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ashes · Aug 23, 2008, 10:49 AM // 10:49

How do you make a bind in GW, so when you for example press "*" is types "bla bla bla" in local chat?

Do you need some kind of program for that?

Nihilim Dhiamara · Aug 23, 2008, 10:51 AM // 10:51

i always use ctrl+c (copy) and ctrl+v (paste)
don't think there is any other way without another program

TheodenKing · Aug 23, 2008, 01:35 PM // 13:35

High-end keyboards have macros that will do the trick.

If you need to learn how to set them up, just ask one of the hfff cheaters in lutgardis.

Jade · Aug 23, 2008, 11:58 PM // 23:58

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Originally Posted by TheodenKing

High-end keyboards have macros that will do the trick.

I use a g15 keyboard, it has 18 extra keys on the left side that you can program to do just about anything. I use mine for flagging heroes, emotes, /resign, etc. Basic stuff, but you can use it to type a message into local chat.

Soooooo, I guess my advice is to buy a g15 then...... But an older one, the newer ones have fewer keys.

On the plus side, they're cheap like borscht.

ashes · Aug 24, 2008, 12:15 AM // 00:15

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Originally Posted by Jade

I use a g15 keyboard, it has 18 extra keys on the left side that you can program to do just about anything. I use mine for flagging heroes, emotes, /resign, etc. Basic stuff, but you can use it to type a message into local chat.

Soooooo, I guess my advice is to buy a g15 then...... But an older one, the newer ones have fewer keys.

On the plus side, they're cheap like borscht.

Cant i just get a program to do that for me, and just dedicate random never-used buttons?

Jade · Aug 24, 2008, 01:28 AM // 01:28

I could be mistaken, but I believe you can use AutoHotKey. It's free.

But the g15 has led backlight for the keys! Yay!

AND a cool lcd screen that can display all sorts of useful/useless information. I have an applet for it that displays in game information like health, xp, gold on hand, gold in stash, etc.

But I guess given the choice of spending $80 - $100+ for a keyboard or $0 for autohotkey.....

LicensedLuny · Aug 24, 2008, 02:15 AM // 02:15

Not quite what you asked, but FYI, the up/down arrow keys work on a stack of chat text entries like it works with prompts (at least UNIX prompts. I think DOS, too, but not sure.) With chat activated (cursor blinking in the entry field) try the up and down arrows to see what I mean.

Try this in team chat when you're not on a team, otherwise folks will think you're quite odd.
1) Hit Enter to activate chat.
2) Type something into chat, say "Hello World!" and hit Enter to send it to chat.
3) Hit Enter to activate chat again.
4) Type something else into chat, say "Goodbye World!" and hit enter to send it.
At this point, you have a chat stack with "Goodbye World!" on the top and "Hello World!" below top.
5) Now hit Enter to activate chat again.
6) Hit the up arrow key, and you'll see "Goodbye World!" appears in the chat without you having to type it again. Hit the up arrow key once more, and now you'll see "Hello World!" appears in chat. Once the chat text you want to say again appears, just hit enter to send it like you'd typed it manually. After you've hit up twice, hit the down arrow and notice "Goodbye World!" reappears.

I've used that when standing in town selling multiple items. I type up the specific "WTS ..." lines in Notepad, copy/paste them one by one into GW. Then when I want to repeat them, I just hit enter, up arrow until I get to the first one, then enter, down arrow, enter until they're repeated. Of course you should do this on the Trade tab, and you can't go very fast without triggering the anti-spam warning. But it saves typing or pasting them all over and over.

Also be aware that everything you send to any chat tab gets added to the top of the stack. So if you have your chat stack loaded up with your WTS ads and then send someone a whisper, the whisper text will be the first thing you see with up arrow.

I've never tested to see how deep the stack goes (how many chat entries it remembers,) but I've never run out of room to store entries even when selling a fair amount of items.

Cheers,
Luny

Aug 23, 2008, 10:49 AM // 10:49	#1
ashes Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Beertown ;P Guild: RoP Profession: E/Mo	Chat binds? How do you make a bind in GW, so when you for example press "*" is types "bla bla bla" in local chat? Do you need some kind of program for that?

Aug 23, 2008, 10:51 AM // 10:51	#2
Nihilim Dhiamara Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: belgium Guild: TFW Profession: W/	i always use ctrl+c (copy) and ctrl+v (paste) don't think there is any other way without another program

Aug 23, 2008, 01:35 PM // 13:35	#3
TheodenKing Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: DoA Guild: Dark Order of Retarded Knights (doRk) Profession: N/Me	High-end keyboards have macros that will do the trick. If you need to learn how to set them up, just ask one of the hfff cheaters in lutgardis.

Aug 24, 2008, 01:28 AM // 01:28	#6
Jade Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada...... Eh!	I could be mistaken, but I believe you can use AutoHotKey. It's free. But the g15 has led backlight for the keys! Yay! AND a cool lcd screen that can display all sorts of useful/useless information. I have an applet for it that displays in game information like health, xp, gold on hand, gold in stash, etc. But I guess given the choice of spending $80 - $100+ for a keyboard or $0 for autohotkey.....

Aug 24, 2008, 02:15 AM // 02:15	#7
LicensedLuny Badly Influenced Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Buying Humps! (No kidding! Check my buy thread) Guild: Hello Kitty Krewe [HKK] Forever!-ish	Not quite what you asked, but FYI, the up/down arrow keys work on a stack of chat text entries like it works with prompts (at least UNIX prompts. I think DOS, too, but not sure.) With chat activated (cursor blinking in the entry field) try the up and down arrows to see what I mean. Try this in team chat when you're not on a team, otherwise folks will think you're quite odd. 1) Hit Enter to activate chat. 2) Type something into chat, say "Hello World!" and hit Enter to send it to chat. 3) Hit Enter to activate chat again. 4) Type something else into chat, say "Goodbye World!" and hit enter to send it. At this point, you have a chat stack with "Goodbye World!" on the top and "Hello World!" below top. 5) Now hit Enter to activate chat again. 6) Hit the up arrow key, and you'll see "Goodbye World!" appears in the chat without you having to type it again. Hit the up arrow key once more, and now you'll see "Hello World!" appears in chat. Once the chat text you want to say again appears, just hit enter to send it like you'd typed it manually. After you've hit up twice, hit the down arrow and notice "Goodbye World!" reappears. I've used that when standing in town selling multiple items. I type up the specific "WTS ..." lines in Notepad, copy/paste them one by one into GW. Then when I want to repeat them, I just hit enter, up arrow until I get to the first one, then enter, down arrow, enter until they're repeated. Of course you should do this on the Trade tab, and you can't go very fast without triggering the anti-spam warning. But it saves typing or pasting them all over and over. Also be aware that everything you send to any chat tab gets added to the top of the stack. So if you have your chat stack loaded up with your WTS ads and then send someone a whisper, the whisper text will be the first thing you see with up arrow. I've never tested to see how deep the stack goes (how many chat entries it remembers,) but I've never run out of room to store entries even when selling a fair amount of items. Cheers, Luny