Is there a keycode for the TAB key?

[Hipp0]

Hi,

I wanted to set up a joystick button to send a TAB keystroke using fsuipc, but can't find a keycode (in the advanced manual) other than to use the key as a shift.

Is this possible?

Thanks.

[Andydigital]

The TAB key is classed as another modifier like Shift, CTRL or ALT which is a lot more useful than being just a key as it gives you another set of keys to assign to. I just wish other games used it as a modifier too.

[Hipp0]

Thanks for replying, however I don't think you've answered my question. I would like to hold down a joystick button and have this send the (held) tab key to FSX. I would like to do this in FSUIPC. Is this possible?

[Andydigital]

You can't its a modifier key which means it can only be used in combination with another key.

[Hipp0]

Ah OK, thanks.

[Hipp0]

Hello again,

It appears that it is possible. Stumbled across it in the lua library manual, it's code 9 for tab:

ipc.keypress(9) -- this works as desired for me.

[mgh]

For reference 0x09 is the Virtual-Key (VK) code for the tab key. The other VKs are listed here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd375731(v=vs.85).aspx