system.

[Bob the Hamster]

Oh! I don't know how I missed it before, but this is happening on my Mac too!

(Mac OS X 10.7.5)

We were already planning a Callipygous+1 release to fix problems with the Distribute Game menu, so I'll make sure this gets fixed for that update too

EDIT: I have a temporary workaround!

In the same folder where OHRRPGCE-Game.app and OHRRPGCE-Custom.app are located, create a plain text file named ohrrpgce_arguments.txt and write the following line in it:

Code: Select all

-no-native-kbd

That fixes the problem for me.

[kylekrack]

Fantastic. Funny that I didn't notice until now either. It seems like something that would get noticed pretty quickly, but then again, I'm working mostly in code right now. I will keep my eye out for other bugs and things.

[Bob the Hamster]

Oops! we were typing at the same time. See my edit of my previous post for a temporary workaround

[kylekrack]

Oh jeeze, my bad. Yep that fixes it! Thanks a bunch for the quick response.

[TMC]

So you were previously using Beelzebufo, rather than nightly builds?

Even if you were using Beelzebufo, I'm surprised that there's a difference between Beelzebufo and Callipygous.

[kylekrack]

I was previously using nightlies. I didn't try making a new .rpg file and testing the typing there. Are you suggesting it might be because my existing .rpg file got updated from a nightly version into Callipygous?

[Bob the Hamster]

No, I think he meant that the uncicode keyboard stuff which is causing this bug was already implemented in the beelzebufo release.

Is there any chance you happen to remember the exact version number or file date of the last nightly you were using before you upgraded to callipygous?

It could be helpful for narrowing down exactly when this bug started happening.

[kylekrack]

It was the Nightly from March 28 of this year.

EDIT: No wait

EDIT EDIT: That should be right. I'm not entirely sure.

[TMC]

Actually, it is possible that changing the Font Type option in the font editor causes this bug to appear, since that affects the scrubbing of text input for non-representable characters. If you created a new game you would get the new (since years ago) default Latin1 font.

[Bob the Hamster]

On my Mac I tested both beelzebufo and callipygous using Vikings of Midgard. Beelzebufo did not have the bug, but callipygous did have it.