fs9 Toolbox v2
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Managing Keys...

Some problems are often encountered by FS2004 users regarding the fs9 key input system. fs9 Toolbox brings 2 features that can help in managing keys when FS2004 fails.


Auto-Repeat Fix

This feature is very useful because it fixes a very annoying problem that exists in FS2004:

In some panels, the auto-repeat feature of FS2004 is made wrong by a panel gauge that continuously generates events. Consequently, some basic functions become unusable. For example, when you try to adjust the autopilot heading or the VOR course, it changes 10 by 10 instead of 1 by 1, or the altitude changes 1000 by 1000 instead of 100 by 100.

With fs9 Toolbox, this is not a problem any more. You just have to activate this feature in the fs9 Toolbox menu and it will be fine. As far as I know, this feature is similar to the "Fix acceleration control" feature available in the paying version of FSUIPC.

Key Sequencing Fix

This feature is designed to fix another problem that exists with FS2004:
Like said earlier, some panel gauges keep generating key events and this prevents you from using key sequences such as Shift-E 2 to open the second exit.
This is because a gauge generates key events so quickly that a generated key event is generated between the Shift-E and the 2 that you press. This is why FS2004 simply ignores your key sequence, it believes that you pressed Shift-E, another key and then the 2 key. For FS2004, this makes no sense, and the second exit does not open.

fs9 Toolbox fixes this problem when the "Fix Key Sequencing" feature is activated in the menu. You now have 2 seconds to press Shift-E and 2, and it works with any panel, in any case. It also works with any other key combination used in FS2004.


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