Re: [pygame] max keys pressed simultaneously

[theGREENzebra <tgz@orotech.net>]

> i'm having issues detecting when more than 3 keys are held down simultaneously.
> the OS(WinXP)seems to disallow more than 3 keys being held down at once and 
> generates a pc speaker beep. it seems to be an OS and not a pygame/sdl issue. 
> im pretty sure theirs ways to get around this in low level code, is there ways
> to get around it with pygame?
It's the way the internals of the keyboard are laid out. Basically, the idea 
is that there's only like 3 or 4 "master" signal lines inside most 
keyboards, and you can experiment with them by holding down different keys. 
Like, you may only be able to hold down a and s in the home row, but you 
should be able to hold down 1 q a z.

In the end, though, I would say that if you're writing a game, now's a good 
time to get a gamepad and write support for it. =]

B
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