throwing weapon/proning/etc when using a taunt

[Gotfryd]

[EDIT] Here is the problem: if any movement/action is assigned to a key, it will be executed if you press right ALT + that key.

Example: if you have default controls (where F stands for throwing your weapon) and you press right ALT + F to make a taunt assigned to F, your gostek will also throw his weapon. This is very annoying.

It seems that this problem does not occur with left ALT. Still, some people use right ALT for executing taunts. So its important to fix this.

Please check if you have this problem, and with which ALT.
If you have time, read replies below also please.

Thanks for help! [/EDIT]

Original message (I thought it doesn't matter which ALT do i use, and so I didn't know it is a bug - I posted a suggestion):
Subject: Turn off control keys when using a taunt
Message: In default controls, where F stands for throwing your weapon, if you press ALT+F to make a taunt assigned to F, your gostek will also throw his weapon. In general, if any movement is assigned to a key, it will be executed if you press ALT+that key. Because of this you practically can't use some keys for taunts.
I'm suggesting to turn this off, that is when a control key would be pressed with ALT, it wouldn't execute anything else than taunt.
Please vote and post your comments.

[Lord Frunkamunch]

F12, proning every time I use alt+x is getting annoying.

[STM1993]

I agree to this suggestion.

F12.

[~Niko~]

F12, proning every time I use alt+x is getting annoying.

Same for me, that taunt is "FFC LOW, Help him"! Imagine crouch while gettin' out the base =/

[mar77a]

The problem is that when you press a combo key you usually release the alt/shift/ctrl key before the one you actually pressed. If you actually release both at the exact same time or the alphanumerical one first there's no problem (at least in my case).

i.e: say alt+x is your 'efc low' taunt, try keeping alt down before releasing the x key

[BombSki]

indeed, it is already as you suggested it, you just need to learn to control you fingers/keyboard properly

[Gotfryd]

The problem is that when you press a combo key you usually release the alt/shift/ctrl key before the one you actually pressed. If you actually release both at the exact same time or the alphanumerical one first there's no problem (at least in my case).

I checked it, and here's what i found out: when I use left ALT, it works fine and you are right in that case. But when i use right ALT, it actually does everything as I described.
Maybe it's because I use polish keyboard layout, in which right ALT is used to obtain "ogonki" (ąćęłńóśżź). Niko is from Spain, and I suppose they have something similar in their keyboard layouts. Lord F., STM - what about you?
If I'm right than maybe this should go to "report bugs" board.

[BombSki]

why would you use right alt when the control keys are above the left alt anyway

[Gotfryd]

why would you use right alt when the control keys are above the left alt anyway

Well, my basic controls are moved from WSAD to YHGJ. I can explain why I did this, if you want, but that's not the point.
But look at Niko and Lord Frunkamunch: I suppose they have default controls (cause they have proning assigned to X), so they rather use left ALT. Still they have this problem.
Niko and Lord Frunkamunch, am I right?

[pavliko]

F12...i wanted to get rid of it for a long time ago

[STM1993]

I rarely ever use taunts, and even if I do, I never use those on the alphabets of the keyboard. But I would find it irritating that when I want my character to do one thing, he ends up doing another.

[blackdevil0742]

F12
So manytimes have things screwed up because it instantly: drops te weapon, reloads, stays in chatmode, etc

[Espadon]

I had an oft-used taunt assigned to R but it was so annoying when I ended up reloading the rett just to call out notices.

F12.

[LtKillroy]

Yes please, one of my biggest annoyances is accidently switching my weapon. Big F12

[~Niko~]

i use left alt and it happens sometimes, when i focus on trying to press alt before the key it doesn't happens.

[chutem]

God this has pissed me off too. Using alt+F to spawn bombs in a zombie server. F12

[SpiltCoffee]

F11. Just don't release the alt key too quickly and it won't happen.

Think of driving a manual car... don't drop the clutch!

[Gotfryd]

F11. Just don't release the alt key too quickly and it won't happen.

There is a problem with the right ALT, at least for some people:

I checked it, and here's what i found out: when I use left ALT, it works fine and you are right in that case. But when i use right ALT, it actually does everything as I described.
Maybe it's because I use polish keyboard layout, in which right ALT is used to obtain "ogonki" (ąćęłńóśżź).

Please, read carefully this thread before you post, it's not that long yet :/

[Laser Guy]

Wow, didn't realise you were Polish

Yeah, I use a Polish keyboard setting too, and as Gotfryd pointe it out, whenever I use roght alt (which is the one I usually do use) my Soldat throws his weapon out sometimes

EDIT: I also have the English keyboard setting if I wan to use it, and I get it with that setting also, so it has nothing to do with keyboard settings...

[SpiltCoffee]

Well, in that case, fix the right alt key, but otherwise, nothing needs fixing.